Unisex name · since 1915
Lovelle
Since 1915, U.S. Social Security records show 157 babies named Lovelle, peaking in 2024. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #22,317 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #12,019 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 157
- born since 1915
- 1920s
- peak decade
157 babies have been named Lovelle since 1915, making it today's #12019 unisex name.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Lovelle has been recorded 157 times among girls since 1915, currently ranked #12019 nationally and more common than 31% of girls, with its heaviest use in the 1920s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1915 to 2025.
- #22,317 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #12,019 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 157 born since 1915
- 1920s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Lovelle ranks #22,317 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #12,019 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 157 born since 1915, peaking in the 1920s.
- #22,317 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #12,019 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 157
- born since 1915
- 1920s
- peak decade
Lovelle's 157 recorded births place it above 69.12% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by Texas.
How Lovelle compares
157 32nd percentile among 17,297 names currently given to girls
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked girls names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Lovelle's all-time total is 58% below the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Lovelle | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 157 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 11 | 21 | 19,840 |
Lovelle's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Lovelle's SSA record in two at 1973 and the more recent half accounts for 52% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 48%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1925, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 2024 peak of 11, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Lovelle popularity over time - girls
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1915–2025
- Peak year (2024)
- 11
- Annual births at peak, across 111 years of records
Currently ranks #12019 among girls.
157 total births across 111 years of SSA records. Peaked in 2024 with 11 births in a single year.
Lovelle popularity over time - boys
76 total births recorded since 1966 (Lovelle as boys' name)
Unisex use is substantial
The boys' variant of Lovelle accounts for 33% of total recorded use across both genders.
Lovelle by decade
1920s is the heaviest window (40 births, 25% of the file).
1920s was Lovelle's strongest decade.
40 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 25% of all-time use.
Lovelle births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1910s
1910s
20 births
- 1920s
1920s
40 births
- 1930s 11
1930s
11 births
- 1940s 5
1940s
5 births
- 1970s 5
1970s
5 births
- 2000s 12
2000s
12 births
- 2010s
2010s
27 births
- 2020s
2020s
37 births
What this shows Peak: 1920s at 40 births (25% of all-time use).
Lovelle decade highlights
- Peak decade 40 births
- Runner-up 37 births
- Modern era share 2010s + 2020s
- Decades tracked with recorded births
Lovelle by state
Where Lovelle concentrates geographically, total births since 1915
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Texas | | 6 | 3.8% |
6 of 157 births nationwide.
Top 5 states
- Texas 3.8% of nationwide
Recorded in 1 of 51 SSA jurisdictions
Texas accounts for 3.8% of all recorded births nationwide - a relatively diffuse profile for this name.
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What to do with Lovelle's data
- Lovelle's usage has stayed within range of its 1920s decade-level peak (40 total births) through the 2020s (37) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- Texas records the most Lovelles (6 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Texas names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Lovelle: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2024)
Similar record span (~110 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, 1915–2025 (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 Lovelle 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.
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