Unisex name · since 1912

Loys

193 babies named Loys in U.S. Social Security records since 1912, with the highest year being 1922. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

#13,193 of 45,481
all-time among boys
193
born since 1912
1920s
peak decade

Loys sits outside today's top ranks for boys, with 193 recorded since 1912.

Loys has 193 recorded births among boys since 1912, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used boys names, busiest in the 1920s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1912 to 1965.

  • #13,193 of 45,481 all-time among boys
  • 193 born since 1912
  • 1920s peak decade

Data updated Aug 2026

The verdict

According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Loys ranks #13,193 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 193 born since 1912, peaking in the 1920s.

#13,193 of 45,481
all-time among boys
193
born since 1912
1920s
peak decade
Below the archive median
All-time archive position

Loys's 193 recorded births place it above 70.97% 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.

Loys's usage pattern, beyond the headline number

Splitting Loys's full recorded timeline at 1923, 46% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 54% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1923, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1922 peak of 14 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.

Loys popularity over time - boys

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1912–1965

Last recorded 1965
Peak year (1922)
14
Annual births at peak, across 54 years of records
46810121416 191219151918192119241928193119411965 5

Loys popularity over time - girls

139 total births recorded since 1912 (Loys as girls' name)

Unisex variant - 139 births
05101520 1912191719201925193019361956 5

Loys by decade

1920s is the heaviest window (79 births, 41% of the file).

1920s was Loys's strongest decade.

79 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 41% of all-time use.

Loys births by decade

Total births in each ten-year window

births

What this shows Peak: 1920s at 79 births (41% of all-time use).

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

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Loys? ▼
Since 1912, Social Security records show 193 babies named Loys. Across the full SSA archive it ranks #13,193 of 45,481 boys' names by total births. The most recent recorded year was 1965. Its busiest year on record was 1922, with 14 births.
Where does Loys sit in the SSA name archive? ▼
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Loys ranks #13,193 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 Loys most popular? ▼
Loys was most popular in the 1920s decade with 79 total births. The single peak year was 1922.
Is Loys a unisex name? ▼
Yes, Loys is used for both boys and girls. As a boy's name it has 193 births, and as a girl's name it has 139 births.
How long has the name Loys been used? ▼
Records for Loys go back to 1912, giving 54 years of history through 1965.
What names are similar to Loys? ▼
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 Loys's data

  • Loys's decade-level peak was the 1920s (79 total births); usage has since declined to 5 in the 1960s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.

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

Keep exploring Loys

Nearby Names Like Loys

Names with a similar sound, spelling, or feel to Loys

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Loy Boy
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Loyce Boy
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span

Two nationwide peer axes for Loys: 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, 1912–1965 (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 Loys 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.