Love
Taken from the English word, which descends from Old English lufu. Lufu also served as a personal name in Anglo-Saxon England, so the usage has deep roots.
Love in 2025
Love was given to 290 babies in the United States in 2025 — 21 boys and 269 girls, making it the 1,735th most popular name of the year. That is roughly one in every 11,432 babies born.
The history of Love
Love reached its highest point in 2022, when 418 babies were given the name, ranking 1,347th that year. Its best-ever ranking was 991st, in 1890.
Across the 146 years of records since 1880, 5,785 babies have been named Love. Half of them were born before 2013, which places the name's centre of gravity with Generation Alpha.
Love by decade
| Decade | Babies named Love | Best rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 81 | 1,038 |
| 1890s | 120 | 991 |
| 1900s | 122 | 1,506 |
| 1910s | 241 | 1,584 |
| 1920s | 268 | 2,508 |
| 1930s | 153 | 2,423 |
| 1940s | 76 | 3,491 |
| 1950s | 50 | 4,257 |
| 1960s | 67 | 6,451 |
| 1970s | 320 | 3,380 |
| 1980s | 168 | 5,936 |
| 1990s | 227 | 5,364 |
| 2000s | 667 | 3,868 |
| 2010s | 1,230 | 2,629 |
| 2020s | 1,995 | 1,347 |
Where Love is heading
Love has risen 136% over the past decade, from 123 babies in 2015 to 290 in 2025.
Names like Love
Names that rose and fell at the same time as Love.