Girls' name · since 1883
Lovey
Lovey has 859 recorded births since 1883 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1925 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #8,341 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #5,562 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 859
- born since 1883
- 1920s
- peak decade
Lovey currently ranks #5562 among girls' names in America, with 859 babies recorded since 1883.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Lovey has been recorded 859 times among girls since 1883, currently ranked #5562 nationally and more common than 68% of girls, with its heaviest use in the 1920s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1883 to 2025.
- #8,341 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #5,562 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 859 born since 1883
- 1920s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Lovey ranks #8,341 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #5,562 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 859 born since 1883, peaking in the 1920s.
- #8,341 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #5,562 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 859
- born since 1883
- 1920s
- peak decade
Lovey's 859 recorded births place it above 88.46% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by Pennsylvania.
How Lovey compares
859 Top 35% higher than 65% 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
Lovey's all-time total is 128% above the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Lovey | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 859 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 22 | 21 | 19,840 |
Lovey's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Lovey's SSA record in two at 1943 and the more recent half accounts for 45% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 55%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1883, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1925 peak of 22, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Lovey popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1883–2025
- Peak year (1925)
- 22
- Annual births at peak, across 143 years of records
Lovey by decade
1920s is the heaviest window (136 births, 16% of the file).
1920s was Lovey's strongest decade.
136 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 16% of all-time use.
Lovey births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1880s 20
1880s
20 births
- 1890s 37
1890s
37 births
- 1900s
1900s
62 births
- 1910s
1910s
108 births
- 1920s
1920s
136 births
- 1930s
1930s
91 births
- 1940s
1940s
69 births
- 1950s
1950s
58 births
- 1960s 33
1960s
33 births
- 1970s 23
1970s
23 births
- 1980s 38
1980s
38 births
- 1990s 5
1990s
5 births
- 2000s 40
2000s
40 births
- 2010s
2010s
61 births
- 2020s
2020s
78 births
What this shows Peak: 1920s at 136 births (16% of all-time use).
How Lovey 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 Lovey's total volume
Lovey by state
Where Lovey concentrates geographically, total births since 1883
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Pennsylvania | | 5 | 0.6% |
5 of 859 births nationwide.
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What to do with Lovey's data
- Lovey's usage has stayed within range of its 1920s decade-level peak (136 total births) through the 2020s (78) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- Pennsylvania records the most Loveys (5 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Pennsylvania 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 Lovey: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1925)
Similar record span (~142 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, 1883–2025 (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 Lovey 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.