Loys

Boy · recorded 1912–1965

  • 1965last recorded
  • 1912best year

Most popular in 1912.

Last recorded in 1965. Fewer than five boys a year have been given it since, so it's a true rarity.

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Meaning

We don’t have a verified meaning for Loys.

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Its story

Popularity since 1912

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Per million boys born. Years with fewer than five births are not in the record, so the line breaks rather than dropping to zero.
See the 23 recorded years as a table
Loys, per million boys born. Years absent from the table had fewer than five births.
YearPer million
191216
191316
191414
19159
191611
191710
19186
191913
192010
19218
192213
19235
19247
19257
19278
19287
19297
19306
193110
193211
19385
19414
19653

Where it’s loved

Most popular in these states

Loys isn’t concentrated in any one state. Either it’s spread evenly, or no state reaches the 25 births over three years needed before a rate means anything.

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The numbers

Every figure

Births in 1965
5
Rank in 1965
#3,930
How rare
1 in 372,028 boys
Since 1912
193

Loys was last recorded in 1965. Fewer than five boys have been given the name in any year since, which is the point below which the record stops reporting.

Most popular in 1912, at 16 per million boys born.

There isn’t enough data for a ten-year trend: Loys doesn’t appear in both ends of that window.

Figures from the US Social Security Administration’s 2025 release. How these numbers are made.