Loan: Name Popularity, History & Rankings (1880

By decade. Change compares yearly averages, so the current partial decade is on equal footing. Best rank is the name's best yearly rank within the decade.

Decade	Girls	Boys	Total	Per year	Change	Best rank
1880s	–	–	–	–	–	–
1890s	–	–	–	–	–	–
1900s	–	–	–	–	–	–
1910s	–	–	–	–	–	–
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1950s	–	–	–	–	–	–
1960s	–	–	–	–	–	–
1970s	56	–	56	6	–	#4,490
1980s	268	–	268	27	+379%	#2,399
1990s	97	–	97	10	-64%	#4,920
2000s	5	–	5	1	-95%	#16,511
2010s	–	–	–	–	–	–
2020s (to 2025)	–	32	32	5	–	–

Decade

Girls

Boys

Total

Per year

Change

Best rank

1880s

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1890s

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1900s

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1910s

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1920s

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1930s

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1940s

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1950s

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1960s

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1970s

–

#4,490

1980s

268

–

268

+379%

#2,399

1990s

–

-64%

#4,920

2000s

–

-95%

#16,511

2010s

–

2020s (to 2025)

–

The story of Loan

Loan is not currently in use for newborns in the United States: fewer than five babies received the name in 2025. Its story lives in the historical record below.

Since 1976, 458 American babies have been named Loan, about 93% girls and 7% boys, making it a genuinely unisex name. Its peak came in 1982, when 41 newborns received the name, the signature sound of the 1980s.

The chart above shows the full history: the popularity view (births per 1,000 babies) is the honest comparison across generations, since total US births have changed enormously since 1880. Switch to the rank view to see where Loan stood among all girls' names in any year, or use the compare tool to plot it against other names.

How old are people named Loan?

The median living Loan is about 40 years old; half are between 34 and 43. An estimated 400 people named Loan are alive in the United States today.

Estimated from births per year and Social Security period life tables; an approximation of the living age distribution, by age in years.

Loan year by year

Every year since 2001, and five-year steps back to 1880. Rank is within each sex.

Year	Girls	Girls rank	Boys	Boys rank
2025	–	–	14	#6,315
2024	–	–	13	#6,683
2023	–	–	5	#13,399
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2001	–	–	–	–
2000	5	#16,511	–	–
1995	6	#12,686	–	–
1990	12	#7,133	–	–
1985	29	#3,135	–	–
1980	32	#2,838	–	–
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1880	–	–	–	–

Frequently asked questions

Quick answers about Loan, drawn from the same Social Security data as the charts above.

How old is the average Loan?

The median living Loan is about 40 years old. Half of all living Loans are between 34 and 43 years old.

How many people named Loan are alive today?

An estimated 400 people named Loan are alive in the United States, based on 458 recorded births and Social Security life tables.

How popular is the name Loan in 2025?

Loan did not appear in the 2025 Social Security data, which means fewer than five babies received the name that year.

How many people are named Loan?

458 babies have been named Loan in the United States since 1976, based on Social Security card applications.

When was the name Loan most popular?

Loan peaked in 1982, when 41 newborns received the name.

Is Loan a boy or girl name?

Loan is used for both: about 93% of babies named Loan have been girls and 7% boys.

Is the name Loan rising or falling?

Loan has been roughly stable over the past decade.

Loan

Loan popularity over time

The story of Loan

How old are people named Loan?

Loan year by year

Frequently asked questions

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