Recorded 1910–1991 Girls' name Peak 1928 1,003 births

Lovetta — girls' name

1,003 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.

1910s811920s1711930s1691940s1371950s1541960s1591970s791980s461990s7
1920s
Peak decade

17% of everyone ever named Lovetta was born in this single decade.

1928
Single peak year

25 babies were named Lovetta in 1928 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Lovetta

The Social Security Administration has registered 1,003 babies named Lovetta between 1910 and 1991, spanning 82 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Lovetta currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1991. The name reached its historical peak in 1928, when 25 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Lovetta performed strongest in the 1920s, accumulating 171 births during that ten-year window. Across the 9 decades of recorded activity, Lovetta shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Texas, which accounts for 11 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by Alabama and Missouri. In total, SSA state-level files list Lovetta in 4 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Lovetta 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 1,003 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.

Lovetta at a glance

Last recorded 1991

Total births

1,003

Since 1910

82 years of records

Peak year

1928

25 births that year

Strongest decade: 1920s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1991

Active since

1910

Recorded for 82 years

Last year on file: 1991

Lovetta popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1991–1910

Last recorded 1991
Peak year (1928)
25
Annual births at peak — across 82 years of records
051015202530 199119761966195619461936192619161910 9

Lovetta by decade

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

Peak: 1920s
Peak decade
1920s
171 births that decade — 17% of Lovetta's all-time total
1910s811920s1711930s1691940s1371950s1541960s1591970s791980s461990s7

Lovetta by state

Where Lovetta concentrates geographically — total births since 1910

Geographically diffuse
Top 4 states by recorded births for the name Lovetta
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%
Texas share of Lovetta's total US births 1.1%
Even split

11 of 1,003 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 4 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Lovetta?
1,003 babies have been named Lovetta since 1910. It was last recorded in 1991. The peak year was 1928 with 25 births.
When was Lovetta most popular?
Lovetta was most popular in the 1920s decade with 171 total births. The single peak year was 1928.
Where is Lovetta most popular?
The top states for the name Lovetta are Texas (11 births), Alabama (5 births), Missouri (5 births).
How long has the name Lovetta been used?
Lovetta has been recorded in Social Security data since 1910, spanning 82 years of data through 1991.
What names are similar to Lovetta?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Lovie, Love, Lovina, Lovely, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

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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, 1910–1991 (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.