Recorded 1948–2023 Girls' name Peak 1965 467 births

Lovette — girls' name

467 babies named Lovette in U.S. Social Security records since 1948, with the highest year being 1965. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1940s61950s361960s941970s1041980s671990s272000s402010s682020s25
1970s
Peak decade

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

1965
Single peak year

17 babies were named Lovette in 1965 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Lovette

The Social Security Administration has registered 467 babies named Lovette between 1948 and 2023, spanning 76 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Lovette currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2023. The name reached its historical peak in 1965, when 17 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Lovette performed strongest in the 1970s, accumulating 104 births during that ten-year window. Across the 9 decades of recorded activity, Lovette shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in California, which accounts for 16 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by Illinois and New York. In total, SSA state-level files list Lovette in 3 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Lovette 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 467 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.

Lovette at a glance

Last recorded 2023

Total births

467

Since 1948

76 years of records

Peak year

1965

17 births that year

Strongest decade: 1970s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2023

Active since

1948

Recorded for 76 years

Last year on file: 2023

Lovette popularity over time — girls

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2023–1948

Last recorded 2023
Peak year (1965)
17
Annual births at peak — across 76 years of records
05101520 20232014200419871977196919611948 6

Lovette popularity over time — boys

10 total births recorded since 1921 (Lovette as boys' name)

Unisex variant — 10 births
5 19341921 5

Lovette by decade

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

Peak: 1970s
Peak decade
1970s
104 births that decade — 22% of Lovette's all-time total
1940s61950s361960s941970s1041980s671990s272000s402010s682020s25

Lovette by state

Where Lovette concentrates geographically — total births since 1948

Geographically diffuse
Top 3 states by recorded births for the name Lovette
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 California
16 3.4%
#2 Illinois
5 1.1%
#3 New York
5 1.1%
California share of Lovette's total US births 3.4%
Even split

16 of 467 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 3 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Lovette?
467 babies have been named Lovette since 1948. It was last recorded in 2023. The peak year was 1965 with 17 births.
When was Lovette most popular?
Lovette was most popular in the 1970s decade with 104 total births. The single peak year was 1965.
Where is Lovette most popular?
The top states for the name Lovette are California (16 births), Illinois (5 births), New York (5 births).
How long has the name Lovette been used?
Lovette has been recorded in Social Security data since 1948, spanning 76 years of data through 2023.
What names are similar to Lovette?
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.

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, 1948–2023 (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.