Lovie
Grew out of the English endearment lovey, from the word love, and was recorded as a given name in nineteenth-century America.
Lovie in 2025
Lovie was given to 19 babies in the United States in 2025, making it the 10,835th most popular name of the year. That is roughly one in every 174,492 babies born.
The history of Lovie
Lovie reached its highest point in 1918, when 132 babies were given the name, ranking 1,135th that year. Its best-ever ranking was 621st, in 1892.
Across the 146 years of records since 1880, 6,514 babies have been named Lovie. Half of them were born before 1928, which places the name's centre of gravity with the Silent Generation.
Lovie by decade
| Decade | Babies named Lovie | Best rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 206 | 701 |
| 1890s | 435 | 621 |
| 1900s | 546 | 643 |
| 1910s | 1,072 | 716 |
| 1920s | 1,145 | 1,214 |
| 1930s | 838 | 1,196 |
| 1940s | 694 | 1,378 |
| 1950s | 462 | 2,209 |
| 1960s | 287 | 2,736 |
| 1970s | 194 | 3,339 |
| 1980s | 191 | 5,292 |
| 1990s | 101 | 8,913 |
| 2000s | 125 | 11,288 |
| 2010s | 117 | 11,128 |
| 2020s | 101 | 9,593 |
Where Lovie is heading
Lovie has risen 12% over the past decade, from 17 babies in 2015 to 19 in 2025.
Names like Lovie
Names that rose and fell at the same time as Lovie.