Total births
2,289
Girls' name · since 1880
Loma
2,289 babies named Loma in U.S. Social Security records since 1880, with the highest year being 1921. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- 2,289
- total births
- 1880–2023
- years on record
- 1920s
- peak decade
- 23%
- born in that decade
Loma sits outside today's top ranks for girls, with 2,289 recorded since 1880.
Loma has 2,289 recorded births among girls since 1880, 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 1880 to 2023.
- 2,289 total births
- 1880–2023 years on record
- 1920s peak decade
- 23% born in that decade
Data updated Jun 2026
The verdict
2,289 girls have been named Loma since 1880, peaking in the 1920s, last recorded in 2023.
- 2,289
- total births
- 1880–2023
- years on record
- 1920s
- peak decade
- 23%
- born in that decade
1920s
Peak decade
23% of everyone ever named Loma was born in this single decade.
1921
Single peak year
74 babies were named Loma in 1921 - its busiest year on record.
Loma's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Loma's full recorded timeline at 1930, 42% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 58% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1881, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1921 peak of 74 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Loma at a glance
Last recorded 2023Peak year
1921
Current rank
Unranked
Active since
1880
Loma popularity over time - girls
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1880–2023
- Peak year (1921)
- 74
- Annual births at peak, across 144 years of records
Loma popularity over time - boys
5 total births recorded since 1935 (Loma as boys' name)
Loma by decade
Total births in each ten-year window, peak vs trough at a glance
1920s was Loma's strongest decade.
532 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 23% of all-time use.
Loma births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1880s 41
1880s
41 births
- 1890s 114
1890s
114 births
- 1900s
1900s
220 births
- 1910s
1910s
431 births
- 1920s
1920s
532 births
- 1930s
1930s
317 births
- 1940s
1940s
311 births
- 1950s 184
1950s
184 births
- 1960s 113
1960s
113 births
- 1970s 11
1970s
11 births
- 1980s 10
1980s
10 births
- 2020s 5
2020s
5 births
What this shows Peak: 1920s at 532 births (23% of all-time use).
How Loma compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 girls names closest to Loma's total volume
Loma vs 15 similarly-sized girls names
Loma by state
Where Loma concentrates geographically, total births since 1880
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Texas | | 207 | 9.0% |
| #2 | Tennessee | | 20 | 0.9% |
| #3 | Oklahoma | | 16 | 0.7% |
| #4 | South Carolina | | 12 | 0.5% |
| #5 | West Virginia | | 12 | 0.5% |
| #6 | California | | 11 | 0.5% |
| #7 | Kentucky | | 11 | 0.5% |
| #8 | Virginia | | 11 | 0.5% |
Texas share of Loma's total US births 9.0%
Even split
207 of 2,289 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 14 reporting states.
Loma appears in 14 states. Explore state details →
Frequently Asked Questions
How popular is the name Loma? ▼
2,289 babies have been named Loma since 1880. It was last recorded in 2023. The peak year was 1921 with 74 births.
When was Loma most popular? ▼
Loma was most popular in the 1920s decade with 532 total births. The single peak year was 1921.
Where is Loma most popular? ▼
The top states for the name Loma are Texas (207 births), Tennessee (20 births), Oklahoma (16 births).
How long has the name Loma been used? ▼
Records for Loma go back to 1880, giving 144 years of history through 2023.
What names are similar to Loma? ▼
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Lometa, Lomie. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.
What to do with Loma's data
- Loma's decade-level peak was the 1920s (532 total births); usage has since declined to 5 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Texas records the most Lomas (207 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Texas names
- 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.
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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, 1880–2023 (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. "Loma: Baby Name Since 1880 - 2,289 Births, Peak 1921." NameAlmanac. Accessed via https://namealmanac.com/name/loma. 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 Loma 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.