Love
- #955 for girls in 2025, 269 births
- #4,707 for boys in 2025, 21 births
- Given to girls 82.9% of the time
Showing
- Peak · girls
- 2023 · 384 births
- Debut · girls
- 5 births
- In top 100 · girls
- neverof 146 years
- Total births · girls
- 4,797since 1880
Love over time
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Rank within each sex, plotted together. Click any year to open it.
Hover or use arrow keys to read values by year; click or press Enter to open that year.
Gaps mean fewer than 5 babies received the name that year, so the SSA doesn't publish it.
Show data table
| Year | girls | boys | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| rank | births | rank | births | |
| 2025 | #955 | 269 | #4,707 | 21 |
| 2024 | #848 | 319 | #4,200 | 25 |
| 2023 | #731 | 384 | #3,883 | 28 |
| 2022 | #750 | 386 | #3,533 | 32 |
| 2021 | #1,016 | 251 | #4,628 | 21 |
| 2020 | #1,023 | 245 | #5,980 | 14 |
| 2019 | #1,648 | 128 | #6,777 | 12 |
| 2018 | #1,512 | 144 | #8,154 | 9 |
| 2017 | #1,721 | 123 | #7,546 | 10 |
| 2016 | #1,986 | 100 | #12,185 | 5 |
| 2015 | #1,831 | 113 | #7,491 | 10 |
| 2014 | #1,665 | 127 | #6,307 | 13 |
| 2013 | #1,546 | 141 | — | |
| 2012 | #1,807 | 112 | #7,559 | 10 |
| 2011 | #2,534 | 71 | — | |
| 2010 | #2,167 | 90 | #6,698 | 12 |
| 2009 | #2,286 | 85 | — | |
| 2008 | #2,380 | 81 | #12,553 | 5 |
| 2007 | #2,433 | 77 | #6,622 | 12 |
| 2006 | #3,176 | 52 | #10,662 | 6 |
| 2005 | #3,170 | 49 | #6,226 | 12 |
| 2004 | #3,033 | 51 | #7,536 | 9 |
| 2003 | #3,131 | 47 | #6,715 | 10 |
| 2002 | #3,069 | 47 | #10,667 | 5 |
| 2001 | #2,963 | 48 | #6,935 | 9 |
| 2000 | #2,632 | 56 | #9,112 | 6 |
| 1999 | #3,895 | 30 | #6,042 | 10 |
| 1998 | #4,238 | 26 | #7,560 | 7 |
| 1997 | #5,868 | 16 | — | |
| 1996 | #4,453 | 23 | #7,136 | 7 |
| 1995 | #5,439 | 17 | #7,792 | 6 |
| 1994 | #7,097 | 12 | #6,968 | 7 |
| 1993 | #6,622 | 13 | #6,228 | 8 |
| 1992 | #8,065 | 10 | #7,422 | 6 |
| 1991 | #7,430 | 11 | #5,942 | 8 |
| 1990 | #7,880 | 10 | — | |
| 1989 | #6,531 | 12 | #6,941 | 6 |
| 1988 | #5,065 | 16 | #6,426 | 6 |
| 1987 | #5,312 | 14 | — | |
| 1986 | #6,156 | 11 | #6,721 | 5 |
| 1985 | #5,348 | 13 | #5,785 | 6 |
| 1984 | #5,222 | 13 | — | |
| 1983 | #8,047 | 7 | #5,484 | 6 |
| 1982 | #3,780 | 21 | — | |
| 1981 | #4,746 | 15 | — | |
| 1980 | #4,327 | 17 | — | |
| 1979 | #3,541 | 22 | #4,842 | 7 |
| 1978 | #3,512 | 21 | #5,059 | 6 |
| 1977 | #2,606 | 32 | — | |
| 1976 | #2,387 | 34 | #4,418 | 7 |
| 1975 | #2,811 | 26 | #3,246 | 11 |
| 1974 | #2,556 | 29 | #3,558 | 9 |
| 1973 | #2,830 | 24 | #4,054 | 7 |
| 1972 | #2,356 | 31 | #4,986 | 5 |
| 1971 | #2,955 | 23 | #3,963 | 7 |
| 1970 | #3,311 | 19 | — | |
| 1969 | #4,198 | 12 | — | |
| 1968 | #6,246 | 6 | — | |
| 1967 | #4,982 | 8 | — | |
| 1966 | #5,809 | 6 | — | |
