Loyal: name meaning, origin & popularity
- Meaning
- “faithful, loyal”
- Origin
- English
- Say it
- LOY-əl · 2 syllables
- Used for
- Boys (92% of all uses)
From the English vocabulary word loyal, ultimately from Old French. It belongs to the class of English virtue names used as given names.
How popular is Loyal?
Babies named Loyal in 2024309
2024 rank#876 boys
Peak year2022
Total US babies since 18806,183
Loyal is rising: use over the last five years is 7.0× what it was a decade earlier.
Names like Loyal
Variants, related forms and names with the same roots.
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What does the name Loyal mean?
Loyal means "faithful, loyal". It comes from English. From the English vocabulary word loyal, ultimately from Old French. It belongs to the class of English virtue names used as given names.
Is Loyal a boy or girl name?
Loyal is mainly a boy's name in US records (92% of uses since 1880).
How popular is Loyal?
309 US babies were named Loyal in 2024. Its peak year was 2022.
How do you pronounce Loyal?
Loyal is usually pronounced LOY-əl.
Birth counts: US Social Security Administration national data, 1880–2024 (names given to 5+ babies of a sex in a year). How we write meanings.