Lovell
Lovell was the 6316th most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 14 babies. Its best year was 1911, when it ranked 880th; the most babies were born in 1916 (46). Over the last ten years it has moved down 146 places. More babies were named Lovell in the 1920s than in any other decade.
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- Rank in 2025
- #6,316 boys, down 2,219 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 14boys
- Girls and boys
- 11% girls, 89% boys2021–2025
- Peak year
- 191646 babies
- Total since 1880
- 4,044babies recorded
Lovell popularity since 1880
| Year | Rank (girls) | Rank (boys) | Babies (girls) | Babies (boys) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | — | #6,316 | — | 14 |
| 2020 | — | #4,097 | — | 25 |
| 2010 | — | #4,317 | — | 23 |
| 2000 | — | #3,488 | — | 24 |
| 1990 | — | #2,410 | — | 29 |
| 1980 | #9,789 | #2,495 | 6 | 20 |
| 1970 | — | #1,327 | — | 40 |
| 1960 | — | #1,375 | — | 34 |
| 1950 | #5,051 | #1,281 | 6 | 32 |
| 1940 | #3,108 | #1,058 | 9 | 38 |
| 1930 | #2,974 | #1,384 | 10 | 28 |
| 1920 | #3,015 | #1,268 | 11 | 33 |
| 1910 | #2,301 | #1,270 | 6 | 8 |
| 1900 | — | #1,125 | — | 7 |
| 1890 | — | — | — | — |
| 1880 | — | — | — | — |
How popular is Lovell, counting every spelling?
Lovell is the most common spelling of a name family that had 26 boys in 2025 across its spellings. Together these spellings went to 26 boys in 2025.
| Spelling | Babies 2025 | Official rank | Babies 2021–2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lovell | 14 | #6,316 | 94 |
| Lavelle | 12 | #7,037 | 76 |
Spellings count together when they sound the same in American English and are used for the same sex; nicknames and forms that sound different (such as Theo and Theodore) are kept apart. How we group spellings.
How many kids will share the name Lovell?
14 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Lovell (0.00 per 1,000 births). For a boy named Lovell born in 2025, the chance that another child with the same name is in a class of 20 children the same age is under 1 in 50. If every grade liked the name as much as the 2025 babies do, only about one elementary school in 596 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Lovell.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Lovell?
About 1,900 people born in the US named Lovell are alive today, with a median age of 47; half are between 27 and 65. That makes Lovell mostly worn by adults in their thirties to fifties. The wide spread shows a name popular in two different eras.
Babies given the name each year (SSA) times the share of that birth year still alive (SSA life tables). Counts people born in the US only. Method.
Lovell by state
How common Lovell was among boys born in each state in 2021–2025. In 49 states fewer than five boys a year got the name, too few for SSA to publish, so those states show as zero.
Names with a similar history
These names rose and fell in step with Lovell: their share of US boys followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Lovell, they share its era and feel.
Questions about the name Lovell
How popular is the name Lovell?
Lovell was the 6316th most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 14 babies. Its best year was 1911, when it ranked 880th; the most babies were born in 1916 (46). Over the last ten years it has moved down 146 places. More babies were named Lovell in the 1920s than in any other decade.
Is Lovell a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, 11% girls, 89% boys given the name Lovell in the US.
Where is Lovell most popular?
In 2021–2025, Lovell was most common in Texas (0.01 per 1,000 boys), followed by California and California.