boy's name
Loïc
loh-EEK
- Origin Breton
- Gender Boy
- Letters 4
- Popularity Top 1000 (France)
- Births on record 114,445
Canada
#272
as Loic, 2024
Loïc is Breton, and its parentage is disputed — Louis and Eloi are both proposed, and the two are unrelated. France ranks it 639th on 65 births, and it charts nowhere else in volume.
- Loïc is a name of Breton origin.
- Peaked in France in 1987, when 3,595 babies were given the name.
- It has been falling over the past decade in France.
- Today about 1 in 9,069 babies in France is given this name.
- First appears in birth records in 1913.
Loïc over time
Births per decade in France, 1910s to 2020s. The striped bar is the 2020s, still in progress — it covers 2020 to 2025, not a full ten years.
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| Decade | Births |
|---|---|
| 1910s | 10 |
| 1920s | 70 |
| 1930s | 255 |
| 1940s | 1,645 |
| 1950s | 6,235 |
| 1960s | 9,750 |
| 1970s | 16,385 |
| 1980s | 30,000 |
| 1990s | 26,070 |
| 2000s | 12,370 |
| 2010s | 3,420 |
| 2020s (to 2025) | 620 |
What Loïc means
Loïc means famous in battle if taken from Louis, or the chosen one if taken from Eloi. The two proposed parents are unrelated and the sources do not agree between them.
Where Loïc comes from
Loïc is a Breton name usually derived from Louis, the Germanic Hlodowig — hlod, fame, joined to wig, battle — though a derivation from Eloi, the Latin Eligius meaning chosen, is also argued and neither is settled. Saint Eloi was a seventh-century goldsmith and bishop, patron of metalworkers, and he is heavily venerated in Brittany, which supports that line. The diaeresis on the i marks it as a separate syllable, so the name is two syllables rather than one.
Loïc in use
Loïc peaked in France in 1987, when 3,595 babies were registered, and is falling in our data. It ranks 639th in France on 65 births, 3519th in England and Wales on 6 and 4096th in the United States on 26, across 114,445 lifetime births in four of the seven markets we track. It is one of three Breton names we have written up, with Hervé and Annick.
How popular is Loïc?
In 2025, Loïc was given to 65 babies in France, ranking #639 that year. It is a well-established, commonly used name.
Where Loïc is used
French counts are rounded to the nearest five and nothing below five is published, so these figures show the shape of the name's use rather than an exact tally. Data & sources.
How Loïc is spelled
Birth registers count each spelling separately, so every one has its own ranking.
| Spelling | What it is | Births on record |
|---|---|---|
| Loic | Loic is a spelling of Loïc, used in Canada, where it ranks #272. | 8,385 |
Names that peaked alongside Loïc
These names rose and fell in the same era, which is why they tend to sound like they belong together.
Parents who like Loïc also like
Names whose popularity has risen and fallen in step with Loïc over the last century — the same taste, a different name.
Loïc in other languages
The same name as it is spelled elsewhere — not shortenings, and not different names that merely sound alike. Each one has its own record here.
Sibling names for Loïc
Names from the same era that won't rhyme or share an initial with Loïc — the two things that make a sibling set grate.
Common questions about Loïc
What does the name Loïc mean?
Disputed. Famous in battle through Louis, or chosen through Eloi — the two are unrelated.
How is Loïc pronounced?
Two syllables, loh-EEK. The diaeresis marks the i as separate from the o.
Is Loïc Breton?
Yes, and Saint Eloi's heavy veneration in Brittany supports one of the two proposed derivations.
How popular is Loïc?
639th in France, down from a 1987 peak of 3,590 births.
Is Loïc a girl's or a boy's name?
Loïc is given almost entirely to boys in birth records.
Is Loïc a good name?
That is not something records can settle, but they can tell you what you would be choosing. Loïc currently ranks #272 in France. It has been falling over the past decade. Everything else — how it sounds with your surname, who it reminds you of — is yours.