Loye
Loye is a surname. Notable people with this name include:Aleksandr Loye, Russian actor David Elliot Loye (1925–2022), American author and psychologist Charles Auguste Loye, real name of George Montbard (1841–1905), French artist James Loye, British actor Kate Loye, New Zealand football player Loye H.
Meaning & Origin of Loye
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Loye is a surname. Notable people with this name include:Aleksandr Loye, Russian actor David Elliot Loye (1925–2022), American author and psychologist Charles Auguste Loye, real name of George Montbard (1841–1905), French artist James Loye, British actor Kate Loye, New Zealand football player Loye H.
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The Story of Loye
As a girl name
Loye first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a girl name in 1907, with 7 babies given the name that year. The name hit its high-water mark in 1939: 12 births, good for #2,417 nationwide. About 29% of every Loye on record arrived during the 1930s, its defining decade. Loye last appeared in the published SSA data in 1966, with 6 recorded births — it has not charted nationally since. All told, over 173 Americans have carried the name since 1880, from the 1900s to the 2020s.
As a boy name
American parents first put Loye on the record books as a boy name in 1913, with 7 registered babies. Its peak popularity came in 1933, when 17 Loyes were born — ranking #1,707 that year. About 24% of every Loye on record arrived during the 1930s, its defining decade. Loye last appeared in the published SSA data in 1970, with 5 recorded births — it has not charted nationally since. All told, over 448 Americans have carried the name since 1880, from the 1910s to the 2020s.
Popularity Over Time
Popularity by State
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About the name Loye
Loye is a unisex baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1913 and has accumulated 448 births in the dataset. Loye's peak popularity came in 1933 when it ranked #1,707. Use the chart and map above to compare Loye'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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