How Many People Are Named Lovely?
An estimated 2,143 people in the United States have the first name Lovely. It is predominantly female (99.5%). The average bearer is 20 years old, and Lovely peaked in popularity in 2023 with 103 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Lovely 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 Lovely paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
2,143
About 1 in 159,941 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
99.5% confidence
Average Age
20
years old
Peak Year
2023
103 births
Total Registered
2,313
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Lovely
Lovely is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 2,313 total births registered, 99.5% were female.
Lovely as a male name
Ranked #3,046 in 1936
7 male births in 1936
Peak: 1936 (7 births)
Lovely as a female name
Ranked #2,088 in 2024
92 female births in 2024
Peak: 2023 (103 births)
Lovely: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Lovely span from the 1910s to the 2020s, covering 12 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 2010s, when 741 babies were registered. While Lovely is less common than at its peak in the 2010s, it remains a well-established name with steady registrations.
Lovely by Decade
How has Lovely 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.
Lovely by State
Birth registrations for Lovely span all 13 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in California, Texas, Florida. The lowest are in Virginia, Maryland, Louisiana. On average, about 57 Lovelys were registered per state.
Lovely + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Lovely as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Lovely
Other first names starting with L with a similar number of bearers.
Lovely: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Lovely?
We estimate approximately 2,143 people named Lovely 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 159,941 Americans share this first name.
Is Lovely a common name?
Lovely is classified as "Rare" and is more popular than 94% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 2,313 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Lovely most popular?
Lovely reached peak popularity in 2023, when 103 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Lovely is approximately 20 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Lovely a female name?
Lovely is predominantly female. 99.5% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Lovely Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Lovely Smith, Lovely Johnson, Lovely 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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