Loy
Meaning
either a short form of Eloy/Eligius, Latin electus, chosen, or a variant of Lloyd, Welsh llwyd, grey; sources are split
Popularity, 1890–2024
Shape drawn from US Social Security baby-name records. Loy has stayed rare in US records the whole time: no peak decade to name.
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Popularity in Brazil
82 people · the #47,432 first name in Brazil · median age 48
Source: IBGE, Censo Demográfico 2022
When you meet Loy
Most people given the name Loy in the United States were born between 1940 and 1979. The Loy you meet today is most often in his 60s or 70s.
Estimated from US Social Security birth registrations and typical lifespans; a rough guide, not a rule.
The Loy deep dive
Whether you’re naming a baby or exploring your own name’s history, this is a personal letter, not a list: where Loy truly comes from, how it traveled, and what a century of records reveals. If you have grown a tree on nametree, it also considers how Loy fits with your family’s names and surname.
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