Baby Names US
Unisex name ★ peaked 2021

Loyalty

Gender Unisex · 84% girls Rank 2025 #1,838 Trend ↓ Falling 25%
Rank 2025
#1,838
among girls · ↓378 vs 2024
Babies in 2025
132
named Loyalty · -32% vs 2024
How common
1 in 14,746
girls born in 2025
Peak year
2021
314 babies
All-time total
2,776
#4,238 all-time among girls
First recorded
2004
in Social Security records

Loyalty popularity over time

2,776 babies have been named Loyalty since 2004, 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
0.050.10.150.218801900192019401960198020002020GirlsBoys
GirlsBoys

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
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2000s 57 15 72 7 – #5,172
2010s 1,064 211 1,275 128 +1671% #1,054
2020s (to 2025) 1,213 216 1,429 238 +87% #966

Where Loyalty is heading

A five-year projection from the recent trend in births per 1,000 girls (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 girls Implied rank
2026 102 0.06 outside top 500
2027 97 0.06 outside top 500
2028 92 0.06 outside top 500
2029 89 0.06 outside top 500
2030 86 0.05 outside top 500

Where Loyalty is most popular

Girls named Loyalty per 1,000 girls born in each state, 2021–2025. National average: 0.124 per 1,000. Strongest in Louisiana, Mississippi, and Wisconsin.

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

All 50 states and DC, sorted by rate. Counts are girls named Loyalty 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 Girls 2021–2025 Per 1,000 vs national
Louisiana 46 0.526 +326%
Mississippi 16 0.342 +177%
Wisconsin 31 0.301 +144%
Georgia 64 0.282 +128%
North Carolina 51 0.224 +81%
Ohio 50 0.211 +71%
South Carolina 18 0.200 +62%
Michigan 34 0.187 +51%
Missouri 22 0.183 +48%
Florida 69 0.161 +31%
Alabama 15 0.160 +29%
Illinois 36 0.157 +27%
Pennsylvania 37 0.156 +27%
Texas 114 0.142 +15%
Arkansas 7 0.132 +7%
Nevada 6 0.129 +5%
Virginia 22 0.129 +5%
Tennessee 18 0.114 -8%
Indiana 14 0.100 -19%
California 59 0.070 -43%
New York 25 0.063 -49%
Arizona 7 0.050 -60%
Minnesota 5 0.046 -62%
New Jersey 6 0.033 -73%
Alaska – – –
Colorado – – –
Connecticut – – –
District of Columbia – – –
Delaware – – –
Hawaii – – –
Iowa – – –
Idaho – – –
Kansas – – –
Kentucky – – –
Massachusetts – – –
Maryland – – –
Maine – – –
Montana – – –
North Dakota – – –
Nebraska – – –
New Hampshire – – –
New Mexico – – –
Oklahoma – – –
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 Loyalty

Loyalty is rare for girls in the United States, ranked #1,838 in 2025 with 109 babies given the name. It is currently rising compared with a decade ago.

Since 2004, 2,776 American babies have been named Loyalty, about 84% girls and 16% boys, making it a genuinely unisex name. Its peak came in 2021, when 314 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 Loyalty stood among all girls' names in any year, or use the compare tool to plot it against other names.

How old are people named Loyalty?

The median living Loyalty is about 5 years old; half are between 3 and 8. An estimated 2,800 people named Loyalty 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.

Loyalty 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 109 #1,838 23 #4,483
2024 150 #1,460 45 #2,858
2023 228 #1,087 43 #2,925
2022 246 #1,041 32 #3,584
2021 269 #966 45 #2,801
2020 211 #1,132 28 #3,775
2019 243 #1,054 39 #3,084
2018 215 #1,136 37 #3,143
2017 155 #1,455 28 #3,852
2016 138 #1,600 19 #5,062
2015 99 #2,006 17 #5,431
2014 72 #2,507 17 #5,395
2013 56 #2,992 21 #4,556
2012 39 #3,965 17 #5,407
2011 32 #4,521 9 #8,513
2010 15 #8,137 7 #10,337
2009 28 #5,172 10 #8,072
2008 9 #12,197 – –
2007 6 #16,744 – –
2006 – – 5 #13,240
2005 9 #11,460 – –
2004 5 #17,714 – –
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Frequently asked questions

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

How old is the average Loyalty?

The median living Loyalty is about 5 years old. Half of all living Loyaltys are between 3 and 8 years old.

How many people named Loyalty are alive today?

An estimated 2,800 people named Loyalty are alive in the United States, based on 2,776 recorded births and Social Security life tables.

How popular is the name Loyalty in 2025?

Loyalty ranked #1,838 among girls' names in the United States in 2025, with 109 babies given the name, according to Social Security Administration data.

How many people are named Loyalty?

2,776 babies have been named Loyalty in the United States since 2004, based on Social Security card applications.

When was the name Loyalty most popular?

Loyalty peaked in 2021, when 314 newborns received the name.

Is Loyalty a boy or girl name?

Loyalty is used for both: about 84% of babies named Loyalty have been girls and 16% boys.

Is the name Loyalty rising or falling?

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

Will Loyalty become more popular?

Loyalty is trending downward. If the recent trend holds, we project roughly 86 girls named Loyalty 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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