Is Lofton a boy or girl name?

Lofton is a boy’s name. Of the 695 Americans recorded with the name since 1880, 1.4% were girls and 98.6% were boys.

Lofton

Recorded 1886–2025 · United States

Lofton was most popular in 2018, when 20 American babies were given the name — ranking #10,274 that year. In 2025 it ranked #15,103, with 11 births. Across 1880–2025 the Social Security Administration has recorded 695 people named Lofton.

Lofton over time

Births per year. The dot marks Lofton’s peak in 2018. Gaps are years the SSA suppressed, which it does for any name given to fewer than five babies.

Is Lofton a boy’s or a girl’s name?

Across the whole record Lofton is a boy’s name — 1.4% of the 695 Americans given it were girls and 98.6% were boys. In births since 2016 it is 7% girls and 93% 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