Loyde — boys' name

What the Data Says About Loyde

The Social Security Administration has registered 575 babies named Loyde between 1914 and 1967, spanning 54 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Loyde currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 1967. The name reached its historical peak in 1926, when 21 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Loyde performed strongest in the 1930s, accumulating 148 births during that ten-year window. Across the 6 decades of recorded activity, Loyde shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Kentucky, which accounts for 5 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Loyde in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Loyde 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 575 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.