Recorded 1913–1947 Boys' name Peak 1914 125 births

Loomis — boys' name

125 babies named Loomis in U.S. Social Security records since 1913, with the highest year being 1914. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1910s441920s391930s311940s11
1910s
Peak decade

35% of everyone ever named Loomis was born in this single decade.

1914
Single peak year

10 babies were named Loomis in 1914 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Loomis

The Social Security Administration has registered 125 babies named Loomis between 1913 and 1947, spanning 35 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Loomis currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 1947. The name reached its historical peak in 1914, when 10 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Loomis performed strongest in the 1910s, accumulating 44 births during that ten-year window. Across the 4 decades of recorded activity, Loomis shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Maine, which accounts for 5 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Loomis in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Loomis 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 125 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.

Loomis at a glance

Last recorded 1947

Total births

125

Since 1913

35 years of records

Peak year

1914

10 births that year

Strongest decade: 1910s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1947

Active since

1913

Recorded for 35 years

Last year on file: 1947

Loomis popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1947–1913

Last recorded 1947
Peak year (1914)
10
Annual births at peak — across 35 years of records
4681012 1947193519311925192119171913 8

Loomis by decade

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

Peak: 1910s
Peak decade
1910s
44 births that decade — 35% of Loomis's all-time total
1910s441920s391930s311940s11

Loomis by state

Where Loomis concentrates geographically — total births since 1913

Geographically diffuse
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Loomis
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Maine
5 4.0%
Maine share of Loomis's total US births 4.0%

5 of 125 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Loomis?
125 babies have been named Loomis since 1913. It was last recorded in 1947. The peak year was 1914 with 10 births.
When was Loomis most popular?
Loomis was most popular in the 1910s decade with 44 total births. The single peak year was 1914.
Where is Loomis most popular?
The top states for the name Loomis are Maine (5 births).
How long has the name Loomis been used?
Loomis has been recorded in Social Security data since 1913, spanning 35 years of data through 1947.
What names are similar to Loomis?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Looney. 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, 1913–1947 (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.