Recorded 1949–1962 Girls' name Peak 1962 12 births

Lovita — girls' name

12 babies named Lovita in U.S. Social Security records since 1949, with the highest year being 1962. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1940s51960s7
1960s
Peak decade

58% of everyone ever named Lovita was born in this single decade.

1962
Single peak year

7 babies were named Lovita in 1962 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Lovita

The Social Security Administration has registered 12 babies named Lovita between 1949 and 1962, spanning 14 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Lovita currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1962. The name reached its historical peak in 1962, when 7 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Lovita performed strongest in the 1960s, accumulating 7 births during that ten-year window. Across the 2 decades of recorded activity, Lovita shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade.

No etymological entry is currently available for Lovita 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 12 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.

Lovita at a glance

Last recorded 1962

Total births

12

Since 1949

14 years of records

Peak year

1962

7 births that year

Strongest decade: 1960s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1962

Active since

1949

Recorded for 14 years

Last year on file: 1962

Lovita popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1962–1949

Last recorded 1962
Peak year (1962)
7
Annual births at peak — across 14 years of records
4.555.566.577.5 19621949 5

Lovita by decade

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

Peak: 1960s
Peak decade
1960s
7 births that decade — 58% of Lovita's all-time total
1940s51960s7

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Lovita?
12 babies have been named Lovita since 1949. It was last recorded in 1962. The peak year was 1962 with 7 births.
When was Lovita most popular?
Lovita was most popular in the 1960s decade with 7 total births. The single peak year was 1962.
How long has the name Lovita been used?
Lovita has been recorded in Social Security data since 1949, spanning 14 years of data through 1962.
What names are similar to Lovita?
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, 1949–1962 (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.