Recorded 1983–2000 Unisex name Peak 1983 53 births

Loi — boys' name

53 babies named Loi in U.S. Social Security records since 1983, with the highest year being 1983. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1980s241990s242000s5
1980s
Peak decade

45% of everyone ever named Loi was born in this single decade.

1983
Single peak year

7 babies were named Loi in 1983 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Loi

The Social Security Administration has registered 53 babies named Loi between 1983 and 2000, spanning 18 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Loi currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 2000. The name reached its historical peak in 1983, when 7 babies received it in a single year. Loi is classified as unisex in SSA records: the opposite-sex variant accounts for 12 additional births since 1959.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Loi performed strongest in the 1980s, accumulating 24 births during that ten-year window. Across the 3 decades of recorded activity, Loi shows a clear decline from its mid-century high.

No etymological entry is currently available for Loi 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 53 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.

Loi at a glance

Last recorded 2000

Total births

53

Since 1983

18 years of records

Peak year

1983

7 births that year

Strongest decade: 1980s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2000

Active since

1983

Recorded for 18 years

Last year on file: 2000

Loi popularity over time — boys

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2000–1983

Last recorded 2000
Peak year (1983)
7
Annual births at peak — across 18 years of records
4.555.566.577.5 200019971995199419921989198819841983 7

Loi popularity over time — girls

12 total births recorded since 1959 (Loi as girls' name)

Unisex variant — 12 births
4.555.566.577.5 19661959 7

Loi by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 1980s
Peak decade
1980s
24 births that decade — 45% of Loi's all-time total
1980s241990s242000s5

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Loi?
53 babies have been named Loi since 1983. It was last recorded in 2000. The peak year was 1983 with 7 births.
When was Loi most popular?
Loi was most popular in the 1980s decade with 24 total births. The single peak year was 1983.
Is Loi a unisex name?
Yes, Loi is used for both boys and girls. As a boy's name it has 53 births, and as a girl's name it has 12 births.
How long has the name Loi been used?
Loi has been recorded in Social Security data since 1983, spanning 18 years of data through 2000.
What names are similar to Loi?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Lois, Loic, Loid, Loise, and 1 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

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, 1983–2000 (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.