Lovie
Lovie was the 6243rd most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 19 babies. Its best year was 1892, when it ranked 392nd; the most babies were born in 1919 (117). Over the last ten years it has moved up 904 places. More babies were named Lovie in the 1920s than in any other decade.
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- Rank in 2025
- #6,243 girls, up 1,987 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 19girls
- Girls and boys
- Almost always a girl’s name2021–2025
- Peak year
- 1919117 babies
- Total since 1880
- 6,514babies recorded
Lovie popularity since 1880
A few boys are given the name too: 627 since 1883.
| Year | Rank (girls) | Babies (girls) |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #6,243 | 19 |
| 2020 | #8,230 | 13 |
| 2010 | #11,849 | 9 |
| 2000 | #8,341 | 12 |
| 1990 | #8,928 | 9 |
| 1980 | #4,233 | 18 |
| 1970 | #3,969 | 15 |
| 1960 | #2,692 | 21 |
| 1950 | #1,357 | 46 |
| 1940 | #871 | 67 |
| 1930 | #728 | 93 |
| 1920 | #717 | 103 |
| 1910 | #481 | 71 |
| 1900 | #445 | 57 |
| 1890 | #531 | 25 |
| 1880 | #460 | 14 |
How popular is Lovie, counting every spelling?
Lovie is the most common spelling of a name family that had 66 girls in 2025 across its spellings. Together these spellings went to 66 girls in 2025.
| Spelling | Babies 2025 | Official rank | Babies 2021–2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lovie | 19 | #6,243 | 88 |
| Lovey | 22 | #5,647 | 60 |
| Loveah | 18 | #6,460 | 53 |
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 Lovie?
19 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Lovie (0.01 per 1,000 births). For a girl named Lovie 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 439 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Lovie.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Lovie?
About 1,800 people born in the US named Lovie are alive today, with a median age of 64; half are between 37 and 78. That makes Lovie a name most people associate with older generations. 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.
Lovie by state
How common Lovie was among girls born in each state in 2021–2025. In 50 states fewer than five girls 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 Lovie: their share of US girls followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Lovie, they share its era and feel.
Questions about the name Lovie
How popular is the name Lovie?
Lovie was the 6243rd most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 19 babies. Its best year was 1892, when it ranked 392nd; the most babies were born in 1919 (117). Over the last ten years it has moved up 904 places. More babies were named Lovie in the 1920s than in any other decade.
Is Lovie a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, almost always a girl’s name given the name Lovie in the US.
Where is Lovie most popular?
In 2021–2025, Lovie was most common in Texas (0.01 per 1,000 girls).