Loyalty
Girl name · #1841 in 2025 · Very rare
Loyalty ranks #1841 among American girls' names as of 2025, with 109 newborns given the name that year. A decade ago it stood at #1996, so the name has been rising over the past ten years. Roughly one in every 16,514 girls born in 2025 was named Loyalty.
The 21-year story
Loyalty first appears in the Social Security records in 2004, when 5 girls received the name. Its peak came in 2021, when 269 girls were named Loyalty — good for #965 that year. Today's parents encounter it on its way down the popularity curve, which for many parents is exactly the appeal. Following the curve matters more than today's snapshot: a name's position on its rise-peak-decline arc is the best predictor of how common it will feel in a kindergarten class five years from now.
Babies named Loyalty per year. Source: SSA.
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Uniqueness: will there be another Loyalty in class?
On our rarity read — which blends how common Loyalty is today with its five-year momentum — the name reads as "very rare". A high score means genuine rarity — your Loyalty will likely be the only one in the room, with the occasional spelling-out as the price.
Where Loyalty is most common
State-level data for Loyalty is too sparse in 2025 to rank by rate — in most states its count falls below the SSA's per-state reporting threshold (counts under 5 are withheld).
Names like Loyalty
Statistically, parents drawn to Loyalty tend to be choosing among names with similar popularity arcs, era profiles, and sounds — the closest matches in our model are Royalty, Majesty, Clarity, Letty, and Hensley.
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Rank history (last 25 years)
| Year | Babies named Loyalty | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 109 | #1833 |
| 2024 | 150 | #1457 |
| 2023 | 228 | #1085 |
| 2022 | 246 | #1039 |
| 2021 | 269 | #965 |
| 2020 | 211 | #1132 |
| 2019 | 243 | #1054 |
| 2018 | 215 | #1135 |
| 2017 | 155 | #1451 |
| 2016 | 138 | #1598 |
| 2015 | 99 | #1996 |
| 2014 | 72 | #2497 |
| 2013 | 56 | #2973 |
| 2012 | 39 | #3915 |
| 2011 | 32 | #4466 |
| 2010 | 15 | #7880 |
| 2009 | 28 | #5097 |
| 2008 | 9 | #11599 |
| 2007 | 6 | #15491 |
| 2005 | 9 | #10921 |
| 2004 | 5 | #16099 |
Frequently asked questions
Is Loyalty a popular girl name?
Loyalty ranked #1841 among girls in 2025 with 109 babies given the name — outside the top 500, making it an uncommon pick. Ten years earlier it ranked #1996.
When was the name Loyalty most popular?
Loyalty peaked in 2021, when 269 American girls received the name (ranked #965 that year). Since 2021 the name has declined from that high.
How rare is the name Loyalty?
In 2025, roughly 1 in 16,514 newborn American girls was named Loyalty. On our rarity scale (rarity blended with momentum) we classify it as "very rare".
Data source: U.S. Social Security Administration name statistics, 1880–2025, national and state files. Counts reflect Social Security card applications; names with fewer than 5 occurrences in a state-year are suppressed by the SSA.