Recorded 1932–1969 Girls' name Peak 1957 338 births

Loann — girls' name

338 babies named Loann in U.S. Social Security records since 1932, with the highest year being 1957. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1930s301940s991950s1371960s72
1950s
Peak decade

41% of everyone ever named Loann was born in this single decade.

1957
Single peak year

20 babies were named Loann in 1957 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Loann

The Social Security Administration has registered 338 babies named Loann between 1932 and 1969, spanning 38 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Loann currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1969. The name reached its historical peak in 1957, when 20 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Loann performed strongest in the 1950s, accumulating 137 births during that ten-year window. Across the 4 decades of recorded activity, Loann shows notable generational variation in parental adoption. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Minnesota, which accounts for 16 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Loann in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Loann in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 338 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.

Loann at a glance

Last recorded 1969

Total births

338

Since 1932

38 years of records

Peak year

1957

20 births that year

Strongest decade: 1950s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1969

Active since

1932

Recorded for 38 years

Last year on file: 1969

Loann popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1969–1932

Last recorded 1969
Peak year (1957)
20
Annual births at peak — across 38 years of records
0510152025 196919641960195619521948194319371932 7

Loann by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 1950s
Peak decade
1950s
137 births that decade — 41% of Loann's all-time total
1930s301940s991950s1371960s72

Loann by state

Where Loann concentrates geographically — total births since 1932

Geographically diffuse
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Loann
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Minnesota
16 4.7%
Minnesota share of Loann's total US births 4.7%

16 of 338 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Loann?
338 babies have been named Loann since 1932. It was last recorded in 1969. The peak year was 1957 with 20 births.
When was Loann most popular?
Loann was most popular in the 1950s decade with 137 total births. The single peak year was 1957.
Where is Loann most popular?
The top states for the name Loann are Minnesota (16 births).
How long has the name Loann been used?
Loann has been recorded in Social Security data since 1932, spanning 38 years of data through 1969.
What names are similar to Loann?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Loa, Loan, Loanne, Loany, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

Data Sources

Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 1932–1969 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.