Loa is a rare variant of Lou that peaked in 1924 and remains in steady use.
Loa is a girl name. In 2025 it ranked #6,714 for girl births in the United States (and #11,636 across all names), given to 17 babies. Loa was first reported in SSA data in 1894 and peaked in 1924 (29 births).
| Year | U.S. births | U.S. + territories | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 17 | 17 | #6,714 |
| 2024 | 19 | 19 | #6,302 |
| 2023 | 23 | 23 | #5,487 |
| 2022 | 20 | 20 | #6,124 |
| 2021 | 17 | 17 | #6,871 |
| 2020 | 10 | 10 | #9,985 |
| 2019 | 11 | 11 | #9,482 |
| 2018 | 10 | 10 | #10,255 |
| 2017 | 9 | 9 | #11,239 |
| 2016 | 7 | 7 | #13,759 |
| 2015 | 7 | 7 | #13,885 |
| 2014 | 10 | 10 | #10,609 |
| 2013 | 10 | 10 | #10,701 |
| 2012 | 13 | 13 | #8,929 |
| 2011 | 8 | 8 | #12,887 |
| 2010 | 6 | 6 | #16,158 |
| 2008 | 8 | 8 | #13,310 |
| 2006 | 5 | 5 | #18,883 |
| 1963 | 5 | — | #7,179 |
| 1961 | 10 | — | #4,405 |
| 1960 | 9 | — | #4,632 |
| 1959 | 6 | — | #5,945 |
| 1958 | 7 | — | #5,192 |
| 1957 | 8 | — | #4,742 |
| 1956 | 5 | — | #6,483 |
| 1955 | 9 | — | #4,246 |
| 1954 | 9 | — | #4,149 |
| 1953 | 12 | — | #3,380 |
| 1952 | 10 | — | #3,686 |
| 1951 | 10 | — | #3,624 |
| 1950 | 8 | — | #4,160 |
| 1949 | 9 | — | #3,771 |
| 1948 | 14 | — | #2,778 |
| 1947 | 13 | — | #2,989 |
| 1946 | 7 | — | #4,241 |
| 1945 | 12 | — | #2,684 |
| 1944 | 9 | — | #3,265 |
| 1943 | 17 | — | #2,198 |
| 1942 | 16 | — | #2,268 |
| 1941 | 9 | — | #3,153 |
| 1940 | 14 | — | #2,252 |
| 1939 | 22 | — | #1,660 |
| 1938 | 21 | — | #1,733 |
| 1937 | 15 | — | #2,145 |
| 1936 | 24 | — | #1,535 |
| 1935 | 14 | — | #2,255 |
| 1934 | 16 | — | #2,049 |
| 1933 | 19 | — | #1,810 |
| 1932 | 10 | — | #2,955 |
| 1931 | 13 | — | #2,372 |
| 1930 | 10 | — | #2,967 |
| 1929 | 16 | — | #2,141 |
| 1928 | 17 | — | #2,149 |
| 1927 | 11 | — | #2,975 |
| 1926 | 17 | — | #2,213 |
| 1925 | 20 | — | #1,977 |
| 1924 | 29 | — | #1,586 |
| 1923 | 12 | — | #2,832 |
| 1922 | 15 | — | #2,438 |
| 1921 | 13 | — | #2,715 |
| 1920 | 22 | — | #1,860 |
| 1919 | 13 | — | #2,583 |
| 1918 | 17 | — | #2,160 |
| 1917 | 19 | — | #1,877 |
| 1916 | 12 | — | #2,582 |
| 1915 | 9 | — | #3,021 |
| 1914 | 8 | — | #2,771 |
| 1913 | 6 | — | #3,038 |
| 1912 | 5 | — | #3,227 |
| 1911 | 8 | — | #1,878 |
| 1909 | 5 | — | #2,390 |
| 1904 | 5 | — | #2,036 |
| 1900 | 5 | — | #2,093 |
| 1899 | 5 | — | #1,739 |
| 1897 | 5 | — | #1,683 |
| 1894 | 8 | — | #1,194 |