Recorded 1891–1980 Girls' name Peak 1918 669 births

Lovenia — girls' name

669 babies named Lovenia in U.S. Social Security records since 1891, with the highest year being 1918. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1890s181900s451910s1241920s1541930s1231940s981950s531960s371970s111980s6
1920s
Peak decade

23% of everyone ever named Lovenia was born in this single decade.

1918
Single peak year

19 babies were named Lovenia in 1918 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Lovenia

The Social Security Administration has registered 669 babies named Lovenia between 1891 and 1980, spanning 90 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Lovenia currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1980. The name reached its historical peak in 1918, when 19 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Lovenia performed strongest in the 1920s, accumulating 154 births during that ten-year window. Across the 10 decades of recorded activity, Lovenia shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Louisiana, which accounts for 99 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Lovenia in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Lovenia 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 669 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.

Lovenia at a glance

Last recorded 1980

Total births

669

Since 1891

90 years of records

Peak year

1918

19 births that year

Strongest decade: 1920s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1980

Active since

1891

Recorded for 90 years

Last year on file: 1980

Lovenia popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1980–1891

Last recorded 1980
Peak year (1918)
19
Annual births at peak — across 90 years of records
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Lovenia by decade

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

Peak: 1920s
Peak decade
1920s
154 births that decade — 23% of Lovenia's all-time total
1890s181900s451910s1241920s1541930s1231940s981950s531960s371970s111980s6

Lovenia by state

Where Lovenia concentrates geographically — total births since 1891

Geographically diffuse
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Lovenia
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Louisiana
99 14.8%
Louisiana share of Lovenia's total US births 14.8%

99 of 669 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Lovenia?
669 babies have been named Lovenia since 1891. It was last recorded in 1980. The peak year was 1918 with 19 births.
When was Lovenia most popular?
Lovenia was most popular in the 1920s decade with 154 total births. The single peak year was 1918.
Where is Lovenia most popular?
The top states for the name Lovenia are Louisiana (99 births).
How long has the name Lovenia been used?
Lovenia has been recorded in Social Security data since 1891, spanning 90 years of data through 1980.
What names are similar to Lovenia?
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, 1891–1980 (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.