Total births
86
Boys' name · since 1999
Loay
86 babies named Loay in U.S. Social Security records since 1999, with the highest year being 2017. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- 86
- total births
- 1999–2025
- years on record
- 2010s
- peak decade
- 62%
- born in that decade
Loay sits outside today's top ranks for boys, with 86 recorded since 1999.
Social Security Administration records show Loay recorded 86 times among boys since 1999, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used boys names, peaking in the 2010s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1999 to 2025.
- 86 total births
- 1999–2025 years on record
- 2010s peak decade
- 62% born in that decade
Data updated Jul 2026
The verdict
86 boys have been named Loay since 1999, peaking in the 2010s, last recorded in 2025.
- 86
- total births
- 1999–2025
- years on record
- 2010s
- peak decade
- 62%
- born in that decade
2010s
Peak decade
62% of everyone ever named Loay was born in this single decade.
2017
Single peak year
11 babies were named Loay in 2017 - its busiest year on record.
Loay's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Loay's full recorded timeline at 2017, 60% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 40% in the earlier half -- usage has skewed toward the present, not a one-decade spike. Its quietest year on record was 1999, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2017 peak of 11 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Loay at a glance
Last recorded 2025Peak year
2017
Current rank
Unranked
Active since
1999
Loay popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1999–2025
- Peak year (2017)
- 11
- Annual births at peak, across 27 years of records
Loay by decade
Total births in each ten-year window, peak vs trough at a glance
2010s was Loay's strongest decade.
53 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 62% of all-time use.
Loay births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1990s 5
1990s
5 births
- 2000s 5
2000s
5 births
- 2010s
2010s
53 births
- 2020s
2020s
23 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 53 births (62% of all-time use).
Loay by state
Where Loay concentrates geographically, total births since 1999
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | New York | | 5 | 5.8% |
New York share of Loay's total US births 5.8%
5 of 86 births nationwide.
Frequently Asked Questions
How popular is the name Loay? ▼
86 babies have been named Loay since 1999. It was last recorded in 2025. The peak year was 2017 with 11 births.
When was Loay most popular? ▼
Loay was most popular in the 2010s decade with 53 total births. The single peak year was 2017.
Where is Loay most popular? ▼
The top states for the name Loay are New York (5 births).
How long has the name Loay been used? ▼
Records for Loay go back to 1999, giving 27 years of history through 2025.
What names are similar to Loay? ▼
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Loai, Loan, Loal, Loagan, and 1 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.
What to do with Loay's data
- Loay's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (53 total births) through the 2020s (23) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- New York records the most Loays (5 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. New York names
- Weighing it against an alternative? Put two names side by side. Compare names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
Keep exploring Loay
Nearby Names Like Loay
Names with a similar sound, spelling, or feel to Loay
Loai Boy
62 births
Loan Boy
#6827 32 births
Loal Boy
27 births
Loagan Boy
10 births
Loagen Boy
5 births
Compare Loay side by side: Loay vs Loai Loay vs Loan Loay vs Loal
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Data Sources
Data as of July 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, 1999–2025 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
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NameAlmanac Editorial. "Loay: Baby Name Since 1999 - 86 Births, Peak 2017." NameAlmanac. Accessed via https://namealmanac.com/name/loay. Licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.
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 Loay 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 July 2026.