Boys' name · since 1880
Loyd
22,436 babies named Loyd in U.S. Social Security records since 1880, with the highest year being 1926. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #784 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #12,017 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 22,436
- born since 1880
- 1920s
- peak decade
22,436 babies have been named Loyd since 1880, making it today's #12017 boys' name.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Loyd has been recorded 22,436 times among boys since 1880, currently ranked #12017 nationally and more common than 14% of boys, with its heaviest use in the 1920s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1880 to 2025.
- #784 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #12,017 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 22,436 born since 1880
- 1920s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Loyd ranks #784 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #12,017 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 22,436 born since 1880, peaking in the 1920s.
- #784 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #12,017 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 22,436
- born since 1880
- 1920s
- peak decade
Loyd's 22,436 recorded births place it above 98.27% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
33 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by Texas.
How Loyd compares
22,436 Top 6% higher than 94% of 13,930 names currently given to boys
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked boys names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Loyd's all-time total is 61x the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Loyd | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 22,436 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 623 | 34 | 22,252 |
Loyd's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Loyd's SSA record in two at 1951 and the more recent half accounts for 20% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 80%, consistent with a name more common in the past than in recent years. Its calmest year was 2004, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1926 peak of 623, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Loyd popularity over time - boys
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1880–2025
- Peak year (1926)
- 623
- Annual births at peak, across 146 years of records
Loyd popularity over time - girls
86 total births recorded since 1915 (Loyd as girls' name)
Loyd by decade
1920s is the heaviest window (5,797 births, 26% of the file).
1920s was Loyd's strongest decade.
5,797 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 26% of all-time use.
Loyd births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1880s 208
1880s
208 births
- 1890s 460
1890s
460 births
- 1900s 643
1900s
643 births
- 1910s
1910s
3,541 births
- 1920s
1920s
5,797 births
- 1930s
1930s
4,064 births
- 1940s
1940s
2,992 births
- 1950s 2,112
1950s
2,112 births
- 1960s 1,212
1960s
1,212 births
- 1970s 653
1970s
653 births
- 1980s 401
1980s
401 births
- 1990s 182
1990s
182 births
- 2000s 76
2000s
76 births
- 2010s 70
2010s
70 births
- 2020s 25
2020s
25 births
What this shows Peak: 1920s at 5,797 births (26% of all-time use).
How Loyd compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 boys names closest to Loyd's total volume
Loyd by state
Where Loyd concentrates geographically, total births since 1880
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Texas | | 2,906 | 13.0% |
| #2 | Oklahoma | | 1,935 | 8.6% |
| #3 | Arkansas | | 1,505 | 6.7% |
| #4 | Tennessee | | 1,303 | 5.8% |
| #5 | North Carolina | | 1,140 | 5.1% |
| #6 | Missouri | | 1,137 | 5.1% |
| #7 | Alabama | | 984 | 4.4% |
| #8 | Georgia | | 983 | 4.4% |
2,906 of 22,436 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 33 reporting states.
Loyd appears in 33 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Loyd's data
- Loyd's decade-level peak was the 1920s (5,797 total births); usage has since declined to 25 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Texas records the most Loyds (2,906 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Texas 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 Loyd: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1926)
Similar record span (~145 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, 1880–2025 (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 Loyd 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.