Recorded 1886–1981 Boys' name Peak 1931 319 births

Lovett — boys' name

319 babies named Lovett in U.S. Social Security records since 1886, with the highest year being 1931. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1880s61900s61910s661920s381930s701940s521950s491960s221970s51980s5
1930s
Peak decade

22% of everyone ever named Lovett was born in this single decade.

1931
Single peak year

15 babies were named Lovett in 1931 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Lovett

The Social Security Administration has registered 319 babies named Lovett between 1886 and 1981, spanning 96 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Lovett currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 1981. The name reached its historical peak in 1931, when 15 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Lovett performed strongest in the 1930s, accumulating 70 births during that ten-year window. Across the 10 decades of recorded activity, Lovett shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Georgia, which accounts for 61 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Lovett in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Lovett 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 319 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.

Lovett at a glance

Last recorded 1981

Total births

319

Since 1886

96 years of records

Peak year

1931

15 births that year

Strongest decade: 1930s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1981

Active since

1886

Recorded for 96 years

Last year on file: 1981

Lovett popularity over time — boys

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1981–1886

Last recorded 1981
Peak year (1931)
15
Annual births at peak — across 96 years of records
05101520 198119581950194219341927191819111886 6

Lovett popularity over time — girls

6 total births recorded since 2024 (Lovett as girls' name)

Unisex variant — 6 births
6 2024 6

Lovett by decade

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

Peak: 1930s
Peak decade
1930s
70 births that decade — 22% of Lovett's all-time total
1880s61900s61910s661920s381930s701940s521950s491960s221970s51980s5

Lovett by state

Where Lovett concentrates geographically — total births since 1886

Geographically diffuse
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Lovett
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Georgia
61 19.1%
Georgia share of Lovett's total US births 19.1%

61 of 319 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Lovett?
319 babies have been named Lovett since 1886. It was last recorded in 1981. The peak year was 1931 with 15 births.
When was Lovett most popular?
Lovett was most popular in the 1930s decade with 70 total births. The single peak year was 1931.
Where is Lovett most popular?
The top states for the name Lovett are Georgia (61 births).
How long has the name Lovett been used?
Lovett has been recorded in Social Security data since 1886, spanning 96 years of data through 1981.
What names are similar to Lovett?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Lovell, Love, Lovie, Lovelace, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

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, 1886–1981 (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.