How Many People Are Named Loa?
An estimated 356 people in the United States have the first name Loa. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 40 years old, and Loa peaked in popularity in 1924 with 29 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Loa as a first name in the United States, including gender data, a year-by-year popularity timeline going back to 1880, a decade breakdown, and state-by-state birth registrations. You can also check how many people share the full name Loa paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
356
About 1 in 962,793 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
40
years old
Peak Year
1924
29 births
Total Registered
887
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Loa
Loa is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 887 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Loa as a female name
Ranked #6,276 in 2024
19 female births in 2024
Peak: 1924 (29 births)
Loa: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Loa span from the 1890s to the 2020s, covering 11 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1920s, when 172 babies were registered. While Loa is less common than at its peak in the 1920s, it remains a well-established name with steady registrations.
Loa by Decade
How has Loa tracked across different eras? The table below groups all SSA birth registrations into 10-year periods, with separate male and female counts. The colored bar shows each decade's share relative to the peak.
Loa by State
Birth registrations for Loa span all 3 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in Utah, California, Ohio. The lowest are in Ohio, California, Utah. On average, about 20 Loas were registered per state.
Loa + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Loa as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Loa
Other first names starting with L with a similar number of bearers.
Loa: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Loa?
We estimate approximately 356 people named Loa are alive in the United States today. This is based on SSA birth records from 1880 to 2024, adjusted for mortality using CDC life tables. About 1 in 962,793 Americans share this first name.
Is Loa a common name?
Loa is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 81.1% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 887 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Loa most popular?
Loa reached peak popularity in 1924, when 29 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Loa is approximately 40 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Loa a female name?
Loa is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Loa Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Loa Smith, Loa Johnson, Loa Williams. You can also search any combination on our homepage.
Where does this data come from?
Our estimates use Social Security Administration birth records (1880 to 2024), adjusted for survival using CDC 2023 life tables broken down by sex. The U.S. population figure (342,754,338) is from the Census Bureau's July 2025 estimate. Full methodology.
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