Baby Names US
Unisex name ★ peaked 2022

Loyal

Gender Unisex · 8% girls Rank 2025 #983 Trend ↑ Rising 142%

Loyal is a generally masculine given name which may refer to:

Rank 2025
#983
among boys · ↓104 vs 2024
Babies in 2025
254
named Loyal · -18% vs 2024
How common
1 in 7,331
boys born in 2025
Peak year
2022
416 babies
All-time total
6,439
#1,600 all-time among boys
First recorded
1882
in Social Security records

Loyal popularity over time

6,439 babies have been named Loyal since 1882, according to official Social Security records. Switch measure to see births per year or the yearly rank.

Measure
Births per 1,000 babies of that sex, comparable across eras
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BoysGirls

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 – 5 5 1 – #1,034
1890s – 77 77 8 +1440% #555
1900s – 114 114 11 +48% #579
1910s 23 614 637 64 +459% #595
1920s 27 851 878 88 +38% #623
1930s 5 594 599 60 -32% #645
1940s – 502 502 50 -16% #807
1950s – 254 254 25 -49% #1,115
1960s – 206 206 21 -19% #1,444
1970s – 97 97 10 -53% #2,694
1980s – 76 76 8 -22% #3,839
1990s – 43 43 4 -43% #6,188
2000s 16 155 171 17 +298% #3,788
2010s 195 584 779 78 +356% #1,579
2020s (to 2025) 234 1,767 2,001 334 +328% #700

Where Loyal is heading

A five-year projection from the recent trend in births per 1,000 boys (damped so it flattens over time), converted to babies at today's birth totals. The implied rank places that projection in the 2025 field. A projection, not a promise: real trends bend.

Year Projected babies Per 1,000 boys Implied rank
2026 273 0.16 outside top 500
2027 313 0.18 outside top 500
2028 351 0.21 outside top 500
2029 387 0.23 outside top 500
2030 421 0.25 outside top 500

Where Loyal is most popular

Boys named Loyal per 1,000 boys born in each state, 2021–2025. National average: 0.183 per 1,000. Strongest in Louisiana, Georgia, and South Carolina.

Vs national average
well below below near national above well above no data

All 50 states and DC, sorted by rate. Counts are boys named Loyal born 2021–2025; the per-1,000 rate makes states of different sizes comparable, and the last column shows each state against the national average.

State Boys 2021–2025 Per 1,000 vs national
Louisiana 64 0.626 +243%
Georgia 143 0.564 +209%
South Carolina 58 0.561 +207%
Alabama 49 0.448 +145%
District of Columbia 6 0.406 +123%
North Carolina 96 0.376 +106%
Maryland 43 0.361 +97%
Illinois 80 0.313 +71%
Ohio 77 0.291 +59%
Wisconsin 33 0.279 +53%
Mississippi 15 0.264 +45%
Virginia 49 0.258 +41%
Michigan 50 0.244 +34%
New Jersey 46 0.228 +25%
Florida 105 0.222 +21%
Tennessee 39 0.216 +18%
New York 92 0.212 +16%
Missouri 29 0.209 +15%
Pennsylvania 55 0.207 +13%
Indiana 31 0.193 +6%
Arkansas 10 0.158 -13%
Connecticut 10 0.148 -19%
Texas 119 0.135 -26%
Nevada 5 0.088 -52%
Massachusetts 11 0.080 -56%
California 72 0.079 -57%
Oklahoma 6 0.068 -63%
Arizona 6 0.037 -80%
Alaska – – –
Colorado – – –
Delaware – – –
Hawaii – – –
Iowa – – –
Idaho – – –
Kansas – – –
Kentucky – – –
Maine – – –
Minnesota – – –
Montana – – –
North Dakota – – –
Nebraska – – –
New Hampshire – – –
New Mexico – – –
Oregon – – –
Rhode Island – – –
South Dakota – – –
Utah – – –
Vermont – – –
Washington – – –
West Virginia – – –
Wyoming – – –

State counts come from the Social Security Administration's state files, which omit any state-year with fewer than five babies of a name, so small states can undercount slightly.

The story of Loyal

Loyal is uncommon for boys in the United States, ranked #983 in 2025 with 233 babies given the name. It is currently rising compared with a decade ago.

Since 1882, 6,439 American babies have been named Loyal, about 92% boys and 8% girls, making it a genuinely unisex name. Its peak came in 2022, when 416 newborns received the name, the signature sound of the 2020s.

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 Loyal stood among all boys' names in any year, or use the compare tool to plot it against other names.

How old are people named Loyal?

The median living Loyal is about 5 years old; half are between 3 and 21. An estimated 3,800 people named Loyal are alive in the United States today.

median 5 020406080100

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

Loyal 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 21 #5,838 233 #983
2024 35 #4,170 275 #879
2023 40 #3,810 356 #740
2022 39 #3,867 377 #700
2021 58 #2,909 336 #754
2020 41 #3,661 190 #1,055
2019 23 #5,546 106 #1,579
2018 21 #5,927 71 #2,038
2017 35 #4,194 72 #1,992
2016 28 #4,931 57 #2,323
2015 27 #5,056 71 #2,030
2014 29 #4,854 62 #2,194
2013 17 #7,246 44 #2,693
2012 8 #12,930 43 #2,801
2011 7 #14,212 37 #3,086
2010 – – 21 #4,625
2009 11 #10,381 28 #3,788
2008 5 #19,317 21 #4,643
2007 – – 22 #4,452
2006 – – 18 #4,974
2005 – – 17 #4,950
2004 – – 14 #5,680
2003 – – 6 #10,365
2002 – – 7 #9,026
2001 – – 11 #6,274
2000 – – 11 #6,170
1995 – – – –
1990 – – 8 #6,188
1985 – – 8 #4,987
1980 – – 6 #5,960
1975 – – 13 #3,011
1970 – – 13 #2,694
1965 – – 15 #2,136
1960 – – 29 #1,508
1955 – – 25 #1,562
1950 – – 41 #1,115
1945 – – 57 #833
1940 – – 45 #959
1935 – – 45 #949
1930 – – 62 #827
1925 – – 98 #642
1920 – – 94 #658
1915 – – 68 #721
1910 – – 21 #647
1905 – – 9 #886
1900 – – 7 #1,127
1895 – – 6 #1,039
1890 – – 13 #555
1885 – – – –
1880 – – – –

Frequently asked questions

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

How old is the average Loyal?

The median living Loyal is about 5 years old. Half of all living Loyals are between 3 and 21 years old.

How many people named Loyal are alive today?

An estimated 3,800 people named Loyal are alive in the United States, based on 6,439 recorded births and Social Security life tables.

What does the name Loyal mean?

Loyal is a generally masculine given name which may refer to:

How popular is the name Loyal in 2025?

Loyal ranked #983 among boys' names in the United States in 2025, with 233 babies given the name, according to Social Security Administration data.

How many people are named Loyal?

6,439 babies have been named Loyal in the United States since 1882, based on Social Security card applications.

When was the name Loyal most popular?

Loyal peaked in 2022, when 416 newborns received the name.

Is Loyal a boy or girl name?

Loyal is used for both: about 8% of babies named Loyal have been girls and 92% boys.

Is the name Loyal rising or falling?

Loyal is on the rise, noticeably more popular now than a decade ago.

Will Loyal become more popular?

Loyal is trending upward. If the recent trend holds, we project roughly 421 boys named Loyal in 2030, which would rank outside the top 500. Forecasts assume the current trend continues and become less certain further out.

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