Unisex name · since 1880
Lovie
5,887 babies named Lovie in U.S. Social Security records since 1880, with the highest year being 1919. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #2,306 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #6,118 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 5,887
- born since 1880
- 1920s
- peak decade
Yes -- Lovie is the #6118 most popular unisex name in the U.S. today, with 5,887 recorded since 1880.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Lovie has been recorded 5,887 times among girls since 1880, currently ranked #6118 nationally and more common than 65% 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 1880 to 2025.
- #2,306 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #6,118 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 5,887 born since 1880
- 1920s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Lovie ranks #2,306 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #6,118 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 5,887 born since 1880, peaking in the 1920s.
- #2,306 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #6,118 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 5,887
- born since 1880
- 1920s
- peak decade
Lovie's 5,887 recorded births place it above 96.81% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
16 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by Texas.
How Lovie compares
5,887 Top 13% higher than 87% 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
Lovie's all-time total is 16x the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Lovie | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 5,887 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 117 | 21 | 19,840 |
Lovie's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Lovie's SSA record in two at 1953 and the more recent half accounts for 21% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 79%, consistent with a name more common in the past than in recent years. Its calmest year was 2001, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1919 peak of 117, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Lovie popularity over time - girls
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1880–2025
- Peak year (1919)
- 117
- Annual births at peak, across 146 years of records
Lovie popularity over time - boys
627 total births recorded since 1883 (Lovie as boys' name)
Lovie by decade
1920s is the heaviest window (1,024 births, 17% of the file).
1920s was Lovie's strongest decade.
1,024 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 17% of all-time use.
Lovie births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1880s 201
1880s
201 births
- 1890s
1890s
425 births
- 1900s
1900s
540 births
- 1910s
1910s
961 births
- 1920s
1920s
1,024 births
- 1930s
1930s
726 births
- 1940s
1940s
607 births
- 1950s 408
1950s
408 births
- 1960s 226
1960s
226 births
- 1970s 178
1970s
178 births
- 1980s 153
1980s
153 births
- 1990s 95
1990s
95 births
- 2000s 125
2000s
125 births
- 2010s 117
2010s
117 births
- 2020s 101
2020s
101 births
What this shows Peak: 1920s at 1,024 births (17% of all-time use).
How Lovie 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 Lovie's total volume
Lovie by state
Where Lovie concentrates geographically, total births since 1880
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Texas | | 608 | 10.3% |
| #2 | Mississippi | | 572 | 9.7% |
| #3 | Alabama | | 319 | 5.4% |
| #4 | Georgia | | 231 | 3.9% |
| #5 | Tennessee | | 220 | 3.7% |
| #6 | North Carolina | | 210 | 3.6% |
| #7 | Louisiana | | 155 | 2.6% |
| #8 | Arkansas | | 128 | 2.2% |
608 of 5,887 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 16 reporting states.
Lovie appears in 16 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Lovie's data
- Lovie's decade-level peak was the 1920s (1,024 total births); usage has since declined to 101 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Texas records the most Lovies (608 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 Lovie: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1919)
Similar record span (~145 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, 1880–2025 (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 Lovie 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.