Lovie

#6,116 for girls in 2025, 19 births · Last seen for boys in 1990 at #7,178
Given to girls 90.4% of the time

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Peak · girls
1892 · 46 births
Debut · girls
14 births
In top 100 · girls
never
of 146 years
Total births · girls
5,887
since 1880

Lovie over time

girlsboys

Rank within each sex, plotted together. Click any year to open it.

#1#10#100#1,000#10,000rank188019001920194019601980200020201923peak #391, 1892peak #892, 1883girlsboys
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Gaps mean fewer than 5 babies received the name that year, so the SSA doesn't publish it.

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Yeargirlsboys
rankbirthsrankbirths
2025#6,11619—
2024#5,79921—
2023#9,61610—
2022#5,46523—
2021#7,25015—
2020#7,96913—
2019#7,34215—
2018#8,14613—
2017#10,6899—
2016#6,40119—
2015#6,97717—
2014#10,12910—
2013#8,58013—
2012#16,8695—
2011#13,3477—
2010#11,2469—
2009#8,45414—
2008#8,10915—
2007#7,73316—
2006#8,23714—
2005#10,12810—
2004#9,26411—
2003#8,50512—
2002#6,69816—
2001#15,3525—
2000#8,02712—
1999#7,71612—
1998#10,1228—
1997#12,0706—
1996#8,8129—
1995#8,07910—
1994#11,7786—
1993#7,49811—
1992#5,48417—
1991#10,2717—
1990#8,5019#7,1786
1989#7,44910#5,6158
1988#4,30820—
1987#5,31214—
1986#5,45913#5,9266
1985#5,67812—
1984#4,73715#4,9737
1983#4,28617#5,4846
1982#4,02519#5,6196
1981#4,74615#6,2625
1980#4,14818—
1979#4,23117—
1978#3,77719—
1977#4,42515#5,8455
1976#4,36314#5,5875
1975#3,51419—
1974#4,04115—
1973#4,58612—
1972#3,27619—
1971#2,34033#4,3756
1970#3,87215—
1969#3,31817#4,4045
1968#3,05718#4,1365
1967#3,21116—
1966#2,35726#2,62710
1965#2,68421#3,5376
1964#3,10817#4,0395
1963#2,70421#3,3187
1962#2,11331#3,0418
1961#1,87238#3,0978
1960#2,64921#3,3377
1959#2,05430#2,8219
1958#1,70340#2,8189
1957#1,72839#2,8229
1956#1,61743—
1955#1,61740#3,8865
1954#1,51844#2,7439
1953#1,70734—
1952#1,43046#3,0957
1951#1,38346#3,3646
1950#1,35246—
1949#1,37645#3,0197
1948#1,22355—
1947#1,10665#2,49810
1946#1,17953#3,1736
1945#92567#2,24210
1944#99361#2,4679
1943#1,00662#2,5639
1942#98763#2,38610
1941#87669#2,6568
1940#86867#1,62718
1939#92558#2,15911
1938#89063#2,4799
1937#84167#2,19711
1936#78075#2,6298
1935#91257#2,12712
1934#75179#2,5639
1933#71483#2,36810
1932#79074#2,19112
1931#76177#2,20712
1930#72693#1,75318
1929#73590#2,45211
1928#72495#2,65910
1927#720100#2,70310
1926#702106#2,43612
1925#715106#2,31313
1924#736100#1,89418
1923#692112#2,77210
1922#701109#2,48612
1921#722103#2,26514
1920#715103#2,60211
1919#641117#2,51111
1918#661115#1,90517
1917#657107#1,75518
1916#638112#2,04314
1915#615113#1,78216
1914#60189#1,97511
1913#57379—
1912#49493#1,8858
1911#51765#1,5376
1910#48071#1,04510
1909#48360—
1908#45662—
1907#40975—
1906#55540#1,1116
1905#49746—
1904#50942—
1903#44951—
1902#42054—
1901#41153—
1900#44057—
1899#41450—
1898#42752—
1897#42547#1,0575
1896#39651—
1895#47138—
1894#40946—
1893#42241—
1892#39146#1,0665
1891#47529—
1890#52425—
1889#41634—
1888#47627—
1887#47122—
1886#42426—
1885#41325—
1884#55614—
1883#43519#8925
1882#56011—
1881#5829—
1880#44914—
First appearance
1880

In the first year the SSA published name data, Lovie was already there! It came in at #449, and was given to 14 baby girls.


Quietest stretch: 2001, when fewer than 6 girls a year got the name.

