Girls' name · since 1918
Lovely
Since 1918, U.S. Social Security records show 2,385 babies named Lovely, peaking in 2023. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #4,175 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #2,222 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 2,385
- born since 1918
- 2010s
- peak decade
Lovely currently ranks #2222 among girls' names in America, with 2,385 babies recorded since 1918.
Lovely has 2,385 recorded births among girls since 1918, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #2222 as of the latest data, more common than 87% of girls, busiest in the 2010s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1918 to 2025.
- #4,175 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #2,222 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 2,385 born since 1918
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Lovely ranks #4,175 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #2,222 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 2,385 born since 1918, peaking in the 2010s.
- #4,175 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #2,222 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 2,385
- born since 1918
- 2010s
- peak decade
Lovely's 2,385 recorded births place it above 94.22% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
13 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by California.
How Lovely compares
2,385 Top 20% higher than 80% of 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
Lovely's all-time total is 6x the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Lovely | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 2,385 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 104 | 21 | 19,840 |
Lovely's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Lovely splits its recorded history at 1984: 85% of all births land in the more recent half, 15% in the earlier half, a lean toward present-day use rather than a passing spike. The single quietest year was 1923 (5 births) -- compare that against the 2023 peak of 104 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Lovely popularity over time - girls
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1918–2025
- Peak year (2023)
- 104
- Annual births at peak, across 108 years of records
Lovely popularity over time - boys
12 total births recorded since 1917 (Lovely as boys' name)
Lovely by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (741 births, 31% of the file).
2010s was Lovely's strongest decade.
741 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 31% of all-time use.
Lovely births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1910s 14
1910s
14 births
- 1920s 42
1920s
42 births
- 1930s 29
1930s
29 births
- 1940s 42
1940s
42 births
- 1950s 49
1950s
49 births
- 1960s 25
1960s
25 births
- 1970s 88
1970s
88 births
- 1980s 159
1980s
159 births
- 1990s 241
1990s
241 births
- 2000s
2000s
433 births
- 2010s
2010s
741 births
- 2020s
2020s
522 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 741 births (31% of all-time use).
How Lovely compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 girls names closest to Lovely's total volume
Lovely by state
Where Lovely concentrates geographically, total births since 1918
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 300 | 12.6% |
| #2 | Texas | | 163 | 6.8% |
| #3 | Florida | | 132 | 5.5% |
| #4 | New York | | 49 | 2.1% |
| #5 | Illinois | | 38 | 1.6% |
| #6 | Ohio | | 33 | 1.4% |
| #7 | North Carolina | | 21 | 0.9% |
| #8 | Georgia | | 6 | 0.3% |
300 of 2,385 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 13 reporting states.
Lovely appears in 13 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Lovely's data
- Lovely's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (741 total births) through the 2020s (522) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- California records the most Lovelys (300 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. California 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 Lovely: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2023)
Similar record span (~107 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, 1918–2025 (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 Lovely 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.