Boys' name · since 1886
Lovett
Lovett has 319 recorded births since 1886 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1931 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #10,247 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 319
- born since 1886
- 1930s
- peak decade
319 boys have been named Lovett since 1886, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
Lovett has 319 recorded births among boys since 1886, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used boys names, busiest in the 1930s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1886 to 1981.
- #10,247 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- 319 born since 1886
- 1930s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Lovett ranks #10,247 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 319 born since 1886, peaking in the 1930s.
- #10,247 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 319
- born since 1886
- 1930s
- peak decade
Lovett's 319 recorded births place it above 77.45% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by Georgia.
Lovett's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Lovett splits its recorded history at 1936: 48% of all births land in the more recent half, 52% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1910 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1931 peak of 15 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Lovett popularity over time - boys
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1886–1981
- Peak year (1931)
- 15
- Annual births at peak, across 96 years of records
Lovett popularity over time - girls
6 total births recorded since 2024 (Lovett as girls' name)
Lovett by decade
1930s is the heaviest window (70 births, 22% of the file).
1930s was Lovett's strongest decade.
70 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 22% of all-time use.
Lovett births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1880s 6
1880s
6 births
- 1900s 6
1900s
6 births
- 1910s
1910s
66 births
- 1920s
1920s
38 births
- 1930s
1930s
70 births
- 1940s
1940s
52 births
- 1950s
1950s
49 births
- 1960s 22
1960s
22 births
- 1970s 5
1970s
5 births
- 1980s 5
1980s
5 births
What this shows Peak: 1930s at 70 births (22% of all-time use).
Lovett by state
Where Lovett concentrates geographically, total births since 1886
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Georgia | | 61 | 19.1% |
61 of 319 births nationwide.
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What to do with Lovett's data
- Lovett's decade-level peak was the 1930s (70 total births); usage has since declined to 5 in the 1980s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Georgia records the most Lovetts (61 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Georgia 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 Lovett: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1931)
Similar record span (~95 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, 1886–1981 (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 Lovett 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.