girl's name
Love
LUV (English)
- Origin Old Norse
- Gender Girl
- Syllables 1
- Letters 4
- Popularity Top 1000 (US)
- Births on record 6,188
the United States
#955
2025 births
Love is a girl's name with 1 syllable. It is given to both girls and boys — about 84% of recorded births with this name are girls. In 2025 it was given to 290 babies in the United States, ranking #955. It ranks among the top 1,000 names in the United States.
- Love is a name of Old Norse origin.
- Peaked in 2022, when 418 babies were given the name.
- It has been rising over the past decade.
- Today about 1 in 11,432 babies in the United States is given this name.
- 1 syllable, with the stress on syllable 1.
Love Over Time
Births per decade in the United States, 1880s to 2020s. The striped bar is the 2020s, which so far covers 2020 to 2025.
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| Decade | Births |
|---|---|
| 1880s | 81 |
| 1890s | 120 |
| 1900s | 122 |
| 1910s | 241 |
| 1920s | 268 |
| 1930s | 153 |
| 1940s | 76 |
| 1950s | 50 |
| 1960s | 67 |
| 1970s | 320 |
| 1980s | 168 |
| 1990s | 227 |
| 2000s | 667 |
| 2010s | 1,230 |
| 2020s (to 2025) | 1,995 |
How Popular Is Love?
In 2025, Love was given to 290 babies in the United States, ranking #955 that year. It ranks among the top 1,000 names in the United States.
Where Love Is Used
US figures omit any name given to fewer than five babies in a year, so the rarest names are absent from the source rather than absent from use. Data & sources.
Names That Peaked Alongside Love
These names rose and fell in the same era, which is why they tend to sound like they belong together.
Parents Who Like Love Also Like
Names whose popularity has risen and fallen in step with Love over the last century — the same taste, a different name.
How to Say Love
- English LUV /lʌv/
Sibling Names for Love
Names from the same era that do not rhyme or share an initial with Love — the two things that make a sibling set grate.
Common Questions About Love
How popular is the name Love?
In 2025, Love was given to 290 babies in the United States, ranking #955 that year. It ranks among the top 1,000 names in the United States.
Is Love a girl's or a boy's name?
Love is used for both girls and boys. About 84% of recorded births with this name are girls.
How many syllables are in Love?
Love has 1 syllable.
When was Love most popular?
Love peaked in 2022, when 418 babies were given the name. It has been rising over the past decade.
Is Love a good name?
That is not something records can settle, but they can tell you what you would be choosing. Love currently ranks #955 in the United States. It has been rising over the past decade. Everything else — how it sounds with your surname, who it reminds you of — is yours.