Loy

Girl · recorded 1895–1974

  • 1974last recorded
  • 1938best year

Most popular in 1938.

Last recorded in 1974. Fewer than five girls 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 Loy.

We only publish meanings we can cite to a source you could check yourself. Most sites will give you one anyway; the ones you find elsewhere are often copied between sites without verification.

Its story

Popularity since 1895

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Per million girls born. Years with fewer than five births are not in the record, so the line breaks rather than dropping to zero.
See the 67 recorded years as a table
Loy, per million girls born. Years absent from the table had fewer than five births.
YearPer million
189521
189621
189921
190716
190818
191124
191222
19138
191417
19158
191619
191715
191811
191919
192014
192111
19227
19237
19245
19257
192610
192711
19289
192914
193016
193112
193211
193312
193415
193520
193611
193722
193825
193924
194025
194122
194211
194311
194411
194518
194613
19478
19486
19496
195011
195112
19528
19538
195412
19558
19563
19579
19587
19596
19604
19616
19626
19633
19644
19655
19665
19674
19684
19713
19723
19734
19743

Where it’s loved

Most popular in these states

Loy 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.

More like it

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The numbers

Every figure

Births in 1974
5
Rank in 1974
#8,775
How rare
1 in 293,506 girls
Since 1895
872

Loy was last recorded in 1974. Fewer than five girls have been given the name in any year since, which is the point below which the record stops reporting.

Most popular in 1938, at 25 per million girls born.

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

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