US rank #1462 Unisex name Peak 2021 2,223 births

Loyalty — #1462 US unisex name

2,223 babies named Loyalty in U.S. Social Security records since 2004, with the highest year being 2021. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

2000s572010s10632020s1103
#1462
of 17,661 girls in use

More common than 92% of names given to girls today.

2020s
Peak decade

50% of everyone ever named Loyalty was born in this single decade.

2021
Single peak year

268 babies were named Loyalty in 2021 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Loyalty

The Social Security Administration has registered 2,223 babies named Loyalty between 2004 and 2024, spanning 21 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Loyalty currently holds the #1462 rank among girls for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2021, when 268 babies received it in a single year. Loyalty is classified as unisex in SSA records: the opposite-sex variant accounts for 419 additional births since 2006.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Loyalty performed strongest in the 2020s, accumulating 1,103 births during that ten-year window. Across the 3 decades of recorded activity, Loyalty shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Texas, which accounts for 225 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by California and Florida. In total, SSA state-level files list Loyalty in 26 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Loyalty 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 2,223 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.

Loyalty at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

2,223

Since 2004

21 years of records

Peak year

2021

268 births that year

Strongest decade: 2020s

Current rank

#1,462

Among girls

As of 2024

Active since

2004

Recorded for 21 years

Last year on file: 2024

Loyalty popularity over time — girls

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–2004

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2021)
268
Annual births at peak — across 21 years of records
-1000100200300 20242021201820152012200920052004 5

Loyalty popularity over time — boys

419 total births recorded since 2006 (Loyalty as boys' name)

Unisex variant — 419 births
01020304050 2024202120182015201220092006 5

Loyalty by decade

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

Peak: 2020s
Peak decade
2020s
1,103 births that decade — 50% of Loyalty's all-time total
2000s572010s10632020s1103

Loyalty by state

Where Loyalty concentrates geographically — total births since 2004

Geographically diffuse
Top 8 states by recorded births for the name Loyalty
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Texas
225 10.1%
#2 California
144 6.5%
#3 Florida
123 5.5%
#4 Georgia
122 5.5%
#5 Ohio
105 4.7%
#6 North Carolina
98 4.4%
#7 Louisiana
72 3.2%
#8 Illinois
71 3.2%
Texas share of Loyalty's total US births 10.1%
Even split

225 of 2,223 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 26 reporting states.

Loyalty appears in 26 states. Explore state details →

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Loyalty?
2,223 babies have been named Loyalty since 2004. It currently ranks #1462 among girls. The peak year was 2021 with 268 births.
When was Loyalty most popular?
Loyalty was most popular in the 2020s decade with 1,103 total births. The single peak year was 2021.
Where is Loyalty most popular?
The top states for the name Loyalty are Texas (225 births), California (144 births), Florida (123 births).
Is Loyalty a unisex name?
Yes, Loyalty is used for both boys and girls. As a girl's name it has 2,223 births, and as a boy's name it has 419 births.
How long has the name Loyalty been used?
Loyalty has been recorded in Social Security data since 2004, spanning 21 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Loyalty?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Loyce, Loy, Loyola, Loyal, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

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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, 2004–2024 (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.