Loverne — boys' name
10 babies named Loverne in U.S. Social Security records since 1921, with the highest year being 1921. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
50% of everyone ever named Loverne was born in this single decade.
5 babies were named Loverne in 1921 — its busiest year on record.
What the Data Says About Loverne
The Social Security Administration has registered 10 babies named Loverne between 1921 and 1940, spanning 20 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Loverne currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 1940. The name reached its historical peak in 1921, when 5 babies received it in a single year. Loverne is classified as unisex in SSA records: the opposite-sex variant accounts for 5 additional births since 1947.
Decade-level aggregation shows that Loverne performed strongest in the 1920s, accumulating 5 births during that ten-year window. Across the 2 decades of recorded activity, Loverne shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade.
No etymological entry is currently available for Loverne 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 10 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.
Loverne at a glance
Last recorded 1940Peak year
Current rank
Active since
Loverne popularity over time — boys
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1940–1921
- Peak year (1921)
- 5
- Annual births at peak — across 20 years of records
No longer in the modern top-1000 — last recorded 1940.
10 total births across 20 years of SSA records. Peaked in 1921 with 5 births in a single year.
Loverne popularity over time — girls
5 total births recorded since 1947 (Loverne as girls' name)
Unisex use is substantial
The girls' variant of Loverne accounts for 33% of total recorded use across both genders.
Loverne by decade
Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance
- Peak decade
- 1920s
- 5 births that decade — 50% of Loverne's all-time total
Loverne decade highlights
- Peak decade 5 births
- Runner-up 5 births
- Decades tracked with recorded births
1920s was Loverne's strongest decade
5 babies received the name during that ten-year window — about 50% of all-time use.
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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, 1921–1940 (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.