Recorded 1897–1981 Girls' name Peak 1926 818 births

Loise — girls' name

818 babies named Loise in U.S. Social Security records since 1897, with the highest year being 1926. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1890s51900s141910s1521920s2351930s1421940s1341950s881960s381970s51980s5
1920s
Peak decade

29% of everyone ever named Loise was born in this single decade.

1926
Single peak year

29 babies were named Loise in 1926 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Loise

The Social Security Administration has registered 818 babies named Loise between 1897 and 1981, spanning 85 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Loise currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1981. The name reached its historical peak in 1926, when 29 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Loise performed strongest in the 1920s, accumulating 235 births during that ten-year window. Across the 10 decades of recorded activity, Loise shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Texas, which accounts for 19 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by Mississippi and Arkansas. In total, SSA state-level files list Loise in 4 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Loise 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 818 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.

Loise at a glance

Last recorded 1981

Total births

818

Since 1897

85 years of records

Peak year

1926

29 births that year

Strongest decade: 1920s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1981

Active since

1897

Recorded for 85 years

Last year on file: 1981

Loise popularity over time — girls

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1981–1897

Last recorded 1981
Peak year (1926)
29
Annual births at peak — across 85 years of records
010203040 19811958194919411933192519171897 5

Loise popularity over time — boys

37 total births recorded since 1914 (Loise as boys' name)

Unisex variant — 37 births
456789 193119231922191719151914 6

Loise by decade

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

Peak: 1920s
Peak decade
1920s
235 births that decade — 29% of Loise's all-time total
1890s51900s141910s1521920s2351930s1421940s1341950s881960s381970s51980s5

Loise by state

Where Loise concentrates geographically — total births since 1897

Geographically diffuse
Top 4 states by recorded births for the name Loise
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Texas
19 2.3%
#2 Mississippi
18 2.2%
#3 Arkansas
6 0.7%
#4 Alabama
5 0.6%
Texas share of Loise's total US births 2.3%
Even split

19 of 818 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 4 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Loise?
818 babies have been named Loise since 1897. It was last recorded in 1981. The peak year was 1926 with 29 births.
When was Loise most popular?
Loise was most popular in the 1920s decade with 235 total births. The single peak year was 1926.
Where is Loise most popular?
The top states for the name Loise are Texas (19 births), Mississippi (18 births), Arkansas (6 births).
How long has the name Loise been used?
Loise has been recorded in Social Security data since 1897, spanning 85 years of data through 1981.
What names are similar to Loise?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Lois, Loida, Loie, Loisann, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

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, 1897–1981 (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.