Girls' name · since 1948
Lovette
Since 1948, U.S. Social Security records show 467 babies named Lovette, peaking in 1965. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #12,363 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 467
- born since 1948
- 1970s
- peak decade
Lovette is not among the current top-ranked girls names; 467 have been recorded since 1948.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Lovette has been recorded 467 times among girls since 1948, though it is not among the currently most-used girls names, with its heaviest use in the 1970s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1948 to 2023.
- #12,363 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 467 born since 1948
- 1970s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Lovette ranks #12,363 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 467 born since 1948, peaking in the 1970s.
- #12,363 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 467
- born since 1948
- 1970s
- peak decade
Lovette's 467 recorded births place it above 82.9% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 3 jurisdictions, led by California.
Lovette's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Lovette's SSA record in two at 1983 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 1950, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1965 peak of 17, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Lovette popularity over time - girls
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1948–2023
- Peak year (1965)
- 17
- Annual births at peak, across 76 years of records
No longer in the modern top-1000, last recorded 2023.
467 total births across 76 years of SSA records. Peaked in 1965 with 17 births in a single year.
Lovette popularity over time - boys
10 total births recorded since 1921 (Lovette as boys' name)
Unisex use remains the minority pattern
The boys' variant of Lovette accounts for 2% of total recorded use across both genders.
Lovette by decade
1970s is the heaviest window (104 births, 22% of the file).
1970s was Lovette's strongest decade.
104 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 22% of all-time use.
Lovette births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1940s 6
1940s
6 births
- 1950s 36
1950s
36 births
- 1960s
1960s
94 births
- 1970s
1970s
104 births
- 1980s
1980s
67 births
- 1990s 27
1990s
27 births
- 2000s 40
2000s
40 births
- 2010s
2010s
68 births
- 2020s 25
2020s
25 births
What this shows Peak: 1970s at 104 births (22% of all-time use).
Lovette decade highlights
- Peak decade 104 births
- Runner-up 94 births
- Modern era share 2010s + 2020s
- Decades tracked with recorded births
Lovette by state
Where Lovette concentrates geographically, total births since 1948
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 16 | 3.4% |
| #2 | Illinois | | 5 | 1.1% |
| #3 | New York | | 5 | 1.1% |
16 of 467 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 3 reporting states.
Top 5 states
- California 3.4% of nationwide
- Illinois 1.1% of nationwide
- New York 1.1% of nationwide
Recorded in 3 of 51 SSA jurisdictions
California accounts for 3.4% of all recorded births nationwide - a relatively diffuse profile for this name.
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What to do with Lovette's data
- Lovette's decade-level peak was the 1970s (104 total births); usage has since declined to 25 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- California records the most Lovettes (16 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. California 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 Lovette: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1965)
Similar record span (~75 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, 1948–2023 (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 Lovette 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.
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