US rank #4029 Girls' name Peak 1920 1,703 births

Lovella — #4029 US girls' name

1,703 babies named Lovella in U.S. Social Security records since 1888, with the highest year being 1920. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

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#4029
of 17,661 girls in use

More common than 77% of names given to girls today.

1920s
Peak decade

17% of everyone ever named Lovella was born in this single decade.

1920
Single peak year

39 babies were named Lovella in 1920 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Lovella

The Social Security Administration has registered 1,703 babies named Lovella between 1888 and 2024, spanning 137 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Lovella currently holds the #4029 rank among girls for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 1920, when 39 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Lovella performed strongest in the 1920s, accumulating 284 births during that ten-year window. Across the 15 decades of recorded activity, Lovella shows notable generational variation in parental adoption. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in California, which accounts for 17 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by Oklahoma and Texas. In total, SSA state-level files list Lovella in 7 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Lovella in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 1,703 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.

Lovella at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

1,703

Since 1888

137 years of records

Peak year

1920

39 births that year

Strongest decade: 1920s

Current rank

#4,029

Among girls

As of 2024

Active since

1888

Recorded for 137 years

Last year on file: 2024

Lovella popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1888

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (1920)
39
Annual births at peak — across 137 years of records
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Lovella by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 1920s
Peak decade
1920s
284 births that decade — 17% of Lovella's all-time total
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Lovella by state

Where Lovella concentrates geographically — total births since 1888

Geographically diffuse
Top 7 states by recorded births for the name Lovella
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 California
17 1.0%
#2 Oklahoma
10 0.6%
#3 Texas
10 0.6%
#4 Alabama
5 0.3%
#5 Kentucky
5 0.3%
#6 Missouri
5 0.3%
#7 Washington
5 0.3%
California share of Lovella's total US births 1.0%
Even split

17 of 1,703 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 7 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Lovella?
1,703 babies have been named Lovella since 1888. It currently ranks #4029 among girls. The peak year was 1920 with 39 births.
When was Lovella most popular?
Lovella was most popular in the 1920s decade with 284 total births. The single peak year was 1920.
Where is Lovella most popular?
The top states for the name Lovella are California (17 births), Oklahoma (10 births), Texas (10 births).
How long has the name Lovella been used?
Lovella has been recorded in Social Security data since 1888, spanning 137 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Lovella?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Lovie, Love, Lovina, Lovely, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

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Data Sources

Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 1888–2024 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.