Is Loa a boy or girl name?

Loa is a girl’s name. Of the 904 Americans recorded with the name since 1880, 100.0% were girls and 0.0% were boys.

Loa

Recorded 1894–2025 · United States

Loa was most popular in 1924, when 29 American babies were given the name — ranking #2,811 that year. In 2025 it ranked #11,378, with 17 births. Across 1880–2025 the Social Security Administration has recorded 904 people named Loa.

Loa over time

Births per year. The dot marks Loa’s peak in 1924. Gaps are years the SSA suppressed, which it does for any name given to fewer than five babies.

Is Loa a boy’s or a girl’s name?

Across the whole record Loa is a girl’s name — 100.0% of the 904 Americans given it were girls and 0.0% were boys. In births since 2016 it is 100% girls and 0% boys.

Counted from every US birth the Social Security Administration recorded under this name, so it reflects use rather than opinion. A name given to fewer than five babies of one sex in a year is withheld at source and is not counted.

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Source: U.S.A. Social Security Administration. Years 1880–2025. namelegacy.org