Given name
Loys
“one who is faithful and true”
Loys is a variant of Loyal. One English interpretation is “one who is faithful and true.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
Loys is a variant of Loyal. One English interpretation is “one who is faithful and true.”
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
Loys is a variant of Loyal. Loyal has been associated with Old French and Latin naming traditions.
Explained through its name family
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1912. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Loys through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 332
- 193 boys · 139 girls
- Most popular year
- 1919
- 28 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 boys is 5 in 1965. Later missing counts do not mean the name went unused. Its largest published annual count for boys was 14 in 1922. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 164 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.
The ring: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 2
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
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