Total births
52
Unisex name · since 1916
Loice
52 babies named Loice in U.S. Social Security records since 1916, with the highest year being 1926. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- 52
- total births
- 1916–1935
- years on record
- 1920s
- peak decade
- 62%
- born in that decade
Loice sits outside today's top ranks for girls, with 52 recorded since 1916.
Loice has 52 recorded births among girls since 1916, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used girls names, busiest in the 1920s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1916 to 1935.
- 52 total births
- 1916–1935 years on record
- 1920s peak decade
- 62% born in that decade
Data updated Jul 2026
The verdict
52 girls have been named Loice since 1916, peaking in the 1920s, last recorded in 1935.
- 52
- total births
- 1916–1935
- years on record
- 1920s
- peak decade
- 62%
- born in that decade
1920s
Peak decade
62% of everyone ever named Loice was born in this single decade.
1926
Single peak year
9 babies were named Loice in 1926 - its busiest year on record.
Loice's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Loice's SSA record in two at 1925 and the more recent half accounts for 58% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 42%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1916, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1926 peak of 9, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Loice at a glance
Last recorded 1935Peak year
1926
Current rank
Unranked
Active since
1916
Loice popularity over time - girls
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1916–1935
- Peak year (1926)
- 9
- Annual births at peak, across 20 years of records
Loice popularity over time - boys
6 total births recorded since 1918 (Loice as boys' name)
Loice by decade
Total births in each ten-year window, peak vs trough at a glance
1920s was Loice's strongest decade.
32 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 62% of all-time use.
Loice births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1910s 10
1910s
10 births
- 1920s
1920s
32 births
- 1930s 10
1930s
10 births
What this shows Peak: 1920s at 32 births (62% of all-time use).
Frequently Asked Questions
How popular is the name Loice? ▼
Loice has been given to 52 babies in the U.S. since 1916, according to SSA data. Its last appearance in the data was 1935. 9 babies were born in 1926, its single highest year.
When was Loice most popular? ▼
Loice was most popular in the 1920s decade with 32 total births. The single peak year was 1926.
Is Loice a unisex name? ▼
Yes, Loice is used for both boys and girls. As a girl's name it has 52 births, and as a boy's name it has 6 births.
How long has the name Loice been used? ▼
The SSA has tracked Loice since 1916 -- 20 years through the most recent 1935 data.
What names are similar to Loice? ▼
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Lois, Loise, Loida, Loie, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.
What to do with Loice's data
- Loice's decade-level peak was the 1920s (32 total births); usage has since declined to 10 in the 1930s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Weighing it against an alternative? Put two names side by side. Compare names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
Keep exploring Loice
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Data Sources
Data as of July 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, 1916–1935 (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. "Loice: Baby Name Since 1916 - 52 Births, Peak 1926." NameAlmanac. Accessed via https://namealmanac.com/name/loice. 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 Loice 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 July 2026.