Baby Names US
Unisex name ★ peaked 2022

Love

Meaning A male given name Gender Unisex · 83% girls Rank 2025 #957 Trend ↑ Rising 93%

A male given name. (Can we add an example for this sense?)

Rank 2025
#957
among girls · ↓108 vs 2024
Babies in 2025
290
named Love · -16% vs 2024
How common
1 in 5,975
girls born in 2025
Peak year
2022
418 babies
All-time total
5,785
#2,648 all-time among girls
First recorded
1880
in Social Security records

Love popularity over time

5,785 babies have been named Love since 1880, according to official Social Security records. Switch measure to see births per year or the yearly rank.

Measure
Births per 1,000 babies of that sex, comparable across eras
0.080.150.230.318801900192019401960198020002020GirlsBoys
GirlsBoys

By decade. Change compares yearly averages, so the current partial decade is on equal footing. Best rank is the name's best yearly rank within the decade.

Decade Girls Boys Total Per year Change Best rank
1880s 30 51 81 8 – #824
1890s 79 41 120 12 +48% #926
1900s 63 59 122 12 +2% #1,369
1910s 126 115 241 24 +98% #1,392
1920s 139 129 268 27 +11% #2,062
1930s 74 79 153 15 -43% #1,729
1940s 38 38 76 8 -50% #3,064
1950s 22 28 50 5 -34% #3,837
1960s 62 5 67 7 +34% #4,321
1970s 261 59 320 32 +378% #2,379
1980s 139 29 168 17 -47% #3,854
1990s 168 59 227 23 +35% #3,931
2000s 593 74 667 67 +194% #2,304
2010s 1,149 81 1,230 123 +84% #1,517
2020s (to 2025) 1,854 141 1,995 333 +170% #732

Where Love is heading

A five-year projection from the recent trend in births per 1,000 girls (damped so it flattens over time), converted to babies at today's birth totals. The implied rank places that projection in the 2025 field. A projection, not a promise: real trends bend.

Year Projected babies Per 1,000 girls Implied rank
2026 302 0.19 outside top 500
2027 332 0.21 outside top 500
2028 361 0.22 outside top 500
2029 387 0.24 outside top 500
2030 411 0.26 outside top 500

Where Love is most popular

Girls named Love per 1,000 girls born in each state, 2021–2025. National average: 0.198 per 1,000. Strongest in Nevada, Maryland, and Georgia.

Vs national average
well below below near national above well above no data

All 50 states and DC, sorted by rate. Counts are girls named Love born 2021–2025; the per-1,000 rate makes states of different sizes comparable, and the last column shows each state against the national average.

State Girls 2021–2025 Per 1,000 vs national
Nevada 20 0.431 +117%
Maryland 43 0.406 +105%
Georgia 75 0.330 +66%
Pennsylvania 72 0.305 +54%
Virginia 48 0.282 +42%
Ohio 65 0.274 +38%
North Carolina 62 0.272 +37%
Indiana 37 0.264 +33%
Michigan 48 0.264 +33%
California 220 0.262 +32%
Florida 111 0.259 +31%
Arizona 36 0.257 +29%
Illinois 56 0.245 +23%
Louisiana 20 0.228 +15%
New York 90 0.227 +15%
Texas 179 0.223 +12%
New Mexico 5 0.206 ≈ national
Connecticut 11 0.189 -5%
New Jersey 32 0.177 -11%
Washington 23 0.159 -20%
South Carolina 13 0.145 -27%
Colorado 16 0.143 -28%
Alabama 12 0.128 -36%
Tennessee 20 0.126 -36%
Missouri 12 0.100 -50%
Kansas 5 0.087 -56%
Wisconsin 8 0.078 -61%
Oregon 5 0.077 -61%
Utah 5 0.060 -70%
Minnesota 6 0.056 -72%
Massachusetts 5 0.041 -79%
Alaska – – –
Arkansas – – –
District of Columbia – – –
Delaware – – –
Hawaii – – –
Iowa – – –
Idaho – – –
Kentucky – – –
Maine – – –
Mississippi – – –
Montana – – –
North Dakota – – –
Nebraska – – –
New Hampshire – – –
Oklahoma – – –
Rhode Island – – –
South Dakota – – –
Vermont – – –
West Virginia – – –
Wyoming – – –

State counts come from the Social Security Administration's state files, which omit any state-year with fewer than five babies of a name, so small states can undercount slightly.

