How Many People Are Named Lovie?
An estimated 1,828 people in the United States have the first name Lovie. It is predominantly female (90.3%). The average bearer is 57 years old, and Lovie peaked in popularity in 1918 with 132 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Lovie 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 Lovie paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
1,828
About 1 in 187,502 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
90.3% confidence
Average Age
57
years old
Peak Year
1918
132 births
Total Registered
6,495
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Lovie
Lovie is predominantly female (90.3%), though 627 male births have been registered. It functions as a unisex name for a small percentage of bearers.
Lovie as a male name
Ranked #7,728 in 1990
6 male births in 1990
Peak: 1917 (18 births)
Lovie as a female name
Ranked #5,877 in 2024
21 female births in 2024
Peak: 1919 (117 births)
Lovie: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Lovie span from the 1880s to the 2020s, covering 15 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1920s, when 1,145 babies were registered. Lovie has declined significantly from its peak in the 1920s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Lovie by Decade
How has Lovie 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.
Lovie by State
Birth registrations for Lovie span all 16 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in Texas, Mississippi, Alabama. The lowest are in Virginia, Pennsylvania, Missouri. On average, about 165 Lovies were registered per state.
Lovie + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Lovie as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Lovie
Other first names starting with L with a similar number of bearers.
Lovie: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Lovie?
We estimate approximately 1,828 people named Lovie 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 187,502 Americans share this first name.
Is Lovie a common name?
Lovie is classified as "Rare" and is more popular than 93.3% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 6,495 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Lovie most popular?
Lovie reached peak popularity in 1918, when 132 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Lovie is approximately 57 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Lovie a female name?
Lovie is predominantly female. 90.3% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Lovie Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Lovie Smith, Lovie Johnson, Lovie 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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