Boys' name · since 1918

Loal

Loal has 27 recorded births since 1918 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1919 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.

#26,719 of 45,481
all-time among boys
27
born since 1918
1910s
peak decade

27 boys have been named Loal since 1918, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.

Loal has 27 recorded births among boys since 1918, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used boys names, busiest in the 1910s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1918 to 1966.

  • #26,719 of 45,481 all-time among boys
  • 27 born since 1918
  • 1910s peak decade

Data updated Aug 2026

The verdict

According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Loal ranks #26,719 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 27 born since 1918, peaking in the 1910s.

#26,719 of 45,481
all-time among boys
27
born since 1918
1910s
peak decade
Below the archive median
All-time archive position

Loal's 27 recorded births place it above 41.01% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.

National only
State-record footprint

No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.

Loal's usage pattern, beyond the headline number

Splitting Loal's full recorded timeline at 1926, 56% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 44% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1918, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1919 peak of 7 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.

Loal popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1918–1966

Last recorded 1966
Peak year (1919)
7
Annual births at peak, across 49 years of records
4.555.566.577.5 19181919192619421966 5

Loal by decade

1910s is the heaviest window (12 births, 44% of the file).

1910s was Loal's strongest decade.

12 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 44% of all-time use.

Loal births by decade

Total births in each ten-year window

births

What this shows Peak: 1910s at 12 births (44% of all-time use).

Source U.S. Social Security Administration · Baby Names As of August 2026

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Loal? ▼
Since 1918, Social Security records show 27 babies named Loal. Across the full SSA archive it ranks #26,719 of 45,481 boys' names by total births. The most recent recorded year was 1966. Its busiest year on record was 1919, with 7 births.
Where does Loal sit in the SSA name archive? ▼
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Loal ranks #26,719 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). All-time ordinal matches browse popularity (total births DESC); the current ordinal uses the null SSA file. See /methodology#corpus-placement.
When was Loal most popular? ▼
Loal was most popular in the 1910s decade with 12 total births. The single peak year was 1919.
How long has the name Loal been used? ▼
Records for Loal go back to 1918, giving 49 years of history through 1966.
What names are similar to Loal? ▼
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Loay, Loai, Loan, Loagan, and 1 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

What to do with Loal's data

  • Loal's usage has stayed within range of its 1910s decade-level peak (12 total births) through the 1960s (5) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.

Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.

Keep exploring Loal

Nearby Names Like Loal

Names with a similar sound, spelling, or feel to Loal

Loay Boy
#11265 86 births
Loai Boy
62 births
Loan Boy
#6439 32 births
Loagan Boy
10 births
Loagen Boy
5 births

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Hasker
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Monford
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span

Two nationwide peer axes for Loal: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.

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, 1918–1966 (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 Loal 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.