Recorded 1937–2009 Girls' name Peak 1955 152 births

Loyda — girls' name

152 babies named Loyda in U.S. Social Security records since 1937, with the highest year being 1955. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1930s51940s61950s251960s401970s181980s241990s242000s10
1960s
Peak decade

26% of everyone ever named Loyda was born in this single decade.

1955
Single peak year

8 babies were named Loyda in 1955 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Loyda

The Social Security Administration has registered 152 babies named Loyda between 1937 and 2009, spanning 73 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Loyda currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2009. The name reached its historical peak in 1955, when 8 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Loyda performed strongest in the 1960s, accumulating 40 births during that ten-year window. Across the 8 decades of recorded activity, Loyda shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in New York, which accounts for 7 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Loyda in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Loyda 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 152 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.

Loyda at a glance

Last recorded 2009

Total births

152

Since 1937

73 years of records

Peak year

1955

8 births that year

Strongest decade: 1960s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2009

Active since

1937

Recorded for 73 years

Last year on file: 2009

Loyda popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2009–1937

Last recorded 2009
Peak year (1955)
8
Annual births at peak — across 73 years of records
456789 2009199319831974196519581937 5

Loyda by decade

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

Peak: 1960s
Peak decade
1960s
40 births that decade — 26% of Loyda's all-time total
1930s51940s61950s251960s401970s181980s241990s242000s10

Loyda by state

Where Loyda concentrates geographically — total births since 1937

Geographically diffuse
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Loyda
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 New York
7 4.6%
New York share of Loyda's total US births 4.6%

7 of 152 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Loyda?
152 babies have been named Loyda since 1937. It was last recorded in 2009. The peak year was 1955 with 8 births.
When was Loyda most popular?
Loyda was most popular in the 1960s decade with 40 total births. The single peak year was 1955.
Where is Loyda most popular?
The top states for the name Loyda are New York (7 births).
How long has the name Loyda been used?
Loyda has been recorded in Social Security data since 1937, spanning 73 years of data through 2009.
What names are similar to Loyda?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Loyce, Loyalty, Loy, Loyola, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

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, 1937–2009 (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.