Is Loyal a boy or girl name?
Loyal is mostly a boy name in the US. In 2024, 35 girls and 274 boys were named Loyal, so 11.3% were girls. Across 1880–2024, 7.7% of the 6,183 US babies named Loyal were girls.
- Boy rank, 2024
- #877
- Girl rank, 2024
- #4,148
- Babies named Loyal since 1882
- 6,183
- Most popular year
- 2022
- 416 babies
Boys and girls named Loyal, by decade
| Decade | Boys | Girls | Share girls |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 5 | 0 | 0% |
| 1890s | 77 | 0 | 0% |
| 1900s | 114 | 0 | 0% |
| 1910s | 614 | 23 | 3.6% |
| 1920s | 851 | 27 | 3.1% |
| 1930s | 594 | 5 | 0.8% |
| 1940s | 502 | 0 | 0% |
| 1950s | 254 | 0 | 0% |
| 1960s | 206 | 0 | 0% |
| 1970s | 97 | 0 | 0% |
| 1980s | 76 | 0 | 0% |
| 1990s | 43 | 0 | 0% |
| 2000s | 155 | 16 | 9.4% |
| 2010s | 584 | 195 | 25% |
| 2020s | 1,533 | 212 | 12.1% |
Every year
| Year | Boys | Boy rank | Girls | Girl rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 274 | #877 | 35 | #4,148 |
| 2023 | 356 | #739 | 40 | #3,808 |
| 2022 | 377 | #700 | 39 | #3,862 |
| 2021 | 336 | #754 | 58 | #2,907 |
| 2020 | 190 | #1,055 | 40 | #3,717 |
| 2019 | 106 | #1,578 | 23 | #5,543 |
| 2018 | 71 | #2,037 | 21 | #5,927 |
| 2017 | 72 | #1,992 | 35 | #4,189 |
| 2016 | 57 | #2,323 | 28 | #4,929 |
| 2015 | 71 | #2,029 | 27 | #5,056 |
| 2014 | 62 | #2,193 | 29 | #4,853 |
| 2013 | 44 | #2,692 | 17 | #7,246 |
| 2012 | 43 | #2,801 | 8 | #12,930 |
| 2011 | 37 | #3,086 | 7 | #14,211 |
| 2010 | 21 | #4,624 | 0 | – |
| 2009 | 28 | #3,787 | 11 | #10,381 |
| 2008 | 21 | #4,642 | 5 | #19,313 |
| 2007 | 22 | #4,451 | 0 | – |
| 2006 | 18 | #4,974 | 0 | – |
| 2005 | 17 | #4,948 | 0 | – |
| 2004 | 14 | #5,679 | 0 | – |
| 2003 | 6 | #10,366 | 0 | – |
| 2002 | 7 | #9,026 | 0 | – |
| 2001 | 11 | #6,274 | 0 | – |
| 2000 | 11 | #6,170 | 0 | – |
| 1999 | 6 | #9,440 | 0 | – |
| 1998 | 5 | #10,638 | 0 | – |
| 1997 | 6 | #8,839 | 0 | – |
| 1996 | 7 | #7,655 | 0 | – |
| 1995 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1994 | 6 | #8,389 | 0 | – |
| 1993 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1992 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1991 | 5 | #9,072 | 0 | – |
| 1990 | 8 | #6,188 | 0 | – |
| 1989 | 5 | #8,718 | 0 | – |
| 1988 | 7 | #6,188 | 0 | – |
| 1987 | 8 | #5,259 | 0 | – |
| 1986 | 7 | #5,704 | 0 | – |
| 1985 | 8 | #4,987 | 0 | – |
| 1984 | 7 | #5,332 | 0 | – |
| 1983 | 8 | #4,747 | 0 | – |
| 1982 | 11 | #3,839 | 0 | – |
| 1981 | 9 | #4,370 | 0 | – |
| 1980 | 6 | #5,960 | 0 | – |
| 1979 | 9 | #4,266 | 0 | – |
| 1978 | 8 | #4,411 | 0 | – |
| 1977 | 9 | #4,037 | 0 | – |
| 1976 | 9 | #3,886 | 0 | – |
| 1975 | 13 | #3,011 | 0 | – |
| 1974 | 8 | #4,049 | 0 | – |
| 1973 | 9 | #3,599 | 0 | – |
| 1972 | 9 | #3,515 | 0 | – |
| 1971 | 10 | #3,285 | 0 | – |
| 1970 | 13 | #2,694 | 0 | – |
| 1969 | 15 | #2,268 | 0 | – |
| 1968 | 10 | #2,839 | 0 | – |
| 1967 | 24 | #1,591 | 0 | – |
| 1966 | 18 | #1,862 | 0 | – |
| 1965 | 15 | #2,135 | 0 | – |
| 1964 | 20 | #1,830 | 0 | – |
| 1963 | 30 | #1,443 | 0 | – |
| 1962 | 26 | #1,572 | 0 | – |
| 1961 | 19 | #1,921 | 0 | – |
| 1960 | 29 | #1,508 | 0 | – |
| 1959 | 30 | #1,455 | 0 | – |
