Masculine dossier · first seen 1881

Loy

Stable Decline Gradual decline from 1922

Peak era

1922

Peak births

Current vitality

Below reporting floor

Peak generation

Greatest Generation

Quick answers about Loy

How many people are named Loy?

An estimated 1,138 living Americans are named Loy.

How rare is Loy?

Loy fell below the SSA's 5-birth reporting floor in 2025. It is extremely rare as a new baby name.

How old is the typical Loy?

The median age of a living American named Loy is approximately 65 years, with most bearers falling between 51 and 75 years old.

Is Loy still popular?

Not especially. Loy has been declining since its 1922 peak and registered 0 births in 2025.

Where is Loy most common?

Loy has its strongest geographic signal in Arkansas, where it appears 7.8× more often than the national baseline.

1881Peak 19222025

Peak year

1922

Decline from peak

100%

2025

All-time

4,111

Loy last appeared in SSA records in 2021. Across its recorded history, about 4,111 American boys received the name.

Loy peaked in 1922, when 93 boys were given the name.

No boys were recorded with this name in 2025 — at least not five of them (the SSA's reporting floor).

Down 100% from its peak.

In all, the Social Security Administration has recorded about 4,111 Americans named Loy since 1881.

Rarity scoreStatistical floor

Peak generationGreatest Generation

StabilityHighly era-bound

TrajectoryGradual decline from 1922

Living profile

1,372

Estimated living Americans with this name.

Median age68

Core range54–79

Playground Density Index 0.0%

Wave type

Steady Decline

A name with a broad middle and a downward recent trajectory.

Geographic heartland

Arkansas

7.8× higher affinity than the national baseline.

Arkansas · 1920s 7.8×

Arkansas · 1930s 7.1×

Arkansas · 1940s 6.2×