Recorded 1914–1967 Boys' name Peak 1923 283 births

Loman — boys' name

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.

1910s541920s951930s521940s461950s211960s15
1920s
Peak decade

34% of everyone ever named Loman was born in this single decade.

1923
Single peak year

16 babies were named Loman in 1923 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Loman

The Social Security Administration has registered 283 babies named Loman between 1914 and 1967, spanning 54 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Loman currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 1967. The name reached its historical peak in 1923, when 16 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Loman performed strongest in the 1920s, accumulating 95 births during that ten-year window. Across the 6 decades of recorded activity, Loman shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Kentucky, which accounts for 5 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Loman in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Loman 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 283 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.

Loman at a glance

Last recorded 1967

Total births

283

Since 1914

54 years of records

Peak year

1923

16 births that year

Strongest decade: 1920s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1967

Active since

1914

Recorded for 54 years

Last year on file: 1967

Loman popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1967–1914

Last recorded 1967
Peak year (1923)
16
Annual births at peak — across 54 years of records
05101520 196719501943193619301925192019151914 7

Loman by decade

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

Peak: 1920s
Peak decade
1920s
95 births that decade — 34% of Loman's all-time total
1910s541920s951930s521940s461950s211960s15

Loman by state

Where Loman concentrates geographically — total births since 1914

Geographically diffuse
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Loman
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Kentucky
5 1.8%
Kentucky share of Loman's total US births 1.8%

5 of 283 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Loman?
283 babies have been named Loman since 1914. It was last recorded in 1967. The peak year was 1923 with 16 births.
When was Loman most popular?
Loman was most popular in the 1920s decade with 95 total births. The single peak year was 1923.
Where is Loman most popular?
The top states for the name Loman are Kentucky (5 births).
How long has the name Loman been used?
Loman has been recorded in Social Security data since 1914, spanning 54 years of data through 1967.
What names are similar to Loman?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Lomax, Lomont, Lomar, Loma, and 1 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

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, 1914–1967 (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.