Every name given to a US baby since 1880, ranked year by year — straight from Social Security Administration birth records. 105,966 names · 375,362,447 births · public domain.

Loyal*

#1,490 most common boys' name of all time · #3,623 across all names · 92% male / 8% female · used 1882–2025 · notable crossover

Rank among boys
#1,490
Rank overall
#3,623 of 105,966
First appeared
1882
Years on the list
133 of 146
All-time
6,439
Since 2016
2,414
Peak year
2022 #700
Best rank
#565 1890
Girls Boys peak 416/yr
1900192019401960198020002020

Loyal first appears in 1882. That's the first year it was given to at least 5 US babies, which is the threshold below which the SSA withholds a name.

Year by year

YearGirlsBoysTotalRank
2025 21 233 254 #981
2024 35 275 310 #878
2023 40 356 396 #739
2022 39 377 416 #700
2021 58 336 394 #755
2020 41 190 231 #1,054
2019 23 106 129 #1,574
2018 21 71 92 #2,030
2017 35 72 107 #1,983
2016 28 57 85 #2,310
2015 27 71 98 #2,021
2014 29 62 91 #2,177
2013 17 44 61 #2,674
2012 8 43 51 #2,776
2011 7 37 44 #3,052
2010 — 21 21 #4,525
2009 11 28 39 #3,729
2008 5 21 26 #4,548
2007 — 22 22 #4,383
2006 — 18 18 #4,876
2005 — 17 17 #4,836
2004 — 14 14 #5,509
2003 — 6 6 #9,625
2002 — 7 7 #8,493
2001 — 11 11 #6,039
2000 — 11 11 #5,939
1999 — 6 6 #8,736
1998 — 5 5 #9,666
1997 — 6 6 #8,150
1996 — 7 7 #7,170
1994 — 6 6 #7,808
1991 — 5 5 #8,304
1990 — 8 8 #5,857
1989 — 5 5 #7,958
1988 — 7 7 #5,800
1987 — 8 8 #5,004
1986 — 7 7 #5,366
1985 — 8 8 #4,730
1984 — 7 7 #5,014
1983 — 8 8 #4,534
1982 — 11 11 #3,719
1981 — 9 9 #4,182
1980 — 6 6 #5,586
1979 — 9 9 #4,102
1978 — 8 8 #4,189
1977 — 9 9 #3,864
1976 — 9 9 #3,758
1975 — 13 13 #2,921
1974 — 8 8 #3,873
1973 — 9 9 #3,466
1972 — 9 9 #3,377
1971 — 10 10 #3,180
1970 — 13 13 #2,640
1969 — 15 15 #2,237
1968 — 10 10 #2,758
1967 — 24 24 #1,580
1966 — 18 18 #1,827
1965 — 15 15 #2,110
1964 — 20 20 #1,807
1963 — 30 30 #1,435
1962 — 26 26 #1,555
1961 — 19 19 #1,895
1960 — 29 29 #1,503
1959 — 30 30 #1,448
1958 — 20 20 #1,785
1957 — 25 25 #1,598
1956 — 22 22 #1,690
1955 — 25 25 #1,547
1954 — 25 25 #1,534
1953 — 15 15 #2,054
1952 — 28 28 #1,445
1951 — 23 23 #1,566
1950 — 41 41 #1,112
1949 — 25 25 #1,472
1948 — 50 50 #995
1947 — 52 52 #990
1946 — 47 47 #995
1945 — 57 57 #834
1944 — 50 50 #903
1943 — 67 67 #805
1942 — 55 55 #895
1941 — 54 54 #865
1940 — 45 45 #961
1939 — 50 50 #881
1938 — 52 52 #864
1937 — 48 48 #900
1936 — 64 64 #762
1935 — 45 45 #951
1934 5 51 56 #883
1933 — 60 60 #793
1932 — 77 77 #706
1931 — 85 85 #647
1930 — 62 62 #828
1929 — 68 68 #782
1928 — 78 78 #727
1927 — 75 75 #758
1926 6 74 80 #747
1925 — 98 98 #643
1924 7 89 96 #694
1923 6 105 111 #624
1922 — 85 85 #711
1921 8 85 93 #713
1920 — 94 94 #657
1919 7 95 102 #621
1918 9 106 115 #595
1917 — 74 74 #711
1916 7 77 84 #678
1915 — 68 68 #723
1914 — 71 71 #601
1913 — 45 45 #673
1912 — 44 44 #634
1911 — 13 13 #963
1910 — 21 21 #650
1909 — 17 17 #675
1908 — 8 8 #1,074
1907 — 11 11 #857
1906 — 17 17 #588
1905 — 9 9 #890
1904 — 10 10 #799
1903 — 14 14 #615
1902 — 11 11 #734
1901 — 10 10 #723
1900 — 7 7 #1,106
1899 — 5 5 #1,124
1898 — 7 7 #963
1896 — 8 8 #882
1895 — 6 6 #1,033
1894 — 11 11 #666
1893 — 5 5 #1,118
1892 — 11 11 #682
1891 — 11 11 #595
1890 — 13 13 #565
1882 — 5 5 #1,069