Baby Names US
girls' name ★ peaked 2023

Lovely

Gender Girl · 1% boys Rank 2025 #2,228 Trend ↑ Rising 23%
Rank 2025
#2,228
among girls · ↓137 vs 2024
Babies in 2025
83
named Lovely · -10% vs 2024
How common
1 in 19,365
girls born in 2025
Peak year
2023
104 babies
All-time total
2,397
#4,174 all-time among girls
First recorded
1917
in Social Security records

Lovely popularity over time

2,397 babies have been named Lovely since 1917, 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
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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 – – – – – –
1890s – – – – – –
1900s – – – – – –
1910s 14 5 19 2 – #3,658
1920s 42 – 42 4 +121% #3,765
1930s 29 7 36 4 -14% #3,654
1940s 42 – 42 4 +17% #3,098
1950s 49 – 49 5 +17% #3,831
1960s 25 – 25 3 -49% #5,003
1970s 88 – 88 9 +252% #3,852
1980s 159 – 159 16 +81% #3,711
1990s 241 – 241 24 +52% #3,538
2000s 433 – 433 43 +80% #2,260
2010s 741 – 741 74 +71% #2,085
2020s (to 2025) 522 – 522 87 +17% #1,915

Where Lovely 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 85 0.05 outside top 500
2027 88 0.05 outside top 500
2028 90 0.06 outside top 500
2029 91 0.06 outside top 500
2030 93 0.06 outside top 500

Where Lovely is most popular

Girls named Lovely per 1,000 girls born in each state, 2021–2025. National average: 0.056 per 1,000. Strongest in California, Ohio, and Texas.

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 Lovely 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
California 64 0.076 +37%
Ohio 17 0.072 +29%
Texas 46 0.057 ≈ national
Louisiana 5 0.057 ≈ national
Florida 24 0.056 ≈ national
Maryland 5 0.047 -15%
New York 16 0.040 -27%
Illinois 8 0.035 -37%
Georgia 6 0.026 -52%
Pennsylvania 6 0.025 -54%
North Carolina 5 0.022 -60%
Alaska – – –
Alabama – – –
Arkansas – – –
Arizona – – –
Colorado – – –
Connecticut – – –
District of Columbia – – –
Delaware – – –
Hawaii – – –
Iowa – – –
Idaho – – –
Indiana – – –
Kansas – – –
Kentucky – – –
Massachusetts – – –
Maine – – –
Michigan – – –
Minnesota – – –
Missouri – – –
Mississippi – – –
Montana – – –
North Dakota – – –
Nebraska – – –
New Hampshire – – –
New Jersey – – –
New Mexico – – –
Nevada – – –
Oklahoma – – –
Oregon – – –
Rhode Island – – –
South Carolina – – –
South Dakota – – –
Tennessee – – –
Utah – – –
Virginia – – –
Vermont – – –
Washington – – –
Wisconsin – – –
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 Lovely

Lovely is rare for girls in the United States, ranked #2,228 in 2025 with 83 babies given the name. It is currently rising compared with a decade ago.

Since 1917, 2,397 American babies have been named Lovely. Its peak came in 2023, when 104 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 Lovely stood among all girls' names in any year, or use the compare tool to plot it against other names.

How old are people named Lovely?

The median living Lovely is about 14 years old; half are between 6 and 26. An estimated 2,300 people named Lovely are alive in the United States today.

median 14 020406080100

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

Lovely 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 83 #2,228 – –
2024 92 #2,091 – –
2023 104 #1,915 – –
2022 95 #2,043 – –
2021 77 #2,358 – –
2020 71 #2,459 – –
2019 91 #2,085 – –
2018 73 #2,452 – –
2017 72 #2,500 – –
2016 61 #2,818 – –
2015 69 #2,606 – –
2014 82 #2,282 – –
2013 71 #2,522 – –
2012 82 #2,303 – –
2011 56 #3,036 – –
2010 84 #2,282 – –
2009 87 #2,260 – –
2008 46 #3,561 – –
2007 43 #3,759 – –
2006 40 #3,830 – –
2005 45 #3,392 – –
2004 35 #4,056 – –
2003 32 #4,162 – –
2002 39 #3,501 – –
2001 30 #4,156 – –
2000 36 #3,628 – –
1995 18 #5,348 – –
1990 20 #4,795 – –
1985 17 #4,566 – –
1980 16 #4,650 – –
1975 – – – –
1970 8 #6,112 – –
1965 – – – –
1960 8 #5,003 – –
1955 10 #3,942 – –
1950 7 #4,563 – –
1945 – – – –
1940 5 #4,762 – –
1935 6 #4,029 – –
1930 – – – –
1925 7 #4,258 – –
1920 6 #4,708 – –
1915 – – – –
1910 – – – –
1905 – – – –
1900 – – – –
1895 – – – –
1890 – – – –
1885 – – – –
1880 – – – –

Frequently asked questions

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

How old is the average Lovely?

The median living Lovely is about 14 years old. Half of all living Lovelys are between 6 and 26 years old.

How many people named Lovely are alive today?

An estimated 2,300 people named Lovely are alive in the United States, based on 2,397 recorded births and Social Security life tables.

How popular is the name Lovely in 2025?

Lovely ranked #2,228 among girls' names in the United States in 2025, with 83 babies given the name, according to Social Security Administration data.

How many people are named Lovely?

2,397 babies have been named Lovely in the United States since 1917, based on Social Security card applications.

When was the name Lovely most popular?

Lovely peaked in 2023, when 104 newborns received the name.

Is Lovely a boy or girl name?

Lovely is overwhelmingly a girl's name: 99% of babies with the name.

Is the name Lovely rising or falling?

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

Will Lovely become more popular?

Lovely is trending upward. If the recent trend holds, we project roughly 93 girls named Lovely in 2030, which would rank outside the top 500. Forecasts assume the current trend continues and become less certain further out.

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