Girls' name · since 1932
Loann
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.
- #14,944 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 338
- born since 1932
- 1950s
- peak decade
Loann sits outside today's top ranks for girls, with 338 recorded since 1932.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Loann has been recorded 338 times among girls since 1932, though it is not among the currently most-used girls names, with its heaviest use in the 1950s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1932 to 1969.
- #14,944 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 338 born since 1932
- 1950s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Loann ranks #14,944 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 338 born since 1932, peaking in the 1950s.
- #14,944 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 338
- born since 1932
- 1950s
- peak decade
Loann's 338 recorded births place it above 79.32% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by Minnesota.
Loann's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Loann splits its recorded history at 1953: 52% of all births land in the more recent half, 48% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1935 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1957 peak of 20 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Loann popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1932–1969
- Peak year (1957)
- 20
- Annual births at peak, across 38 years of records
Loann by decade
1950s is the heaviest window (137 births, 41% of the file).
1950s was Loann's strongest decade.
137 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 41% of all-time use.
Loann births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1930s 30
1930s
30 births
- 1940s
1940s
99 births
- 1950s
1950s
137 births
- 1960s
1960s
72 births
What this shows Peak: 1950s at 137 births (41% of all-time use).
Loann by state
Where Loann concentrates geographically, total births since 1932
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Minnesota | | 16 | 4.7% |
16 of 338 births nationwide.
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- Loann's usage has stayed within range of its 1950s decade-level peak (137 total births) through the 1960s (72) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- Minnesota records the most Loanns (16 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Minnesota names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Loann: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1957)
Similar record span (~37 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, 1932–1969 (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 Loann 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.