| 1958 | 20 | #1,813 | 0 | – |
| 1957 | 25 | #1,614 | 0 | – |
| 1956 | 22 | #1,704 | 0 | – |
| 1955 | 25 | #1,562 | 0 | – |
| 1954 | 25 | #1,546 | 0 | – |
| 1953 | 15 | #2,077 | 0 | – |
| 1952 | 28 | #1,448 | 0 | – |
| 1951 | 23 | #1,582 | 0 | – |
| 1950 | 41 | #1,115 | 0 | – |
| 1949 | 25 | #1,486 | 0 | – |
| 1948 | 50 | #996 | 0 | – |
| 1947 | 52 | #992 | 0 | – |
| 1946 | 47 | #996 | 0 | – |
| 1945 | 57 | #833 | 0 | – |
| 1944 | 50 | #901 | 0 | – |
| 1943 | 67 | #807 | 0 | – |
| 1942 | 55 | #896 | 0 | – |
| 1941 | 54 | #866 | 0 | – |
| 1940 | 45 | #959 | 0 | – |
| 1939 | 50 | #876 | 0 | – |
| 1938 | 52 | #865 | 0 | – |
| 1937 | 48 | #902 | 0 | – |
| 1936 | 64 | #763 | 0 | – |
| 1935 | 45 | #949 | 0 | – |
| 1934 | 51 | #884 | 5 | #4,687 |
| 1933 | 60 | #797 | 0 | – |
| 1932 | 77 | #706 | 0 | – |
| 1931 | 85 | #645 | 0 | – |
| 1930 | 62 | #827 | 0 | – |
| 1929 | 68 | #784 | 0 | – |
| 1928 | 78 | #728 | 0 | – |
| 1927 | 75 | #759 | 0 | – |
| 1926 | 74 | #747 | 6 | #4,615 |
| 1925 | 98 | #642 | 0 | – |
| 1924 | 89 | #695 | 7 | #4,256 |
| 1923 | 105 | #623 | 6 | #4,733 |
| 1922 | 85 | #711 | 0 | – |
| 1921 | 85 | #713 | 8 | #3,874 |
| 1920 | 94 | #658 | 0 | – |
| 1919 | 95 | #622 | 7 | #4,076 |
| 1918 | 106 | #595 | 9 | #3,404 |
| 1917 | 74 | #709 | 0 | – |
| 1916 | 77 | #678 | 7 | #3,764 |
| 1915 | 68 | #721 | 0 | – |
| 1914 | 71 | #602 | 0 | – |
| 1913 | 45 | #676 | 0 | – |
| 1912 | 44 | #631 | 0 | – |
| 1911 | 13 | #962 | 0 | – |
| 1910 | 21 | #647 | 0 | – |
| 1909 | 17 | #667 | 0 | – |
| 1908 | 8 | #1,077 | 0 | – |
| 1907 | 11 | #844 | 0 | – |
| 1906 | 17 | #579 | 0 | – |
| 1905 | 9 | #886 | 0 | – |
| 1904 | 10 | #792 | 0 | – |
| 1903 | 14 | #605 | 0 | – |
| 1902 | 11 | #715 | 0 | – |
| 1901 | 10 | #710 | 0 | – |
| 1900 | 7 | #1,127 | 0 | – |
| 1899 | 5 | #1,149 | 0 | – |
| 1898 | 7 | #952 | 0 | – |
| 1897 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1896 | 8 | #868 | 0 | – |
| 1895 | 6 | #1,039 | 0 | – |
| 1894 | 11 | #655 | 0 | – |
| 1893 | 5 | #1,132 | 0 | – |
| 1892 | 11 | #666 | 0 | – |
| 1891 | 11 | #577 | 0 | – |
| 1890 | 13 | #555 | 0 | – |
| 1889 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1888 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1887 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1886 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1885 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1884 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1883 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1882 | 5 | #1,034 | 0 | – |
Highest rank
As a boy name, Loyal reached #555 in 1890. As a girl name, it reached #2,907 in 2021. Ranks count every name SSA published for that year and sex, so they go well past the top 1,000.
Names from the same era
These names were also most popular in the 2020s, with a similar number of babies. They can work as sibling or middle names that feel like they belong together.
Names spelled like Loyal
Source: US Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880–2024. Counts are Social Security card applications for US births; SSA leaves out names given to fewer than 5 babies in a year. Updated 2026-10-05. How these numbers are made.