| 1965 | #6,539 | 5 | #3,930 | 5 |
| 1964 | #5,474 | 7 | — | |
| 1963 | #5,296 | 7 | — | |
| 1962 | #5,860 | 6 | — | |
| 1961 | #6,567 | 5 | — | |
| 1960 | — | — | ||
| 1959 | — | #3,988 | 5 | |
| 1958 | — | — | ||
| 1957 | — | — | ||
| 1956 | #4,467 | 8 | — | |
| 1955 | — | — | ||
| 1954 | — | #3,827 | 5 | |
| 1953 | — | — | ||
| 1952 | #5,563 | 5 | — | |
| 1951 | — | #2,367 | 11 | |
| 1950 | #3,662 | 9 | #3,021 | 7 |
| 1949 | — | #3,019 | 7 | |
| 1948 | — | — | ||
| 1947 | #5,295 | 5 | #3,370 | 6 |
| 1946 | #3,994 | 7 | — | |
| 1945 | #4,556 | 5 | — | |
| 1944 | #2,946 | 10 | #2,633 | 8 |
| 1943 | — | #3,538 | 5 | |
| 1942 | — | #3,560 | 5 | |
| 1941 | #3,954 | 6 | #2,872 | 7 |
| 1940 | #4,349 | 5 | — | |
| 1939 | — | #2,288 | 10 | |
| 1938 | #4,342 | 5 | #2,185 | 11 |
| 1937 | — | #3,175 | 6 | |
| 1936 | — | — | ||
| 1935 | #3,742 | 6 | #2,529 | 9 |
| 1934 | #3,449 | 7 | #2,393 | 10 |
| 1933 | #3,109 | 8 | — | |
| 1932 | #1,817 | 19 | #2,191 | 12 |
| 1931 | #3,497 | 7 | #2,207 | 12 |
| 1930 | #1,703 | 22 | #2,781 | 9 |
| 1929 | #2,011 | 17 | #2,766 | 9 |
| 1928 | #2,768 | 11 | #1,960 | 16 |
| 1927 | #2,859 | 11 | #2,912 | 9 |
| 1926 | #2,257 | 16 | #2,566 | 11 |
| 1925 | #2,617 | 13 | #2,588 | 11 |
| 1924 | #2,212 | 17 | #1,894 | 18 |
| 1923 | #3,125 | 10 | #2,331 | 13 |
| 1922 | #2,780 | 12 | #1,952 | 17 |
| 1921 | #2,195 | 17 | #2,376 | 13 |
| 1920 | #2,357 | 15 | #2,459 | 12 |
| 1919 | #2,813 | 11 | #2,063 | 15 |
| 1918 | #2,209 | 16 | #2,543 | 11 |
| 1917 | #2,100 | 16 | #2,091 | 14 |
| 1916 | #1,805 | 19 | #1,949 | 15 |
| 1915 | #1,738 | 19 | #1,968 | 14 |
| 1914 | #2,265 | 10 | #1,492 | 17 |
| 1913 | #1,766 | 12 | #2,821 | 5 |
| 1912 | — | #2,544 | 5 | |
| 1911 | #1,450 | 11 | #1,038 | 11 |
| 1910 | #1,335 | 12 | #1,193 | 8 |
| 1909 | — | #951 | 10 | |
| 1908 | #2,101 | 5 | #1,113 | 7 |
| 1907 | #1,384 | 9 | #1,200 | 6 |
| 1906 | #1,416 | 8 | #927 | 8 |
| 1905 | #1,298 | 9 | #1,002 | 7 |
| 1904 | #1,877 | 5 | #1,205 | 5 |
| 1903 | #1,440 | 7 | — | |
| 1902 | #1,793 | 5 | #794 | 9 |
| 1901 | #1,339 | 7 | — | |
| 1900 | #1,431 | 8 | #1,050 | 7 |
| 1899 | — | — | ||
| 1898 | #1,098 | 10 | #1,002 | 6 |
| 1897 | #1,263 | 7 | — | |
| 1896 | #1,292 | 7 | — | |
| 1895 | #1,426 | 6 | #1,079 | 5 |
| 1894 | #998 | 10 | #787 | 8 |
| 1893 | #901 | 11 | #1,035 | 5 |
| 1892 | #958 | 10 | — | |
| 1891 | #893 | 10 | #963 | 5 |
| 1890 | #1,006 | 8 | #566 | 12 |
| 1889 | #839 | 10 | #878 | 6 |
| 1888 | #1,036 | 7 | #704 | 9 |
| 1887 | — | #752 | 7 | |
| 1886 | — | #647 | 9 | |
| 1885 | #793 | 8 | #765 | 7 |
| 1884 | — | #701 | 8 | |
| 1883 | — | — | ||
| 1882 | — | #943 | 5 | |
| 1881 | — | — | ||
| 1880 | #836 | 5 | — | |
First appearance
1880
In the first year the SSA published name data, Love was already there! It came in at #836, and was given to 5 baby girls.
