Girls' name · since 1910
Lovetta
1,008 babies named Lovetta in U.S. Social Security records since 1910, with the highest year being 1928. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #7,469 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #15,025 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 1,008
- born since 1910
- 1920s
- peak decade
1,008 babies have been named Lovetta since 1910, making it today's #15025 girls' name.
Social Security Administration records show Lovetta recorded 1,008 times among girls since 1910, holding rank #15025 nationally today, ahead of 13% of girls, 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 1910 to 2025.
- #7,469 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #15,025 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 1,008 born since 1910
- 1920s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Lovetta ranks #7,469 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #15,025 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 1,008 born since 1910, peaking in the 1920s.
- #7,469 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #15,025 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 1,008
- born since 1910
- 1920s
- peak decade
Lovetta's 1,008 recorded births place it above 89.66% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 4 jurisdictions, led by Texas.
How Lovetta compares
1,008 Top 32% higher than 68% of 17,297 names currently given to girls
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked girls names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Lovetta's all-time total is 168% above the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Lovetta | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 1,008 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 25 | 21 | 19,840 |
Lovetta's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Lovetta's SSA record in two at 1949 and the more recent half accounts for 46% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 54%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1974, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1928 peak of 25, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Lovetta popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1910–2025
- Peak year (1928)
- 25
- Annual births at peak, across 116 years of records
Lovetta by decade
1920s is the heaviest window (171 births, 17% of the file).
1920s was Lovetta's strongest decade.
171 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 17% of all-time use.
Lovetta births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1910s
1910s
81 births
- 1920s
1920s
171 births
- 1930s
1930s
169 births
- 1940s
1940s
137 births
- 1950s
1950s
154 births
- 1960s
1960s
159 births
- 1970s
1970s
79 births
- 1980s 46
1980s
46 births
- 1990s 7
1990s
7 births
- 2020s 5
2020s
5 births
What this shows Peak: 1920s at 171 births (17% of all-time use).
How Lovetta compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 girls names closest to Lovetta's total volume
Lovetta by state
Where Lovetta concentrates geographically, total births since 1910
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Texas | | 11 | 1.1% |
| #2 | Alabama | | 5 | 0.5% |
| #3 | Missouri | | 5 | 0.5% |
| #4 | Oklahoma | | 5 | 0.5% |
11 of 1,008 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 4 reporting states.
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What to do with Lovetta's data
- Lovetta's decade-level peak was the 1920s (171 total births); usage has since declined to 5 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Texas records the most Lovettas (11 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Texas names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Lovetta: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1928)
Similar record span (~115 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, 1910–2025 (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 Lovetta 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.