Given name
Loanna
“a gracious and loving woman”
Loanna is used as a given name. One American interpretation is “a gracious and loving woman.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
One American interpretation is “a gracious and loving woman.”
Where it comes from
An origin associated with this spelling is American.
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1943. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Loanna through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 28
- 0 boys · 28 girls
- Most popular year
- 1971
- 7 babies
- 2025
- 0
- Outside the ranked list
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- —
- Too few births to compare
By the numbers
The most recent published U.S. birth count for girls is 5 in 2018. Later missing counts do not mean the name went unused. Its largest published annual count for girls was 7 in 1971. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 139 as a first name in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Loanna’s family of names
Loanna has a related form in Loann. Loanna has a related form in Loana. Loanna has a related form in Loanne.
The ring: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 5
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
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