Loy
Loy or Loys is both a given name and a surname. Notable people with the name include:
Meaning & Origin of Loy
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Loy or Loys is both a given name and a surname. Notable people with the name include:
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The Story of Loy
As a girl name
Loy first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a girl name in 1895, with 5 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 1940, when 29 Loys were born — ranking #1,404 that year. As of 2026, Loy ranks #8,775 for girls with 5 births, with steady use. In total, more than 872 Loys have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1890s through the 2020s.
As a boy name
Loy first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a boy name in 1881, with 5 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 1922, when 93 Loys were born — ranking #666 that year. As of 2026, Loy ranks #9,707 for boys with 7 births, with steady use. In total, more than 4K Loys have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1880s through the 2020s.
Popularity Over Time
Popularity by State
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About the name Loy
Loy is a unisex baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1881 and has accumulated 4K births in the dataset. Loy's peak popularity came in 1922 when it ranked #666. Use the chart and map above to compare Loy'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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