Loyce
Loyce is a female given name. Notable people with this name include:Loyce Biira Bwambale Loyce Houlton (1925–1995), American dancer, choreographer, dance pedagogue, and arts administrator Loyce Pace, American public health policy expert Loyce W. Turner Loyce Whiteman, American popular singer
Meaning & Origin of Loyce
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Loyce is a female given name. Notable people with this name include:Loyce Biira Bwambale Loyce Houlton (1925–1995), American dancer, choreographer, dance pedagogue, and arts administrator Loyce Pace, American public health policy expert Loyce W. Turner Loyce Whiteman, American popular singer
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The Story of Loyce
As a girl name
The earliest SSA record of Loyce as a girl name dates back to 1901, when 9 babies received it. 1933 was its biggest year on record, with 107 newborns named Loyce — #633 in the national rankings. The 1930s were its strongest decade, accounting for roughly 23% of all recorded Loyces. Its most recent appearance in the national data came in 1981 (7 births); the name has since faded from the published rankings. In total, more than 4K Loyces have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1900s through the 2020s.
As a boy name
American parents first put Loyce on the record books as a boy name in 1906, with 5 registered babies. Its peak popularity came in 1924, when 29 Loyces were born — ranking #1,380 that year. The 1920s were its strongest decade, accounting for roughly 26% of all recorded Loyces. Its most recent appearance in the national data came in 1977 (6 births); the name has since faded from the published rankings. In total, more than 775 Loyces have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1900s through the 2020s.
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About the name Loyce
Loyce is a unisex baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1901 and has accumulated 4K births in the dataset. Loyce's peak popularity came in 1933 when it ranked #633. Use the chart and map above to compare Loyce'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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