How Many People Are Named Loyal?
An estimated 3,662 people in the United States have the first name Loyal. It is predominantly male (92.3%). The average bearer is 24 years old, and Loyal peaked in popularity in 2022 with 416 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Loyal 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 Loyal paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
3,662
About 1 in 93,598 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Rare
Predicted Gender
Male
92.3% confidence
Average Age
24
years old
Peak Year
2022
416 births
Total Registered
6,183
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Loyal
Loyal is predominantly male (92.3%), though 478 female births have been registered. It functions as a unisex name for a small percentage of bearers.
Loyal as a male name
Ranked #877 in 2024
274 male births in 2024
Peak: 2022 (377 births)
Loyal as a female name
Ranked #4,148 in 2024
35 female births in 2024
Peak: 2021 (58 births)
Loyal: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Loyal span from the 1880s to the 2020s, covering 15 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 2020s, when 1,745 babies were registered. Loyal remains highly popular today, with recent registration numbers near its historical peak.
Loyal by Decade
How has Loyal 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.
Loyal by State
Birth registrations for Loyal span all 37 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in Illinois, Georgia, Texas. The lowest are in Washington, Nevada, Colorado. On average, about 64 Loyals were registered per state.
Loyal + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Loyal as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Loyal
Other first names starting with L with a similar number of bearers.
Loyal: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Loyal?
We estimate approximately 3,662 people named Loyal 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 93,598 Americans share this first name.
Is Loyal a common name?
Loyal is classified as "Rare" and is more popular than 95.8% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 6,183 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Loyal most popular?
Loyal reached peak popularity in 2022, when 416 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Loyal is approximately 24 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Loyal a male name?
Loyal is predominantly male. 92.3% of people with this name are male. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Loyal Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Loyal Smith, Loyal Johnson, Loyal 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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