Boys' name · since 1914
Loveless
Loveless has 50 recorded births since 1914 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1926 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #22,188 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 50
- born since 1914
- 1920s
- peak decade
50 boys have been named Loveless since 1914, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
Loveless has 50 recorded births among boys since 1914, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used boys names, busiest in the 1920s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1914 to 1977.
- #22,188 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- 50 born since 1914
- 1920s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Loveless ranks #22,188 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 50 born since 1914, peaking in the 1920s.
- #22,188 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 50
- born since 1914
- 1920s
- peak decade
Loveless's 50 recorded births place it above 51.05% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by Louisiana.
Loveless's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Loveless splits its recorded history at 1928: 50% of all births land in the more recent half, 50% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1914 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1926 peak of 8 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Loveless popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1914–1977
- Peak year (1926)
- 8
- Annual births at peak, across 64 years of records
Loveless by decade
1920s is the heaviest window (25 births, 50% of the file).
1920s was Loveless's strongest decade.
25 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 50% of all-time use.
Loveless births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1910s 5
1910s
5 births
- 1920s
1920s
25 births
- 1930s 5
1930s
5 births
- 1940s
1940s
10 births
- 1970s 5
1970s
5 births
What this shows Peak: 1920s at 25 births (50% of all-time use).
Loveless by state
Where Loveless concentrates geographically, total births since 1914
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Louisiana | | 5 | 10.0% |
5 of 50 births nationwide.
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What to do with Loveless's data
- Loveless's decade-level peak was the 1920s (25 total births); usage has since declined to 5 in the 1970s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Louisiana records the most Lovelesss (5 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Louisiana names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Related Names
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Loveless: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1926)
Similar record span (~63 yrs)
Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.
Data Sources
Data as of August 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).
According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.
Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 1914–1977 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Loveless draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of August 2026.