Boys' name · since 1979
Loc
280 babies named Loc in U.S. Social Security records since 1979, with the highest year being 1982. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #11,017 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 280
- born since 1979
- 1990s
- peak decade
Loc is not among the current top-ranked boys names; 280 have been recorded since 1979.
Social Security Administration records show Loc recorded 280 times among boys since 1979, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used boys names, peaking in the 1990s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1979 to 2021.
- #11,017 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- 280 born since 1979
- 1990s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Loc ranks #11,017 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 280 born since 1979, peaking in the 1990s.
- #11,017 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 280
- born since 1979
- 1990s
- peak decade
Loc's 280 recorded births place it above 75.76% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by California.
Loc's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Loc's SSA record in two at 1996 and the more recent half accounts for 45% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 55%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1980, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1982 peak of 17, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Loc popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1979–2021
- Peak year (1982)
- 17
- Annual births at peak, across 43 years of records
Loc by decade
1990s is the heaviest window (95 births, 34% of the file).
1990s was Loc's strongest decade.
95 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 34% of all-time use.
Loc births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s 8
1970s
8 births
- 1980s
1980s
87 births
- 1990s
1990s
95 births
- 2000s
2000s
66 births
- 2010s 18
2010s
18 births
- 2020s 6
2020s
6 births
What this shows Peak: 1990s at 95 births (34% of all-time use).
Loc by state
Where Loc concentrates geographically, total births since 1979
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 32 | 11.4% |
32 of 280 births nationwide.
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- Loc's decade-level peak was the 1990s (95 total births); usage has since declined to 6 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- California records the most Locs (32 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 Loc: 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 (~42 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, 1979–2021 (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 Loc 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.