unisex name
Luv
- Gender Unisex
- Letters 3
- Popularity Rare
- Births on record 200
Luv is a unisex name. It is given to both girls and boys — about 56% of recorded births with this name are girls. In 2025 it was given to 11 babies in the United States. It is a rare choice.
- Peaked in 2023, when 16 babies were given the name.
- It has been rising over the past decade.
- Today about 1 in 301,477 babies in the United States is given this name.
- First appears in US birth records in 1970.
Luv over time
Births per decade in the United States, 1970s to 2020s. The striped bar is the 2020s, still in progress — it covers 2020 to 2025, not a full ten years.
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| Decade | Births |
|---|---|
| 1970s | 36 |
| 1990s | 17 |
| 2000s | 28 |
| 2010s | 49 |
| 2020s (to 2025) | 67 |
How popular is Luv?
In 2025, Luv was given to 11 babies in the United States. It is a rare choice.
Where Luv 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 Luv
These names rose and fell in the same era, which is why they tend to sound like they belong together.
Parents who like Luv also like
Names whose popularity has risen and fallen in step with Luv over the last century — the same taste, a different name.
Sibling names for Luv
Names from the same era that won't rhyme or share an initial with Luv — the two things that make a sibling set grate.
Common questions about Luv
How popular is the name Luv?
In 2025, Luv was given to 11 babies in the United States. It is a rare choice.
Is Luv a girl's or a boy's name?
Luv is used for both girls and boys. About 56% of recorded births with this name are girls.
When was Luv most popular?
Luv peaked in 2023, when 16 babies were given the name. It has been rising over the past decade.
Is Luv a good name?
That is not something records can settle, but they can tell you what you would be choosing. Luv currently ranks #12,986 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.