The story of Love

Love is uncommon for girls in the United States, ranked #957 in 2025 with 269 babies given the name. It is currently rising compared with a decade ago.

Since 1880, 5,785 American babies have been named Love, about 83% girls and 17% boys, making it a genuinely unisex name. Its peak came in 2022, when 418 newborns received the name, the signature sound of the 2020s.

The chart above shows the full history: the popularity view (births per 1,000 babies) is the honest comparison across generations, since total US births have changed enormously since 1880. Switch to the rank view to see where Love stood among all girls' names in any year, or use the compare tool to plot it against other names.

How old are people named Love?

The median living Love is about 8 years old; half are between 3 and 20. An estimated 4,700 people named Love are alive in the United States today.

median 8 020406080100

Estimated from births per year and Social Security period life tables; an approximation of the living age distribution, by age in years.

Love year by year

Every year since 2001, and five-year steps back to 1880. Rank is within each sex.

Year Girls Girls rank Boys Boys rank
2025 269 #957 21 #4,804
2024 319 #849 25 #4,279
2023 384 #732 28 #3,953
2022 386 #750 32 #3,583
2021 251 #1,018 21 #4,713
2020 245 #1,026 14 #6,168
2019 128 #1,651 12 #7,019
2018 144 #1,517 9 #8,570
2017 123 #1,733 10 #7,923
2016 100 #1,990 5 #13,432
2015 113 #1,837 10 #7,832
2014 127 #1,669 13 #6,496
2013 141 #1,552 – –
2012 112 #1,817 10 #7,910
2011 71 #2,545 – –
2010 90 #2,181 12 #6,938
2009 85 #2,304 – –
2008 81 #2,393 5 #13,796
2007 77 #2,449 12 #6,912
2006 52 #3,204 6 #11,504
2005 49 #3,195 12 #6,470
2004 51 #3,053 9 #7,938
2003 47 #3,161 10 #7,045
2002 47 #3,086 5 #11,774
2001 48 #2,995 9 #7,275
2000 56 #2,658 6 #9,842
1995 17 #5,589 6 #8,458
1990 10 #8,255 – –
1985 13 #5,544 6 #6,228
1980 17 #4,432 – –
1975 26 #2,853 11 #3,354
1970 19 #3,376 – –
1965 5 #7,114 5 #4,241
1960 – – – –
1955 – – – –
1950 9 #3,837 7 #3,208
1945 5 #4,956 – –
1940 5 #4,761 – –
1935 6 #4,028 9 #2,641
1930 22 #1,729 9 #2,916
1925 13 #2,710 11 #2,686
1920 15 #2,421 12 #2,542
1915 19 #1,767 14 #2,029
1910 12 #1,392 8 #1,269
1905 9 #1,369 7 #1,046
1900 8 #1,514 7 #1,124
1895 6 #1,517 5 #1,188
1890 8 #1,060 12 #585
1885 8 #824 7 #810
1880 5 #894 – –

Famous people named Love

The most globally famous bearers of the name, ranked by fame across Wikipedia editions (Pantheon project, MIT).

  1. 1 Love Love Angolan footballer (born 1979) Contemporary

Portraits from Wikipedia (Wikimedia Commons).

Frequently asked questions

Quick answers about Love, drawn from the same Social Security data as the charts above.

How old is the average Love?

The median living Love is about 8 years old. Half of all living Loves are between 3 and 20 years old.

How many people named Love are alive today?

An estimated 4,700 people named Love are alive in the United States, based on 5,785 recorded births and Social Security life tables.

What does the name Love mean?

A male given name. (Can we add an example for this sense?)

How popular is the name Love in 2025?

Love ranked #957 among girls' names in the United States in 2025, with 269 babies given the name, according to Social Security Administration data.

How many people are named Love?

5,785 babies have been named Love in the United States since 1880, based on Social Security card applications.

When was the name Love most popular?

Love peaked in 2022, when 418 newborns received the name.

Is Love a boy or girl name?

Love is used for both: about 83% of babies named Love have been girls and 17% boys.

Is the name Love rising or falling?

Love is on the rise, noticeably more popular now than a decade ago.

Will Love become more popular?

Love is trending upward. If the recent trend holds, we project roughly 411 girls named Love in 2030, which would rank outside the top 500. Forecasts assume the current trend continues and become less certain further out.

Who are famous people named Love?

Well-known people named Love include Love (soccer player).

Names like Love

Names that sound and feel close to Love: shared sounds, similar era, similar popularity. Each links to its full history.

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