Unisex name · since 1976
Loan
Since 1976, U.S. Social Security records show 426 babies named Loan, peaking in 1982. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #13,013 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 426
- born since 1976
- 1980s
- peak decade
Loan is not among the current top-ranked girls names; 426 have been recorded since 1976.
Social Security Administration records show Loan recorded 426 times among girls since 1976, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used girls names, peaking in the 1980s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1976 to 2000.
- #13,013 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 426 born since 1976
- 1980s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Loan ranks #13,013 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 426 born since 1976, peaking in the 1980s.
- #13,013 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 426
- born since 1976
- 1980s
- peak decade
Loan's 426 recorded births place it above 82% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 4 jurisdictions, led by California.
Loan's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Loan's SSA record in two at 1988 and the more recent half accounts for 31% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 69%, consistent with a name more common in the past than in recent years. Its calmest year was 2000, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1982 peak of 41, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Loan popularity over time - girls
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1976–2000
- Peak year (1982)
- 41
- Annual births at peak, across 25 years of records
Loan popularity over time - boys
32 total births recorded since 2023 (Loan as boys' name)
Loan by decade
1980s is the heaviest window (268 births, 63% of the file).
1980s was Loan's strongest decade.
268 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 63% of all-time use.
Loan births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s 56
1970s
56 births
- 1980s
1980s
268 births
- 1990s 97
1990s
97 births
- 2000s 5
2000s
5 births
What this shows Peak: 1980s at 268 births (63% of all-time use).
Loan by state
Where Loan concentrates geographically, total births since 1976
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 88 | 20.7% |
| #2 | Texas | | 21 | 4.9% |
| #3 | Louisiana | | 6 | 1.4% |
| #4 | Massachusetts | | 5 | 1.2% |
88 of 426 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 4 reporting states.
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What to do with Loan's data
- Loan's decade-level peak was the 1980s (268 total births); usage has since declined to 5 in the 2000s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- California records the most Loans (88 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. California names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Loan: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1982)
Similar record span (~24 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, 1976–2000 (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 Loan 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.