Girls' name · since 1937
Loyda
Loyda has 152 recorded births since 1937 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1955 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #22,649 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 152
- born since 1937
- 1960s
- peak decade
Loyda is not among the current top-ranked girls names; 152 have been recorded since 1937.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Loyda has been recorded 152 times among girls since 1937, though it is not among the currently most-used girls names, with its heaviest use in the 1960s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1937 to 2009.
- #22,649 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 152 born since 1937
- 1960s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Loyda ranks #22,649 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 152 born since 1937, peaking in the 1960s.
- #22,649 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 152
- born since 1937
- 1960s
- peak decade
Loyda's 152 recorded births place it above 68.65% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by New York.
Loyda's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Loyda splits its recorded history at 1974: 50% of all births land in the more recent half, 50% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1937 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1955 peak of 8 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Loyda popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1937–2009
- Peak year (1955)
- 8
- Annual births at peak, across 73 years of records
Loyda by decade
1960s is the heaviest window (40 births, 26% of the file).
1960s was Loyda's strongest decade.
40 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 26% of all-time use.
Loyda births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1930s 5
1930s
5 births
- 1940s 6
1940s
6 births
- 1950s
1950s
25 births
- 1960s
1960s
40 births
- 1970s
1970s
18 births
- 1980s
1980s
24 births
- 1990s
1990s
24 births
- 2000s 10
2000s
10 births
What this shows Peak: 1960s at 40 births (26% of all-time use).
Loyda by state
Where Loyda concentrates geographically, total births since 1937
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | New York | | 7 | 4.6% |
7 of 152 births nationwide.
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What to do with Loyda's data
- Loyda's decade-level peak was the 1960s (40 total births); usage has since declined to 10 in the 2000s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- New York records the most Loydas (7 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. New York names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Loyda: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1955)
Similar record span (~72 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, 1937–2009 (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 Loyda 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.