Total births
38
Girls' name · since 1970
Loey
38 babies named Loey in U.S. Social Security records since 1970, with the highest year being 1970. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #15703
- among girls today
- 38
- born since 1970
- 2020s
- peak decade
- 11%
- more common than other girls
Yes -- Loey is the #15703 most popular girls' name in the U.S. today, with 38 recorded since 1970.
Loey has 38 recorded births among girls since 1970, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #15703 as of the latest data, more common than 11% of girls, busiest in the 2020s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1970 to 2024.
- #15703 among girls today
- 38 born since 1970
- 2020s peak decade
- 11% more common than other girls
Data updated Jun 2026
The verdict
Loey is currently the #15703 girls' name in America, more common than 11% of girls - 38 born since 1970, peaking in the 2020s.
- #15703
- among girls today
- 38
- born since 1970
- 2020s
- peak decade
- 11%
- more common than other girls
Loey vs. every other girls name in current SSA rankings
#15703
of 17,726 girls in use
More common than 11% of names given to girls today.
2020s
Peak decade
39% of everyone ever named Loey was born in this single decade.
1970
Single peak year
11 babies were named Loey in 1970 - its busiest year on record.
How Loey compares
38 12th percentile among 17,726 names currently given to girls
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked girls names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Loey's all-time total is 90% below the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Loey | Median girls name (Emerly) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 38 | 382 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 11 | 48 | 19,840 |
Loey's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Loey splits its recorded history at 2021: 39% of all births land in the more recent half, 61% in the earlier half, leaning more toward its earlier era than today's. The single quietest year was 2021 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1970 peak of 11 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Loey at a glance
Outside the top 1,000Peak year
1970
Current rank
#15,703
Active since
1970
Loey popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1970–2024
- Peak year (1970)
- 11
- Annual births at peak, across 55 years of records
Loey by decade
Total births in each ten-year window, peak vs trough at a glance
2020s was Loey's strongest decade.
15 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 39% of all-time use.
Loey births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s
1970s
11 births
- 2010s
2010s
12 births
- 2020s
2020s
15 births
What this shows Peak: 2020s at 15 births (39% of all-time use).
Frequently Asked Questions
How popular is the name Loey? ▼
Loey has been given to 38 babies in the U.S. since 1970, according to SSA data. Among girls, it ranks #15703 as of the latest data. 11 babies were born in 1970, its single highest year.
When was Loey most popular? ▼
Loey was most popular in the 2020s decade with 15 total births. The single peak year was 1970.
How long has the name Loey been used? ▼
Records for Loey go back to 1970, giving 55 years of history through 2024.
What names are similar to Loey? ▼
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Loetta, Loeta, Loella, Loeva, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.
Keep exploring Loey
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Data Sources
Data as of June 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, 1970–2024 (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. "Loey: #15703 Girls' Name - 38 Births, Peak 1970." NameAlmanac. Accessed via https://namealmanac.com/name/loey. 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 Loey 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 June 2026.