How Many People Are Named Loyal?
people named Loyal are alive in the United States today (estimate)
About 1 in 90,467 people in the US has this name
Based on 6,439 babies named Loyal in Social Security records from 1882 to 2025, and the share of each birth year still alive in 2025.
Popularity Rank
💎💎 Very Rare
Peak Year
416 births
Trend
Stable (last 10 years)
⚧ Gender Distribution
Of the babies given the name Loyal, 11.8% were girls and 88.3% were boys. The share of girls among babies named Loyal rose from 0% in the 1900s to 11.7% in the 2020s. It was highest in the 2010s, at 25%.
👥 Age Distribution
The average person named Loyal alive today is about 19 years old, and 78% are under 30. Half of them were between 2 and 18 in 2025.
📈 Popularity Over Time
Loyal first appears in the records in 1882 and was given most often in 2022, to 416 babies. In 2025, 254 babies got the name.
Babies given the name each year, 1882 to 2025
🏆 Rank History
Loyal has never been one of the 100 most popular boys' names. Its best rank was #555, in 1890. In 2025 it ranked #983.
| Boys | |
|---|---|
| Rank in 2025 | #983 |
| Best rank | #555 (1890) |
| Years in the top 100 | None |
| Rank in its biggest decade | #827 in the 2020s |
📍 State-Wise Distribution
People named Loyal alive today, by the state where they were born (estimate; state records start in 1910).
More people named Loyal were born in Georgia than in any other state: about 193 of those alive today. Compared with the national rate in the same years, Loyal was given 2.7 times as often in Oklahoma, 2.3 times in Georgia and 2.2 times in Kansas.
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