Boys' name · since 1914
Loman
283 babies named Loman in U.S. Social Security records since 1914, with the highest year being 1923. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #10,941 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 283
- born since 1914
- 1920s
- peak decade
283 boys have been named Loman since 1914, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
Social Security Administration records show Loman recorded 283 times among boys since 1914, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used boys names, peaking in the 1920s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1914 to 1967.
- #10,941 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- 283 born since 1914
- 1920s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Loman ranks #10,941 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 283 born since 1914, peaking in the 1920s.
- #10,941 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 283
- born since 1914
- 1920s
- peak decade
Loman's 283 recorded births place it above 75.93% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by Kentucky.
Loman's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Loman's full recorded timeline at 1932, 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 1920, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1923 peak of 16 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Loman popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1914–1967
- Peak year (1923)
- 16
- Annual births at peak, across 54 years of records
Loman by decade
1920s is the heaviest window (95 births, 34% of the file).
1920s was Loman's strongest decade.
95 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 34% of all-time use.
Loman births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1910s
1910s
54 births
- 1920s
1920s
95 births
- 1930s
1930s
52 births
- 1940s
1940s
46 births
- 1950s 21
1950s
21 births
- 1960s 15
1960s
15 births
What this shows Peak: 1920s at 95 births (34% of all-time use).
Loman by state
Where Loman concentrates geographically, total births since 1914
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Kentucky | | 5 | 1.8% |
5 of 283 births nationwide.
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What to do with Loman's data
- Loman's decade-level peak was the 1920s (95 total births); usage has since declined to 15 in the 1960s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Kentucky records the most Lomans (5 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Kentucky names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Loman: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1923)
Similar record span (~53 yrs)
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, 1914–1967 (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 Loman 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.