Boys' name · since 1996
Loai
Loai has 62 recorded births since 1996 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2021 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #20,672 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 62
- born since 1996
- 2020s
- peak decade
62 boys have been named Loai since 1996, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
Social Security Administration records show Loai recorded 62 times among boys since 1996, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used boys names, peaking in the 2020s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1996 to 2023.
- #20,672 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- 62 born since 1996
- 2020s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Loai ranks #20,672 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 62 born since 1996, peaking in the 2020s.
- #20,672 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 62
- born since 1996
- 2020s
- peak decade
Loai's 62 recorded births place it above 54.44% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Loai's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Loai's SSA record in two at 2020 and the more recent half accounts for 71% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 29%, consistent with a name still gaining ground rather than fading. Its calmest year was 1996, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 2021 peak of 12, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Loai popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1996–2023
- Peak year (2021)
- 12
- Annual births at peak, across 28 years of records
Loai by decade
2020s is the heaviest window (44 births, 71% of the file).
2020s was Loai's strongest decade.
44 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 71% of all-time use.
Loai births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1990s 5
1990s
5 births
- 2010s 13
2010s
13 births
- 2020s
2020s
44 births
What this shows Peak: 2020s at 44 births (71% of all-time use).
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Two nationwide peer axes for Loai: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
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Similar record span (~27 yrs)
Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.
Data Sources
Data as of August 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).
According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.
Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 1996–2023 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Loai draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of August 2026.