Loann
Loann is a name with a single cultural origin: French.
- French
Meaning & Origin of Loann
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Loann is a name with a single cultural origin: French.
Origin data from Behind the Name .
Cultural Origins (via Behind the Name)
- French
The Story of Loann
Loann first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a baby girl name in 1932, with 7 babies given the name that year. The name hit its high-water mark in 1957: 20 births, good for #2,563 nationwide. The 1950s were its strongest decade, accounting for roughly 41% of all recorded Loanns. Its most recent appearance in the national data came in 1969 (5 births); the name has since faded from the published rankings. In total, more than 338 Loanns have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1930s through the 2020s.
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Variants & Related Forms of Loann
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About the name Loann
Loann is a girl baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1932 and has accumulated 338 births in the dataset. Loann's peak popularity came in 1957 when it ranked #2,563. Use the chart and map above to compare Loann'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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