Recorded 1897–1940 Girls' name Peak 1918 65 births

Lovinia — girls' name

65 babies named Lovinia in U.S. Social Security records since 1897, with the highest year being 1918. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

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1910s
Peak decade

29% of everyone ever named Lovinia was born in this single decade.

1918
Single peak year

8 babies were named Lovinia in 1918 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Lovinia

The Social Security Administration has registered 65 babies named Lovinia between 1897 and 1940, spanning 44 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Lovinia currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1940. The name reached its historical peak in 1918, when 8 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Lovinia performed strongest in the 1910s, accumulating 19 births during that ten-year window. Across the 5 decades of recorded activity, Lovinia shows a clear decline from its mid-century high.

No etymological entry is currently available for Lovinia 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 65 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.

Lovinia at a glance

Last recorded 1940

Total births

65

Since 1897

44 years of records

Peak year

1918

8 births that year

Strongest decade: 1910s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1940

Active since

1897

Recorded for 44 years

Last year on file: 1940

Lovinia popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1940–1897

Last recorded 1940
Peak year (1918)
8
Annual births at peak — across 44 years of records
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Lovinia by decade

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

Peak: 1910s
Peak decade
1910s
19 births that decade — 29% of Lovinia's all-time total
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Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Lovinia?
65 babies have been named Lovinia since 1897. It was last recorded in 1940. The peak year was 1918 with 8 births.
When was Lovinia most popular?
Lovinia was most popular in the 1910s decade with 19 total births. The single peak year was 1918.
How long has the name Lovinia been used?
Lovinia has been recorded in Social Security data since 1897, spanning 44 years of data through 1940.
What names are similar to Lovinia?
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, 1897–1940 (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.