Loyal
A boys’ name of Old French origin, meaning faithful and true.
Babies a year
104
the US, 2017
Rarity
Very rare
among names in use
US popularity
#983
down from #877
UK popularity
—
outside the ONS list
How Loyal has moved
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| Year | US rank |
|---|---|
| 2021 | #754 |
| 2022 | #702 |
| 2023 | #742 |
| 2024 | #877 |
| 2025 | #983 |
Loyal was given to 104 American babies in 2017 — the most recent full year we hold.
Looking further back: between 1880 and 2008, Loyal was most common in 1890, when it went to 0.01% of American babies of that sex. Squarely vintage-revival territory.
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