Recorded 1943–2018 Girls' name Peak 1971 28 births

Loanna — girls' name

28 babies named Loanna in U.S. Social Security records since 1943, with the highest year being 1971. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1940s161970s72010s5
1940s
Peak decade

57% of everyone ever named Loanna was born in this single decade.

1971
Single peak year

7 babies were named Loanna in 1971 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Loanna

The Social Security Administration has registered 28 babies named Loanna between 1943 and 2018, spanning 76 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Loanna currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2018. The name reached its historical peak in 1971, when 7 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Loanna performed strongest in the 1940s, accumulating 16 births during that ten-year window. Across the 3 decades of recorded activity, Loanna shows a clear decline from its mid-century high.

No etymological entry is currently available for Loanna 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 28 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.

Loanna at a glance

Last recorded 2018

Total births

28

Since 1943

76 years of records

Peak year

1971

7 births that year

Strongest decade: 1940s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2018

Active since

1943

Recorded for 76 years

Last year on file: 2018

Loanna popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2018–1943

Last recorded 2018
Peak year (1971)
7
Annual births at peak — across 76 years of records
4.555.566.577.5 20181971194919471943 6

Loanna by decade

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

Peak: 1940s
Peak decade
1940s
16 births that decade — 57% of Loanna's all-time total
1940s161970s72010s5

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Loanna?
28 babies have been named Loanna since 1943. It was last recorded in 2018. The peak year was 1971 with 7 births.
When was Loanna most popular?
Loanna was most popular in the 1940s decade with 16 total births. The single peak year was 1971.
How long has the name Loanna been used?
Loanna has been recorded in Social Security data since 1943, spanning 76 years of data through 2018.
What names are similar to Loanna?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Loa, Loan, Loann, Loanne, 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, 1943–2018 (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.