Loyal is an uncommon boys' name that has climbed to its highest level yet, peaking in 2022.
Loyal is predominantly a boy name. In 2025 it ranked #983 among boys (233) and #5,838 among girls (21) — overall #1,899 across all names. The charts below show girls and boys separately.
| Year | U.S. births | U.S. + territories | ♀ Rank | ♂ Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 254 | 254 | #5,838 | #983 |
| 2024 | 310 | 310 | #4,170 | #879 |
| 2023 | 396 | 396 | #3,810 | #740 |
| 2022 | 416 | 416 | #3,867 | #700 |
| 2021 | 394 | 394 | #2,909 | #754 |
| 2020 | 231 | 231 | #3,661 | #1,055 |
| 2019 | 129 | 129 | #5,546 | #1,579 |
| 2018 | 92 | 92 | #5,927 | #2,038 |
| 2017 | 107 | 107 | #4,194 | #1,992 |
| 2016 | 85 | 85 | #4,931 | #2,323 |
| 2015 | 98 | 98 | #5,056 | #2,030 |
| 2014 | 91 | 91 | #4,854 | #2,194 |
| 2013 | 61 | 61 | #7,246 | #2,693 |
| 2012 | 51 | 51 | #12,930 | #2,801 |
| 2011 | 44 | 44 | #14,212 | #3,086 |
| 2010 | 21 | 21 | — | #4,625 |
| 2009 | 39 | 39 | #10,381 | #3,788 |
| 2008 | 26 | 26 | #19,317 | #4,643 |
| 2007 | 22 | 22 | — | #4,452 |
| 2006 | 18 | 18 | — | #4,974 |
| 2005 | 17 | 17 | — | #4,950 |
| 2004 | 14 | 14 | — | #5,680 |
| 2003 | 6 | 6 | — | #10,365 |
| 2002 | 7 | 7 | — | #9,026 |
| 2001 | 11 | 11 | — | #6,274 |
| 2000 | 11 | 11 | — | #6,170 |
| 1999 | 6 | 6 | — | #9,442 |
| 1998 | 5 | 5 | — | #10,638 |
| 1997 | 6 | — | — | #8,839 |
| 1996 | 7 | — | — | #7,655 |
| 1994 | 6 | — | — | #8,390 |
| 1991 | 5 | — | — | #9,072 |
| 1990 | 8 | — | — | #6,188 |
| 1989 | 5 | — | — | #8,718 |
| 1988 | 7 | — | — | #6,188 |
| 1987 | 8 | — | — | #5,260 |
| 1986 | 7 | — | — | #5,704 |
| 1985 | 8 | — | — | #4,987 |
| 1984 | 7 | — | — | #5,335 |
| 1983 | 8 | — | — | #4,746 |
| 1982 | 11 | — | — | #3,839 |
| 1981 | 9 | — | — | #4,369 |
| 1980 | 6 | — | — | #5,960 |
| 1979 | 9 | — | — | #4,265 |
| 1978 | 8 | — | — | #4,411 |
| 1977 | 9 | — | — | #4,035 |
| 1976 | 9 | — | — | #3,887 |
| 1975 | 13 | — | — | #3,011 |
| 1974 | 8 | — | — | #4,048 |
| 1973 | 9 | — | — | #3,599 |
| 1972 | 9 | — | — | #3,516 |
| 1971 | 10 | — | — | #3,285 |
| 1970 | 13 | — | — | #2,694 |
| 1969 | 15 | — | — | #2,269 |
| 1968 | 10 | — | — | #2,839 |
| 1967 | 24 | — | — | #1,591 |
| 1966 | 18 | — | — | #1,860 |
| 1965 | 15 | — | — | #2,136 |
| 1964 | 20 | — | — | #1,831 |
| 1963 | 30 | — | — | #1,444 |
| 1962 | 26 | — | — | #1,572 |
| 1961 | 19 | — | — | #1,921 |
| 1960 | 29 | — | — | #1,508 |
| 1959 | 30 | — | — | #1,455 |
| 1958 | 20 | — | — | #1,814 |
| 1957 | 25 | — | — | #1,615 |
| 1956 | 22 | — | — | #1,704 |
| 1955 | 25 | — | — | #1,562 |
| 1954 | 25 | — | — | #1,546 |
| 1953 | 15 | — | — | #2,077 |
| 1952 | 28 | — | — | #1,448 |
| 1951 | 23 | — | — | #1,582 |
| 1950 | 41 | — | — | #1,115 |
| 1949 | 25 | — | — | #1,486 |
| 1948 | 50 | — | — | #996 |
| 1947 | 52 | — | — | #992 |
| 1946 | 47 | — | — | #996 |
| 1945 | 57 | — | — | #833 |
| 1944 | 50 | — | — | #901 |
| 1943 | 67 | — | — | #807 |
| 1942 | 55 | — | — | #896 |
| 1941 | 54 | — | — | #867 |
| 1940 | 45 | — | — | #959 |
| 1939 | 50 | — | — | #876 |
| 1938 | 52 | — | — | #865 |
| 1937 | 48 | — | — | #903 |
| 1936 | 64 | — | — | #763 |
| 1935 | 45 | — | — | #949 |
| 1934 | 56 | — | #4,687 | #884 |
| 1933 | 60 | — | — | #797 |
| 1932 | 77 | — | — | #706 |
| 1931 | 85 | — | — | #645 |
| 1930 | 62 | — | — | #827 |
| 1929 | 68 | — | — | #784 |
| 1928 | 78 | — | — | #728 |
| 1927 | 75 | — | — | #759 |
| 1926 | 80 | — | #4,615 | #747 |
| 1925 | 98 | — | — | #642 |
| 1924 | 96 | — | #4,256 | #695 |
| 1923 | 111 | — | #4,733 | #623 |
| 1922 | 85 | — | — | #711 |
| 1921 | 93 | — | #3,874 | #713 |
| 1920 | 94 | — | — | #658 |
| 1919 | 102 | — | #4,076 | #622 |
| 1918 | 115 | — | #3,404 | #595 |
| 1917 | 74 | — | — | #709 |
| 1916 | 84 | — | #3,764 | #678 |
| 1915 | 68 | — | — | #721 |
| 1914 | 71 | — | — | #602 |
| 1913 | 45 | — | — | #676 |
| 1912 | 44 | — | — | #631 |
| 1911 | 13 | — | — | #962 |
| 1910 | 21 | — | — | #647 |
| 1909 | 17 | — | — | #667 |
| 1908 | 8 | — | — | #1,077 |
| 1907 | 11 | — | — | #844 |
| 1906 | 17 | — | — | #579 |
| 1905 | 9 | — | — | #886 |
| 1904 | 10 | — | — | #792 |
| 1903 | 14 | — | — | #605 |
| 1902 | 11 | — | — | #715 |
| 1901 | 10 | — | — | #710 |
| 1900 | 7 | — | — | #1,127 |
| 1899 | 5 | — | — | #1,149 |
| 1898 | 7 | — | — | #952 |
| 1896 | 8 | — | — | #868 |
| 1895 | 6 | — | — | #1,039 |
| 1894 | 11 | — | — | #655 |
| 1893 | 5 | — | — | #1,132 |
| 1892 | 11 | — | — | #666 |
| 1891 | 11 | — | — | #577 |
| 1890 | 13 | — | — | #555 |
| 1882 | 5 | — | — | #1,034 |