Is Loye a boy or girl name?

Loye is a unisex name. Of the 621 Americans recorded with the name since 1880, 27.9% were girls and 72.1% were boys.

Loye

Recorded 1907–1970 · United States

Loye was most popular in 1939, when 28 American babies were given the name — ranking #2,503 that year. It was not recorded in 2025. Across 1880–2025 the Social Security Administration has recorded 621 people named Loye.

Loye over time

Births per year. The dot marks Loye’s peak in 1939. Gaps are years the SSA suppressed, which it does for any name given to fewer than five babies.

Is Loye a boy’s or a girl’s name?

Across the whole record Loye is a unisex name — 27.9% of the 621 Americans given it were girls and 72.1% were 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