Loah
Sallay-Matu Garnett and Emma Garnett are Irish singer-songwriters of Sierra Leonean descent. They perform individually, but have contributed to each other's work. They have written in English, Sherbro and Krio. Sallay, a qualified pharmacist, contributed to Hozier's debut album, and in 2019 played Mary Magdalene in Jesus Christ Superstar in the Barbican Theatre, London.
Meaning & Origin of Loah
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Sallay-Matu Garnett and Emma Garnett are Irish singer-songwriters of Sierra Leonean descent. They perform individually, but have contributed to each other's work. They have written in English, Sherbro and Krio. Sallay, a qualified pharmacist, contributed to Hozier's debut album, and in 2019 played Mary Magdalene in Jesus Christ Superstar in the Barbican Theatre, London.
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The Story of Loah
Loah first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a baby girl name in 2014, with 6 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 2022, when 13 Loahs were born — ranking #8,027 that year. As of 2026, Loah ranks #9,521 for baby girls with 10 births, rising sharply (+43% over the past five years). In total, more than 62 Loahs have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 2010s through the 2020s.
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About the name Loah
Loah is a girl baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 2014 and has accumulated 62 births in the dataset. Loah's peak popularity came in 2022 when it ranked #8,027. Use the chart and map above to compare Loah's trajectory across years and U.S. states, or browse the related names section to discover similar choices.
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Data sources
- Birth statistics (counts, ranks, years 1880–2026) — U.S. Social Security Administration . Predictions for years not yet released by SSA are computed by Peek a Name from historical trends; we update with official data as soon as it ships.
- Etymology, cultural origins, and related forms — Behind the Name (used under their public API terms).
- Meaning prose and editorial summary — Wikipedia article extracts, licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0 .
- Predicted nationality distribution — Nationalize.io .
- Phonetically similar names — Datamuse .
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