Loys
Loys, Loÿs, Loyse or Loysé is a given name which may refer to:
Meaning & Origin of Loys
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Loys, Loÿs, Loyse or Loysé is a given name which may refer to:
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The Story of Loys
As a girl name
American parents first put Loys on the record books as a girl name in 1912, with 5 registered babies. Its peak popularity came in 1919, when 15 Loyss were born — ranking #2,264 that year. About 39% of every Loys on record arrived during the 1910s, its defining decade. Loys last appeared in the published SSA data in 1956, with 5 recorded births — it has not charted nationally since. All told, over 139 Americans have carried the name since 1880, from the 1910s to the 2020s.
As a boy name
The earliest SSA record of Loys as a boy name dates back to 1912, when 7 babies received it. 1922 was its biggest year on record, with 14 newborns named Loys — #2,240 in the national rankings. About 41% of every Loys on record arrived during the 1920s, its defining decade. Loys last appeared in the published SSA data in 1965, with 5 recorded births — it has not charted nationally since. All told, over 193 Americans have carried the name since 1880, from the 1910s to the 2020s.
Popularity Over Time
Popularity by State
Notable people named Loys
A small selection from Wikipedia. Tap "Read more" below to see the full list on Wikipedia.
- Loys of Gruuthuse (c. 1422–1492), better known as Lewis de Bruges, lord of Gruuthuse
- Loys Louis Bourgeois (composer) (c. 1510–1559), French composer and music theorist
- Loys Choquart (1920–1989), Swiss jazz reedist, bandleader, and broadcaster
- Loysé Youth Deal, birth name of Borden Deal (1922–1985), American novelist and short story writer
- Loÿs Delteil (1869–1927), French engraver, lithographer, illustrator, and art historian
- Loÿs Papon (1533–1599), French playwright
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Names that sound like Loys
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About the name Loys
Loys is a unisex baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1912 and has accumulated 193 births in the dataset. Loys's peak popularity came in 1922 when it ranked #2,240. Use the chart and map above to compare Loys'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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