Love
#955 for girls in 2025, 269 births · #4,707 for boys in 2025, 21 births
Given to girls 82.9% of the time
- 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
Rank within each sex, plotted together. Click any year to open it.
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 | — | |
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 2022
- Rank in state
- Top 10
- 11–50
- 51–100
- 101–500
- 501+
- Not published
Hover or tap a state for its numbers.
- Nevada#367 · 1 in 1,347
- Georgia#513 · 1 in 2,181
- Florida#543 · 1 in 2,610
- Connecticut#552 · 1 in 2,374
- Indiana#575 · 1 in 2,557
Best ever in a state: #313 in Alabama, 1911.
Show every state
| State | Rank | Births | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nevada | #367 | 7 | 1 in 1,347 |
| Georgia | #513 | 21 | 1 in 2,181 |
| Florida | #543 | 33 | 1 in 2,610 |
| Connecticut | #552 | 5 | 1 in 2,374 |
| Indiana | #575 | 11 | 1 in 2,557 |
| Pennsylvania | #601 | 17 | 1 in 2,822 |
| Oregon | #626 | 5 | 1 in 2,571 |
| Michigan | #630 | 13 | 1 in 2,850 |
| California | #644 | 54 | 1 in 3,218 |
| Maryland | #651 | 8 | 1 in 2,768 |
| Ohio | #660 | 15 | 1 in 3,175 |
| Texas | #690 | 47 | 1 in 3,463 |
| Arizona | #694 | 9 | 1 in 3,139 |
| New Jersey | #719 | 10 | 1 in 3,673 |
| North Carolina | #721 | 13 | 1 in 3,498 |
| Louisiana | #728 | 6 | 1 in 2,992 |
| New York | #744 | 21 | 1 in 3,813 |
| Minnesota | #756 | 6 | 1 in 3,645 |
| Virginia | #793 | 9 | 1 in 3,874 |
| Illinois | #796 | 12 | 1 in 3,892 |
| Colorado | #870 | 5 | 1 in 4,363 |
| Massachusetts | #874 | 5 | 1 in 4,904 |
| Missouri | #921 | 5 | 1 in 4,843 |
| Tennessee | #1,150 | 5 | 1 in 6,311 |
| Alabama | — | — | — |
| Alaska | — | — | — |
| Arkansas | — | — | — |
| Delaware | — | — | — |
| District of Columbia | — | — | — |
| Hawaii | — | — | — |
| Idaho | — | — | — |
| Iowa | — | — | — |
| Kansas | — | — | — |
| Kentucky | — | — | — |
| Maine | — | — | — |
| Mississippi | — | — | — |
| Montana | — | — | — |
| Nebraska | — | — | — |
| New Hampshire | — | — | — |
| New Mexico | — | — | — |
| North Dakota | — | — | — |
| Oklahoma | — | — | — |
| Rhode Island | — | — | — |
| South Carolina | — | — | — |
| South Dakota | — | — | — |
| Utah | — | — | — |
| Vermont | — | — | — |
| Washington | — | — | — |
| 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.
See more about Love
- 107 spots since 2024 (#848 → #955)
- 68 spots since 2020 (#1,023 → #955)
- 876 spots since 2015 (#1,831 → #955)
- Biggest jump: 266 spots in 2022 (#1,016 → #750)
- Biggest drop: 428 spots in 1895 (#998 → #1,426)
- Debuted 1880
- Peaked 2023 at #731 (384 births)
- Not yet halved from its peak
- Top 10: never
- Top 100: never
- Top 1,000: 11 yrs · run 1891–1894
- 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%)
- 38.6% of all girls named Love (1,854) were born in this decade
- 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.
Love in 2022
Top girls' names in 2022
Top boys' names in 2022
More about 2022
girls
1,640,131 girls got a published name in 2022; 1 in 4,249 of them was named Love, which outranked 95.8% of the 17,760 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 7.4% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).
Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.
boys
1,746,008 boys got a published name in 2022; 1 in 54,563 of them was named Love, which outranked 75.4% of the 14,333 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 7.7% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).
- #3,464Wilhelm33
- #3,464Yared33
- #3,464Zyire33
- #3,533Love32
- #3,533Abdoulaye32
- #3,533Acre32
- #3,533Adon32
- #3,617Adi31
- #3,617Akio31
- #3,617Alexi31
Tied with 83 names at #3,533; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.
Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.