Where Lovie is popular in 1923

  • Rank in state
  • Top 10
  • 11–50
  • 51–100
  • 101–500
  • 501+
  • Not published
Alaska: fewer than 5 girls named Lovie, so not publishedAKMaine: fewer than 5 girls named Lovie, so not publishedMEVermont: fewer than 5 girls named Lovie, so not publishedVTNew Hampshire: fewer than 5 girls named Lovie, so not publishedNHWashington: fewer than 5 girls named Lovie, so not publishedWAIdaho: fewer than 5 girls named Lovie, so not publishedIDMontana: fewer than 5 girls named Lovie, so not publishedMTNorth Dakota: fewer than 5 girls named Lovie, so not publishedNDMinnesota: fewer than 5 girls named Lovie, so not publishedMNIllinois: fewer than 5 girls named Lovie, so not publishedILWisconsin: fewer than 5 girls named Lovie, so not publishedWIMichigan: fewer than 5 girls named Lovie, so not publishedMINew York: fewer than 5 girls named Lovie, so not publishedNYMassachusetts: fewer than 5 girls named Lovie, so not publishedMARhode Island: fewer than 5 girls named Lovie, so not publishedRIOregon: fewer than 5 girls named Lovie, so not publishedORNevada: fewer than 5 girls named Lovie, so not publishedNVWyoming: fewer than 5 girls named Lovie, so not publishedWYSouth Dakota: fewer than 5 girls named Lovie, so not publishedSDIowa: fewer than 5 girls named Lovie, so not publishedIAIndiana: fewer than 5 girls named Lovie, so not publishedINOhio: fewer than 5 girls named Lovie, so not publishedOHPennsylvania: #672 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 19,249 girlsPANew Jersey: fewer than 5 girls named Lovie, so not publishedNJConnecticut: fewer than 5 girls named Lovie, so not publishedCTCalifornia: fewer than 5 girls named Lovie, so not publishedCAUtah: fewer than 5 girls named Lovie, so not publishedUTColorado: fewer than 5 girls named Lovie, so not publishedCONebraska: fewer than 5 girls named Lovie, so not publishedNEMissouri: fewer than 5 girls named Lovie, so not publishedMOKentucky: fewer than 5 girls named Lovie, so not publishedKYWest Virginia: fewer than 5 girls named Lovie, so not publishedWVVirginia: fewer than 5 girls named Lovie, so not publishedVAMaryland: fewer than 5 girls named Lovie, so not publishedMDDelaware: fewer than 5 girls named Lovie, so not publishedDEArizona: fewer than 5 girls named Lovie, so not publishedAZNew Mexico: fewer than 5 girls named Lovie, so not publishedNMKansas: fewer than 5 girls named Lovie, so not publishedKSArkansas: #430 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 3,406 girlsARTennessee: #375 for girls · 8 births · 1 in 3,559 girlsTNNorth Carolina: #393 for girls · 9 births · 1 in 4,363 girlsNCSouth Carolina: fewer than 5 girls named Lovie, so not publishedSCDistrict of Columbia: fewer than 5 girls named Lovie, so not publishedDCOklahoma: fewer than 5 girls named Lovie, so not publishedOKLouisiana: fewer than 5 girls named Lovie, so not publishedLAMississippi: #189 for girls · 23 births · 1 in 974 girlsMSAlabama: #261 for girls · 17 births · 1 in 1,834 girlsALGeorgia: #474 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 5,740 girlsGAHawaii: fewer than 5 girls named Lovie, so not publishedHITexas: #537 for girls · 14 births · 1 in 4,159 girlsTXFlorida: fewer than 5 girls named Lovie, so not publishedFL

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Top states · girls
  1. Mississippi#189 · 1 in 974
  2. Alabama#261 · 1 in 1,834
  3. Tennessee#375 · 1 in 3,559
  4. North Carolina#393 · 1 in 4,363
  5. Arkansas#430 · 1 in 3,406

Best ever in a state: #152 in Mississippi, 1910.

