How Many People Are Named Love?
An estimated 4,407 people in the United States have the first name Love. It is used for both genders, with 82.4% female. The average bearer is 17 years old, and Love peaked in popularity in 2022 with 418 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Love as a first name in the United States, including gender data, a year-by-year popularity timeline going back to 1880, a decade breakdown, and state-by-state birth registrations. You can also check how many people share the full name Love paired with any surname.
Key Insights
- Love is a modern name. With an average bearer age of just 17, it has gained most of its popularity in recent years.
Estimated Living Americans
4,407
About 1 in 77,775 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
82.4% confidence
Average Age
17
years old
Peak Year
2022
418 births
Total Registered
5,494
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Love
Love is predominantly female (82.4%), though 967 male births have been registered. It functions as a unisex name for a small percentage of bearers.
Love as a male name
Ranked #4,262 in 2024
25 male births in 2024
Peak: 2022 (32 births)
Love as a female name
Ranked #846 in 2024
319 female births in 2024
Peak: 2022 (386 births)
Love: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Love span from the 1880s to the 2020s, covering 15 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 2020s, when 1,705 babies were registered. Love remains highly popular today, with recent registration numbers near its historical peak.
Love by Decade
How has Love tracked across different eras? The table below groups all SSA birth registrations into 10-year periods, with separate male and female counts. The colored bar shows each decade's share relative to the peak.
Love by State
Birth registrations for Love span all 31 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in California, Texas, New York. The lowest are in Utah, Oregon, New Mexico. On average, about 75 Loves were registered per state.
Love + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Love as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Love
Other first names starting with L with a similar number of bearers.
Love: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Love?
We estimate approximately 4,407 people named Love are alive in the United States today. This is based on SSA birth records from 1880 to 2024, adjusted for mortality using CDC life tables. About 1 in 77,775 Americans share this first name.
Is Love a common name?
Love is classified as "Rare" and is more popular than 96.3% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 5,494 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Love most popular?
Love reached peak popularity in 2022, when 418 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Love is approximately 17 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Love a female name?
Love is predominantly female. 82.4% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Love Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Love Smith, Love Johnson, Love Williams. You can also search any combination on our homepage.
Where does this data come from?
Our estimates use Social Security Administration birth records (1880 to 2024), adjusted for survival using CDC 2023 life tables broken down by sex. The U.S. population figure (342,754,338) is from the Census Bureau's July 2025 estimate. Full methodology.
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