Loel — #10992 US boys' name
284 babies named Loel in U.S. Social Security records since 1916, with the highest year being 1921. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
More common than 23% of names given to boys today.
26% of everyone ever named Loel was born in this single decade.
13 babies were named Loel in 1921 — its busiest year on record.
What the Data Says About Loel
The Social Security Administration has registered 284 babies named Loel between 1916 and 2024, spanning 109 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Loel currently holds the #10992 rank among boys for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 1921, when 13 babies received it in a single year.
Decade-level aggregation shows that Loel performed strongest in the 1950s, accumulating 74 births during that ten-year window. Across the 8 decades of recorded activity, Loel shows a clear decline from its mid-century high.
No etymological entry is currently available for Loel 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 284 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.
Loel at a glance
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Current rank
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Loel popularity over time — boys
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1916
- Peak year (1921)
- 13
- Annual births at peak — across 109 years of records
Currently ranks #10992 among boys.
284 total births across 109 years of SSA records. Peaked in 1921 with 13 births in a single year.
Loel popularity over time — girls
5 total births recorded since 1942 (Loel as girls' name)
Unisex use remains the minority pattern
The girls' variant of Loel accounts for 2% of total recorded use across both genders.
Loel by decade
Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance
- Peak decade
- 1950s
- 74 births that decade — 26% of Loel's all-time total
Loel decade highlights
- Peak decade 74 births
- Runner-up 51 births
- Modern era share 2010s + 2020s
- Decades tracked with recorded births
1950s was Loel's strongest decade
74 babies received the name during that ten-year window — about 26% of all-time use.
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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, 1916–2024 (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.