Unisex name · since 1919

Lovern

Lovern has 11 recorded births since 1919 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1927 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.

#33,822 of 45,481
all-time among boys
11
born since 1919
1920s
peak decade

Lovern sits outside today's top ranks for boys, with 11 recorded since 1919.

Social Security Administration records show Lovern recorded 11 times among boys since 1919, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used boys names, peaking in the 1920s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1919 to 1927.

  • #33,822 of 45,481 all-time among boys
  • 11 born since 1919
  • 1920s peak decade

Data updated Aug 2026

The verdict

According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Lovern ranks #33,822 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 11 born since 1919, peaking in the 1920s.

#33,822 of 45,481
all-time among boys
11
born since 1919
1920s
peak decade
Rare archive record
All-time archive position

Lovern's 11 recorded births place it above 24.53% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.

National only
State-record footprint

No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.

Lovern's usage pattern, beyond the headline number

Divide Lovern's SSA record in two at 1927 and the more recent half accounts for 55% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 45%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1919, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1927 peak of 6, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.

Lovern popularity over time - boys

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1919–1927

Last recorded 1927
Peak year (1927)
6
Annual births at peak, across 9 years of records
4.555.566.5 19191927 6

Lovern popularity over time - girls

10 total births recorded since 1918 (Lovern as girls' name)

Unisex variant - 10 births
5 19181933 5

Lovern by decade

1920s is the heaviest window (6 births, 55% of the file).

1920s was Lovern's strongest decade.

6 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 55% of all-time use.

Lovern births by decade

Total births in each ten-year window

births

What this shows Peak: 1920s at 6 births (55% of all-time use).

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

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Lovern? ▼
Lovern has been given to 11 babies in the U.S. since 1919, according to SSA data. Its archive ordinal is #33,822 of 45,481 among boys' names (total births, highest first). Its last appearance in the data was 1927. 6 babies were born in 1927, its single highest year.
Where does Lovern sit in the SSA name archive? ▼
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Lovern ranks #33,822 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). All-time ordinal matches browse popularity (total births DESC); the current ordinal uses the null SSA file. See /methodology#corpus-placement.
When was Lovern most popular? ▼
Lovern was most popular in the 1920s decade with 6 total births. The single peak year was 1927.
Is Lovern a unisex name? ▼
Yes, Lovern is used for both boys and girls. As a boy's name it has 11 births, and as a girl's name it has 10 births.
How long has the name Lovern been used? ▼
Lovern has been recorded in Social Security data since 1919, spanning 9 years of data through 1927.
What names are similar to Lovern? ▼
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Lovell, Love, Lovie, Lovett, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

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Two nationwide peer axes for Lovern: 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, 1919–1927 (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 Lovern 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.