girl's name

Lovie

  • Gender Girl
  • Syllables 2
  • Letters 5
  • Popularity Rare
  • Births on record 6,527

Lovie is a girl's name with 2 syllables. In 2025 it was given to 19 babies in the United States. It is a rare choice.

  • Peaked in 1918, when 132 babies were given the name.
  • After peaking in the 1910s it fell out of use, and is now climbing again — a classic revival.
  • Today about 1 in 174,520 babies in the United States is given this name.
  • 2 syllables, with the stress on syllable 1.

Lovie over time

Births per decade in the United States, 1880s to 2020s. The striped bar is the 2020s, still in progress — it covers 2020 to 2025, not a full ten years.

1,145
'80 '90 '00 '10 '20 '30 '40 '50 '60 '70 '80 '90 '00 '10 '20
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Births named Lovie by decade in the United States
Decade Births
1880s 206
1890s 435
1900s 546
1910s 1,072
1920s 1,145
1930s 838
1940s 694
1950s 462
1960s 287
1970s 194
1980s 191
1990s 101
2000s 125
2010s 117
2020s (to 2025) 101

How popular is Lovie?

In 2025, Lovie was given to 19 babies in the United States. It is a rare choice.

Where Lovie is used

Canada #3,725 5 in 2024
United States #6,179 19 in 2025
England & Wales #6,496 3 in 2019

The bar shows how near the top of each country's list the name sits, on a scale where #1 fills the row and #1,000 is a sliver. The figures beside it are the real rank and the babies recorded that year.

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 Lovie

These names rose and fell in the same era, which is why they tend to sound like they belong together.

Parents who like Lovie also like

Names whose popularity has risen and fallen in step with Lovie over the last century — the same taste, a different name.

Sibling names for Lovie

Names from the same era that won't rhyme or share an initial with Lovie — the two things that make a sibling set grate.

Common questions about Lovie

How popular is the name Lovie?

In 2025, Lovie was given to 19 babies in the United States. It is a rare choice.

Is Lovie a girl's or a boy's name?

Lovie is given almost entirely to girls in birth records.

How many syllables are in Lovie?

Lovie has 2 syllables.

When was Lovie most popular?

Lovie peaked in 1918, when 132 babies were given the name. After peaking in the 1910s it fell out of use, and is now climbing again — a classic revival.

Is Lovie a good name?

That is not something records can settle, but they can tell you what you would be choosing. Lovie currently ranks #3,725 in the United States. After peaking in the 1910s it fell out of use, and is now climbing again — a classic revival. Everything else — how it sounds with your surname, who it reminds you of — is yours.