Show every state
StateRankBirthsShare
Mississippi#189231 in 974
Alabama#261171 in 1,834
Tennessee#37581 in 3,559
North Carolina#39391 in 4,363
Arkansas#43061 in 3,406
Georgia#47461 in 5,740
Texas#537141 in 4,159
Pennsylvania#67251 in 19,249
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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 Lovie
Momentum · girls
Rising
  • 317 spots since 2024 (#5,799 → #6,116)
  • 1,853 spots since 2020 (#7,969 → #6,116)
  • 861 spots since 2015 (#6,977 → #6,116)
  • Biggest jump: 146 spots in 1907 (#555 → #409)
  • Biggest drop: 254 spots in 1946 (#925 → #1,179)
Rise & fade · girls
12 yrs to peak
  • Debuted 1880
  • Peaked 1892 at #391 (46 births)
  • Births halved by 1960, 68 yrs later
Top of the charts · girls
Top 1,000 for 65 yrs
  • Top 10: never
  • Top 100: never
  • Top 1,000: 65 yrs · run 1880–1942
Share of babies · girls
1 in 4,248
  • Highest: 1 in 4,248 girls born in 1907 were named Lovie (0.02%)
  • Latest: 1 in 84,593 girls born in 2025 (0.00%)
  • Its best rank, #391 in 1892, was only 1 in 4,616 (0.02%) — a smaller share of a much bigger birth year
Era · girls
The 1920s
  • 17.4% of all girls named Lovie (1,024) were born in this decade
Girls or boys?
Never flipped
  • The majority has never changed
all girlsall boys
Show by decade
DecadeBirthsBest rankAvg rank
1880s201#413 (1885)#478
1890s425#391 (1892)#435
1900s540#409 (1907)#463
1910s961#480 (1910)#588
1920s1,024#692 (1923)#716
1930s726#714 (1933)#809
1940s607#868 (1940)#1,054
1950s408#1,352 (1950)#1,611
1960s226#1,872 (1961)#2,707
1970s178#2,340 (1971)#3,843
1980s153#4,025 (1982)#5,015
1990s95#5,484 (1992)#9,033
2000s125#6,698 (2002)#9,051
2010s117#6,401 (2016)#9,973
2020s101#5,465 (2022)#7,036

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.

Lovie in 1923

girls
#692
112 births · 1 in 10,771 girls
boys
#2,772
10 births · 1 in 109,610 boys

Top girls' names in 1923

  1. #1Mary71,634
  2. #2Dorothy39,043
  3. #3Helen31,486
  4. #4Margaret26,134
  5. #5Betty25,989
  6. #6Ruth23,637
  7. #7Virginia18,325
  8. #8Mildred15,989
  9. #9Elizabeth15,459
  10. #10Frances14,881
  11. #692Lovie112

Top boys' names in 1923

  1. #1John57,467
  2. #2Robert56,111
  3. #3William52,136
  4. #4James50,462
  5. #5Charles28,966
  6. #6George27,025
  7. #7Joseph25,561
  8. #8Edward20,597
  9. #9Richard18,887
  10. #10Donald16,433
  11. #2,772Lovie10
More about 1923

girls

1,206,366 girls got a published name in 1923; 1 in 10,771 of them was named Lovie, which outranked 87.9% of the 5,739 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 23.4% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Lovie
  1. #687Marlene114
  2. #690Elna113
  3. #690Margarett113
  4. #692Lovie112
  5. #692Berneice112
  6. #692Pat112
  7. #692Ruthe112
  8. #696Almeda111
  9. #696Madonna111
  10. #696Sibyl111

Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.

Biggest movers since 1922
Risers
  1. ↑ 1,834Eris#2,291 → #457
  2. ↑ 619Penny#1,508 → #889
  3. ↑ 317Laurene#1,309 → #992
  4. ↑ 310Cruz#1,103 → #793
  5. ↑ 306Dorene#1,207 → #901
Fallers
  1. ↓ 321Veva#962 → #1,283
  2. ↓ 318Arlie#949 → #1,267
  3. ↓ 305Gaynell#978 → #1,283
  4. ↓ 303Trinidad#449 → #752
  5. ↓ 300Laurine#897 → #1,197

Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.

boys

1,096,102 boys got a published name in 1923; 1 in 109,610 of them was named Lovie, which outranked 43.5% of the 4,904 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 32.3% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Lovie
  1. #2,614Windle11
  2. #2,614Wood11
  3. #2,614Yasuo11
  4. #2,772Lovie10
  5. #2,772Abelino10
  6. #2,772Adalbert10
  7. #2,772Aden10
  8. #2,950Acy9
  9. #2,950Adalberto9
  10. #2,950Admiral9

Tied with 177 names at #2,772; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.

Biggest movers since 1922
Risers
  1. ↑ 403Marcos#1,333 → #930
  2. ↑ 341Armin#1,333 → #992
  3. ↑ 309Betty#1,222 → #913
  4. ↑ 309Godfrey#1,222 → #913
  5. ↑ 308Val#1,181 → #873
Fallers
  1. ↓ 1,021Harden#999 → #2,020
  2. ↓ 472Buel#850 → #1,322
  3. ↓ 420Trinidad#485 → #905
  4. ↓ 304Gorden#722 → #1,026
  5. ↓ 288Joy#840 → #1,128

Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.

See the top 100 for 1923 →