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
0%100%Median name50%30.5%
Lovelle vs. every other girls name in current SSA rankings
Below the archive median
All-time archive position

Lovelle's 157 recorded births place it above 69.12% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.

1 jurisdictions
State-record footprint

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

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2024)
11
Annual births at peak, across 111 years of records
4681012 191519221927193119732013201920232025 7

Lovelle popularity over time - boys

76 total births recorded since 1966 (Lovelle as boys' name)

Unisex variant - 76 births
45678910 1966197419912000200520082012 5

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

births

What this shows Peak: 1920s at 40 births (25% of all-time use).

Source U.S. Social Security Administration · Baby Names As of August 2026

Lovelle by state

Where Lovelle concentrates geographically, total births since 1915

Geographically diffuse
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Lovelle
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Texas
6 3.8%
Texas share of Lovelle's total US births 3.8%

6 of 157 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Lovelle?
Lovelle has been given to 157 babies in the U.S. since 1915, according to SSA data. Its archive ordinal is #22,317 of 72,339 among girls' names (total births, highest first). Among girls in 2025, it is #12,019 of 17,297. 11 babies were born in 2024, its single highest year.
Where does Lovelle sit in the SSA name archive?
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. All-time ordinal matches browse popularity (total births DESC); the current ordinal uses the 2025 SSA file. See /methodology#corpus-placement.
When was Lovelle most popular?
Lovelle was most popular in the 1920s decade with 40 total births. The single peak year was 2024.
Where is Lovelle most popular?
The top states for the name Lovelle are Texas (6 births).
Is Lovelle a unisex name?
Yes, Lovelle is used for both boys and girls. As a girl's name it has 157 births, and as a boy's name it has 76 births.
How long has the name Lovelle been used?
Records for Lovelle go back to 1915, giving 111 years of history through 2025.
What names are similar to Lovelle?
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.

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.

Keep exploring Lovelle

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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.

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.