Loyal
Meaning not yet sourced
Editor’s note Climbing fast in the US: #2,019 in 2015, #980 in 2025
Boy’s name
What Loyal means
Meaning not yet sourced. Wiktionary has no word-by-word meaning for Loyal yet, and we don’t write our own.
Editor’s note Climbing fast in the US: #2,019 in 2015, #980 in 2025 Worked out from the official US and England & Wales counts, not a meaning.
How popular is Loyal?
▼ 103 vs 2024
US: Rising: up from #2019 in 2015.
Biggest US share so far: 2022, when 377 boys got the name (#700 that year). First in the US records in 1882.
How common
- About 1 in 7,331 baby boys in the US in 2025
“1 in N” divides by all listed births for that sex. The US list leaves out names given to fewer than 5 babies, and the UK lists leave out names given to 2 or fewer, so the real figure is a little rarer than shown.
Where in the US
Most popular in GA (0.46 per 1,000 boys), LA (0.42 per 1,000 boys), MD (0.39 per 1,000 boys) in 2025.
SSA state data, 2025. Share of all listed boys born in each state.
US vs UK
Loyal is #980 in the US. It is not in the England & Wales list for 2025.
| Rank 2025 | Babies | How common | Rank 2015 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| US | #980 | 233 | 1 in 7,331 | #2019 |
| England & Wales | – | – | – | – |
| Scotland | – | – | – | – |
Same sex as this page (boys). SSA (US), ONS (England and Wales), NRS (Scotland).
Boy or girl?
In 2025, 91.7% of US babies named Loyal were boys.
| Girls | Boys | |
|---|---|---|
| US 2025 | 21 | 233 |
| England & Wales 2025 | 0 | 0 |
| US all years since 1880 | 500 | 5,939 |
| England & Wales since 1996 | 0 | 7 |
Counts below the publishing threshold (US 5, UK 3) are not included.
Other spellings
Other spellings parents chose in 2025
- Lyall7 US
Names that sound the same and differ by a letter or two, with baby counts for the same sex. US and E&W counts.
If you like Loyal
Boys
- Nash#255Editor’s note Up from #345 in 2015 to #255 in 2025 in the US
- Milo#119Editor’s note Climbing fast in the US: #288 in 2015, #119 in 2025
- Amir#105“commander, prince”*
- Tatum#202Editor’s note Climbing fast in the US: #585 in 2015, #202 in 2025
- Bowen#266“son of Owen”*
- Ezekiel#61“God strengthens”*
For a sister
- Milani#288Editor’s note Climbing fast in the US: #664 in 2015, #288 in 2025
- Kaylani#185Editor’s note Climbing fast in the US: #1,054 in 2015, #185 in 2025
- Sylvie#282Editor’s note Climbing fast in the US: #1,175 in 2015, #282 in 2025
- Zara#212“flower”*
- Daphne#178“laurel, bay”*
- Rory#230“red-haired king”*
Picked from the US top 1,000 in 2025: names Wiktionary also files under where there are enough, topped up with common names whose US popularity since 1990 rose and fell most like Loyal’s. Place names are only included if they are in the top 300. Rank is US 2025.
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