How Many People Are Named Loy?
An estimated 1,780 people in the United States have the first name Loy. It is used for both genders, with 82.5% male. The average bearer is 68 years old, and Loy peaked in popularity in 1938 with 109 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Loy 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 Loy paired with any surname.
Key Insights
- With an average bearer age of 68, Loy is a vintage name most associated with earlier generations. Most living bearers were born before 1968.
Estimated Living Americans
1,780
About 1 in 192,559 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Rare
Predicted Gender
Male
82.5% confidence
Average Age
68
years old
Peak Year
1938
109 births
Total Registered
4,983
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Loy
Loy is predominantly male (82.5%), though 872 female births have been registered. It functions as a unisex name for a small percentage of bearers.
Loy as a male name
Ranked #10,362 in 2021
7 male births in 2021
Peak: 1922 (93 births)
Loy as a female name
Ranked #9,584 in 1974
5 female births in 1974
Peak: 1940 (29 births)
Loy: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Loy span from the 1880s to the 2020s, covering 15 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1930s, when 951 babies were registered. Loy has declined significantly from its peak in the 1930s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Loy by Decade
How has Loy 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.
Loy by State
Birth registrations for Loy span all 15 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in Texas, Arkansas, Georgia. The lowest are in Kentucky, Kansas, West Virginia. On average, about 110 Loys were registered per state.
Loy + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Loy as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Loy
Other first names starting with L with a similar number of bearers.
Loy: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Loy?
We estimate approximately 1,780 people named Loy 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 192,559 Americans share this first name.
Is Loy a common name?
Loy is classified as "Rare" and is more popular than 93.2% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 4,983 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Loy most popular?
Loy reached peak popularity in 1938, when 109 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Loy is approximately 68 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Loy a male name?
Loy is predominantly male. 82.5% of people with this name are male. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Loy Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Loy Smith, Loy Johnson, Loy 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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