Is Loyola a boy or girl name?

Loyola is a girl’s name. Of the 617 Americans recorded with the name since 1880, 100.0% were girls and 0.0% were boys.

Loyola

Recorded 1888–1958 · United States

Loyola was most popular in 1926, when 27 American babies were given the name — ranking #2,820 that year. It was not recorded in 2025. Across 1880–2025 the Social Security Administration has recorded 617 people named Loyola.

Loyola over time

Births per year. The dot marks Loyola’s peak in 1926. Gaps are years the SSA suppressed, which it does for any name given to fewer than five babies.

Is Loyola a boy’s or a girl’s name?

Across the whole record Loyola is a girl’s name — 100.0% of the 617 Americans given it were girls and 0.0% 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