Quietest stretch: 1880–1884, when fewer than 6 girls a year got the name.
Where Love is popular in 2025
- Rank in state
- Top 10
- 11–50
- 51–100
- 101–500
- 501+
- Not published
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| State | Rank | Births | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nevada | #508 | 5 | 1 in 1,840 |
| Ohio | #644 | 15 | 1 in 3,151 |
| Indiana | #651 | 9 | 1 in 3,101 |
| Arizona | #676 | 9 | 1 in 3,135 |
| Alabama | #716 | 6 | 1 in 3,053 |
| North Carolina | #729 | 13 | 1 in 3,576 |
| Michigan | #735 | 10 | 1 in 3,573 |
| Virginia | #758 | 9 | 1 in 3,749 |
| Washington | #811 | 7 | 1 in 4,123 |
| California | #814 | 36 | 1 in 4,492 |
| Texas | #840 | 35 | 1 in 4,587 |
| Pennsylvania | #871 | 10 | 1 in 4,669 |
| Illinois | #927 | 9 | 1 in 4,925 |
| Florida | #1,055 | 14 | 1 in 6,197 |
| Georgia | #1,075 | 8 | 1 in 5,651 |
| New York | #1,165 | 12 | 1 in 6,527 |
| Alaska | — | — | — |
| Arkansas | — | — | — |
| Colorado | — | — | — |
| Connecticut | — | — | — |
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| District of Columbia | — | — | — |
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| Vermont | — | — | — |
| West Virginia | — | — | — |
| Wisconsin | — | — | — |
| Wyoming | — | — | — |
Ranks are within each state; “1 in N” is out of the girls born there that year. The SSA only publishes a name in a state when 5 or more babies of one sex got it.
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Momentum · girls
Holding steady
- 107 spots since 2024 (#848 → #955)
- 68 spots since 2020 (#1,023 → #955)
- Biggest jump: 266 spots in 2022
- Biggest drop: 428 spots in 1895
Rise & fade · girls
143 yrs to peak
- Debuted 1880
- Peaked 2023 at #731 (384 births)
- Not yet halved from its peak
Top of the charts · girls
Top 1,000 for 11 yrs
- Top 10: never
- Top 100: never
- Top 1,000: 11 yrs · run 1891–1894
Share of babies · girls
1 in 4,179
- Highest: 1 in 4,179 girls born in 2023 were named Love (0.02%)
- Latest: 1 in 5,975 girls born in 2025 (0.02%)
Era · girls
The 2020s
- 38.6% of all girls named Love (1,854) were born in this decade
Girls or boys?
Flipped in 1961
- Mostly boys until 1960, mostly girls since
Show by decade
| Decade | Births | Best rank | Avg rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 30 | #793 (1885) | #876 |
| 1890s | 79 | #893 (1891) | #1,093 |
| 1900s | 63 | #1,298 (1905) | #1,564 |
| 1910s | 126 | #1,335 (1910) | #1,942 |
| 1920s | 139 | #2,011 (1929) | #2,518 |
| 1930s | 74 | #1,703 (1930) | #3,094 |
| 1940s | 38 | #2,946 (1944) | #4,182 |
| 1950s | 22 | #3,662 (1950) | #4,564 |
| 1960s | 62 | #4,198 (1969) | #5,663 |
| 1970s | 261 | #2,356 (1972) | #2,887 |
| 1980s | 139 | #3,780 (1982) | #5,453 |
| 1990s | 168 | #3,895 (1999) | #6,099 |
| 2000s | 593 | #2,286 (2009) | #2,827 |
| 2010s | 1,149 | #1,512 (2018) | #1,842 |
| 2020s | 1,854 | #731 (2023) | #887 |
All figures count published births only (names given to at least 5 girls in a year). Registrations before 1937 are incomplete, so early shares and totals run low.
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