Boys' name · since 1921

Loyle

55 babies named Loyle in U.S. Social Security records since 1921, with the highest year being 1939. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

#21,547 of 45,481
all-time among boys
55
born since 1921
1920s
peak decade

Loyle is not among the current top-ranked boys names; 55 have been recorded since 1921.

According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Loyle has been recorded 55 times among boys since 1921, though it is not among the currently most-used boys names, 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 1921 to 1939.

  • #21,547 of 45,481 all-time among boys
  • 55 born since 1921
  • 1920s peak decade

Data updated Aug 2026

The verdict

According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Loyle ranks #21,547 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 55 born since 1921, peaking in the 1920s.

#21,547 of 45,481
all-time among boys
55
born since 1921
1920s
peak decade
Below the archive median
All-time archive position

Loyle's 55 recorded births place it above 52.5% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.

National only
State-record footprint

No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.

Loyle's usage pattern, beyond the headline number

Loyle splits its recorded history at 1926: 58% of all births land in the more recent half, 42% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1923 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1939 peak of 10 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.

Loyle popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1921–1939

Last recorded 1939
Peak year (1939)
10
Annual births at peak, across 19 years of records
4681012 192119221923192519261927193419351939 10

Loyle by decade

1920s is the heaviest window (33 births, 60% of the file).

1920s was Loyle's strongest decade.

33 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 60% of all-time use.

Loyle births by decade

Total births in each ten-year window

births

What this shows Peak: 1920s at 33 births (60% of all-time use).

Source U.S. Social Security Administration · Baby Names As of August 2026

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Loyle?
55 babies have been named Loyle since 1921. All-time, it sits at #21,547 of 45,481 boys' names by recorded births. It was last recorded in 1939. The peak year was 1939 with 10 births.
Where does Loyle sit in the SSA name archive?
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Loyle ranks #21,547 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). All-time ordinal matches browse popularity (total births DESC); the current ordinal uses the null SSA file. See /methodology#corpus-placement.
When was Loyle most popular?
Loyle was most popular in the 1920s decade with 33 total births. The single peak year was 1939.
How long has the name Loyle been used?
The SSA has tracked Loyle since 1921 -- 19 years through the most recent 1939 data.
What names are similar to Loyle?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Loyd, Loyal, Loy, Loyce, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

What to do with Loyle's data

  • Loyle's usage has stayed within range of its 1920s decade-level peak (33 total births) through the 1930s (22) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.

Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.

Keep exploring Loyle

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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span

Two nationwide peer axes for Loyle: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.

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, 1921–1939 (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 Loyle 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.