Loah
Loah was the #11,932 girls' name in the US in 2025 (7 babies), and #3,478 in Canada.
Loah as a girl’s name
- US
- Ireland
- Canada
Show the numbers
| Year | US | Ireland | Canada |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #11,932 (7) | — | #3,478 (5) |
| 2024 | #9,556 (10) | — | — |
| 2023 | #9,616 (10) | — | — |
| 2022 | #8,032 (13) | — | — |
| 2021 | #10,292 (9) | #764 (4) | #2,616 (7) |
| 2020 | #15,088 (5) | — | — |
| 2019 | #10,473 (9) | — | — |
| 2014 | #14,558 (6) | — | — |
| 2012 | — | — | #3,334 (5) |
The tide so far
- Peaked in the US in 2022 at #8,032.
- Rising over the last five years.
- First recorded in the US in 2014.
How common is it?
about 1 in 250,000 baby girls in the published US list for 2025.
In a group of 1,000 children born that year, you would expect to meet fewer than 1. How we work this out.
How common, country by country
| Where | Sex | Latest year | Share | Verdict |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| US | Girls | 2025 | about 1 in 250,000 | rare |
| Canada | Girls | 2025 | about 1 in 30,000 | rare |
Next year
On its recent trend, Loah is likely to keep rising in the US in 2026: about 1 in 220,000 baby girls. Likely range 1 in 130,000 to 1 in 370,000.
Estimate, not an official figure. How we estimate.
Spellings
Official statistics count each spelling separately, so we show them side by side rather than adding them up.
| Spelling | Where | Sex | Latest rank | Babies |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Loah | Canada | Girls | #3,478 | 5 |
| Loah | Ireland | Girls | — | too few |
| Loah | Northern Ireland | Girls | — | too few |
| Loah | US | Girls | #11,932 | 7 |