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.

#34,604 of 72,339
all-time among girls
52
born since 1916
1920s
peak 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.

  • #34,604 of 72,339 all-time among girls
  • 52 born since 1916
  • 1920s peak decade

Data updated Aug 2026

The verdict

According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Loice ranks #34,604 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 52 born since 1916, peaking in the 1920s.

#34,604 of 72,339
all-time among girls
52
born since 1916
1920s
peak decade
Below the archive median
All-time archive position

Loice's 52 recorded births place it above 52.03% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.

National only
State-record footprint

No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.

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 popularity over time - girls

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1916–1935

Last recorded 1935
Peak year (1926)
9
Annual births at peak, across 20 years of records
45678910 191619191921192419251926192819311935 5

Loice popularity over time - boys

6 total births recorded since 1918 (Loice as boys' name)

Unisex variant - 6 births
6 1918 6

Loice by decade

1920s is the heaviest window (32 births, 62% of the file).

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

births

What this shows Peak: 1920s at 32 births (62% of all-time use).

Source U.S. Social Security Administration · Baby Names As of August 2026

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 archive ordinal is #34,604 of 72,339 among girls' names (total births, highest first). Its last appearance in the data was 1935. 9 babies were born in 1926, its single highest year.
Where does Loice sit in the SSA name archive?
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Loice ranks #34,604 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). All-time ordinal matches browse popularity (total births DESC); the current ordinal uses the null SSA file. See /methodology#corpus-placement.
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.

Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.

Keep exploring Loice

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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span

Two nationwide peer axes for Loice: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.

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, 1916–1935 (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 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 August 2026.