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Unisex name

Loy

/ˈlɔɪ/ · 18% girls, 82% boys · last recorded 2021

Loy has been given to about 4,983 people in the United States since 1880. It was most common in 1938, which makes it a interwar name.

Meaning—
Origin—
Syllables1
Pronunciation/ˈlɔɪ/
Nicknames—
Living in the US≈ 2,222
Median age today75 years

Popularity, 1880–2025

Babies named Loy per year · SSA, ONS, NRS, CSO, INSEE and SSB
18802025
United StatesScotlandeach scaled to its own peak
  • Peak year1938 · 109
  • Born in 20250
  • All time4,983

How popular is Loy?

Its best year was 1938, when 109 babies were given the name, ranking 1427th. The typical living American called Loy is about 75 years old today.

Names that sound like Loy

Phonetic similarity, 0–1
  1. Floy0.81
  2. Roy0.75
  3. Joy0.75
  4. Coy0.75
  5. Eloy0.74
  6. Loyd0.71
  7. Lonny0.72
  8. Lloyd0.68

Middle names for Loy

Ranked by flow score
  1. Loy Alice0.78
  2. Loy Iris0.77
  3. Loy Ivy0.77
  4. Loy Belle0.77
  5. Loy Opal0.74
  6. Loy Noelle0.74

Sibling names for Loy

Same era, comparable use, no clash
  1. Elouisesister · 0.87
  2. Winonasister · 0.87
  3. Ruthiesister · 0.86
  4. Otisbrother · 0.84
  5. Hughbrother · 0.83
  6. Harlanbrother · 0.83

Where Loy is strongest

Share of 2025 births by state

    With a common surname

    Flow score against the most-used American surnames · try your own
    1. Loy Evans0.73
    2. Loy Edwards0.73
    3. Loy Anderson0.73
    4. Loy Allen0.73
    5. Loy Adams0.73
    6. Loy Wilson0.69

    How to read these numbers

    Every score on this page is explained
    1. Phonetic similarity0–1
    2. Middle-name flow0–1
    3. Sibling fit0–1
    4. Living population estimatemethod
    5. PronunciationCMU dictionary

    Sources for Loy

    Every figure on this page is public record
    1. United States1880–2025
    2. Scotland1974–2020
    3. PronunciationCMU dictionary

    Source: US Social Security Administration, national and state name files, 2025 release. Etymology researched and written by our editors. Living-population and median-age figures are our own estimates, described in the methodology.