Boy’s name · Breton, French

Loën

How to say it: loh-EN · /lo.ˈɛn/

Breton variant of Loan/Elouan, 'light' - modern French spelling with diaeresis.

Loën was the 6,990th most popular boys’ name in the United States in 2025, given to 10 babies (Social Security Administration). The 2020s are its busiest decade so far, its births are up 3.0-fold in ten years, and it is projected to rise to #6,672 by 2030.

Updated · SSA 2025 data, published May 2026 · Insee 2025 data, published July 2026 · How we compute these figures

#6,990for boys in 2025
1 in 331,534US babies
10born in 2025
#6,672projected for 2030
2020sits peak decade
under 1 in 200chance a classmate shares it

Key facts

Key facts about Loën
Rank among boys’ names, 2025#6,990
Babies born in 202510
Share of births1 in 331,534
Peak decade2020s
Change over 10 years×3.0
Projected rank for 2030 (estimate)#6,672
In France, 2025#356 among boys’ names, 140 births

Sources: Social Security Administration (SSA), Insee (France). How we compute these figures.

Its life, decade by decade

Loën is a newcomer: almost all of its history is from the last forty years.

1900195020002020–25
Peak: 2 per million births, 2020s.

What goes with it

Parents who love Loën also love

Nicknames

  • Lo

Honouring a Loën in the family

  • Lopet form

In the classroom

In a class of 25 children born in 2025, the chance that another child is called Loën is about under 1 in 200.

Around the world

This spelling is used in English, French.

In France: #356 for boys in 2025.

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