Loy

Primarily a boy's name · Unisex — 17% girls / 83% boys

Loy first appears in the data in 1881 and has been recorded in 122 different years as a boy's name. Its single biggest year was 1922 with 93 babies (rank #670 that year). It was not in the 2024 data. The name has been declining over the last five years.

Numerology of Loy

In Pythagorean numerology, every letter has a value from 1 to 9. Adding the letters of Loy yields these three numbers — a playful read on the name's character.

7Destiny numberThe seekerIntrospective, analytical, drawn to the unknown.Sum of every letter. The overall character a name carries.
4Soul urgeThe builderPractical, steady, gets results through hard work.Sum of the vowels — what's said to drive the heart.
3PersonalityThe creativeExpressive, sociable, lifted by playful energy.Sum of the consonants — the outer impression.

4,983

Total babies (all years)

122

Years in the data

Peak in a single year

Popularity Over Time — Boys

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Year-by-Year Detail

Rank is among all boys' names registered that year.

Year	Babies	Rank
1881	5	#958
1884	5	#1,065
1886	6	#921
1887	6	#885
1888	8	#789
1889	8	#759
1891	5	#1,061
1893	12	#594
1894	14	#554
1895	9	#775
1896	7	#943
1897	11	#668
1898	5	#1,236
1899	10	#687
1900	15	#669
1901	5	#1,151
1902	13	#636
1903	20	#479
1904	8	#931
1905	10	#822
1906	7	#1,071
1907	16	#652
1909	22	#568
1910	13	#910
1911	12	#1,021
1912	23	#958
1913	38	#771
1914	46	#784
1915	87	#617
1916	80	#660
1917	82	#662
1918	79	#718
1919	83	#685
1920	88	#682
1921	80	#741
1922	93	#670
1923	75	#762
1924	88	#700
1925	78	#742
1926	93	#656
1927	73	#772
1928	85	#688
1929	72	#748
1930	86	#675
1931	79	#676
1932	83	#673
1933	81	#648
1934	84	#662
1935	79	#674
1936	67	#740
1937	72	#710
1938	81	#670
1939	59	#799
1940	59	#815
1941	62	#804
1942	60	#845
1943	74	#759
1944	48	#927
1945	60	#803
1946	58	#866
1947	54	#973
1948	64	#861
1949	60	#897
1950	49	#999
1951	40	#1,147
1952	55	#966
1953	55	#972
1954	44	#1,130
1955	33	#1,329
1956	48	#1,102
1957	38	#1,275
1958	50	#1,085
1959	39	#1,257
1960	43	#1,202
1961	36	#1,339
1962	28	#1,503
1963	37	#1,294
1964	25	#1,602
1965	26	#1,544
1966	26	#1,529
1967	29	#1,432
1968	18	#1,937
1969	16	#2,190
1970	23	#1,878
1971	22	#1,961
1972	28	#1,667
1973	16	#2,462
1974	13	#2,887
1975	16	#2,600
1976	10	#3,629
1977	17	#2,615
1978	16	#2,746
1979	17	#2,731
1980	13	#3,363
1981	16	#2,847
1982	10	#4,117
1983	8	#4,746
1984	7	#5,331
1986	11	#4,028
1987	7	#5,851
1988	11	#4,342
1989	5	#8,717
1990	7	#6,885
1991	8	#6,292
1992	11	#5,113
1993	12	#4,895
1995	6	#8,456
1996	6	#8,573
1997	6	#8,838
1998	10	#6,128
2000	6	#9,843
2002	6	#10,162
2003	6	#10,365
2004	8	#8,616
2005	5	#12,595
2006	6	#11,503
2007	8	#9,415
2009	6	#11,901
2011	8	#9,284
2017	5	#13,490
2018	8	#9,317
2021	7	#10,362