Boys' name · since 1916
Loel
Loel has 284 recorded births since 1916 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1921 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #10,921 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 284
- born since 1916
- 1950s
- peak decade
Loel sits outside today's top ranks for boys, with 284 recorded since 1916.
Social Security Administration records show Loel recorded 284 times among boys since 1916, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used boys names, peaking in the 1950s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1916 to 2024.
- #10,921 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- 284 born since 1916
- 1950s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Loel ranks #10,921 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 284 born since 1916, peaking in the 1950s.
- #10,921 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 284
- born since 1916
- 1950s
- peak decade
Loel's 284 recorded births place it above 75.96% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Loel's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Loel's full recorded timeline at 1948, 49% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 51% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1928, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1921 peak of 13 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Loel popularity over time - boys
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1916–2024
- Peak year (1921)
- 13
- Annual births at peak, across 109 years of records
Loel popularity over time - girls
5 total births recorded since 1942 (Loel as girls' name)
Loel by decade
1950s is the heaviest window (74 births, 26% of the file).
1950s was Loel's strongest decade.
74 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 26% of all-time use.
Loel births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1910s 12
1910s
12 births
- 1920s
1920s
51 births
- 1930s
1930s
47 births
- 1940s
1940s
50 births
- 1950s
1950s
74 births
- 1960s
1960s
38 births
- 1970s 6
1970s
6 births
- 2020s 6
2020s
6 births
What this shows Peak: 1950s at 74 births (26% of all-time use).
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What to do with Loel's data
- Loel's decade-level peak was the 1950s (74 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.
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Loel: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1921)
Similar record span (~108 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, 1916–2024 (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 Loel 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.