Girls' name · since 1910
Loveta
Since 1910, U.S. Social Security records show 295 babies named Loveta, peaking in 1918. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #16,047 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 295
- born since 1910
- 1930s
- peak decade
Loveta is not among the current top-ranked girls names; 295 have been recorded since 1910.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Loveta has been recorded 295 times among girls since 1910, though it is not among the currently most-used girls names, with its heaviest use in the 1930s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1910 to 1962.
- #16,047 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 295 born since 1910
- 1930s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Loveta ranks #16,047 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 295 born since 1910, peaking in the 1930s.
- #16,047 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 295
- born since 1910
- 1930s
- peak decade
Loveta's 295 recorded births place it above 77.8% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 3 jurisdictions, led by Oklahoma.
Loveta's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Loveta's SSA record in two at 1930 and the more recent half accounts for 47% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 53%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1913, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1918 peak of 20, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Loveta popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1910–1962
- Peak year (1918)
- 20
- Annual births at peak, across 53 years of records
Loveta by decade
1930s is the heaviest window (89 births, 30% of the file).
1930s was Loveta's strongest decade.
89 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 30% of all-time use.
Loveta births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1910s
1910s
67 births
- 1920s
1920s
88 births
- 1930s
1930s
89 births
- 1940s
1940s
37 births
- 1950s 8
1950s
8 births
- 1960s 6
1960s
6 births
What this shows Peak: 1930s at 89 births (30% of all-time use).
Loveta by state
Where Loveta concentrates geographically, total births since 1910
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Oklahoma | | 19 | 6.4% |
| #2 | Texas | | 18 | 6.1% |
| #3 | Missouri | | 5 | 1.7% |
19 of 295 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 3 reporting states.
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What to do with Loveta's data
- Loveta's decade-level peak was the 1930s (89 total births); usage has since declined to 6 in the 1960s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Oklahoma records the most Lovetas (19 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Oklahoma names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Loveta: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1918)
Similar record span (~52 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, 1910–1962 (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 Loveta 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.