Lovella

Lovella was the #4,352 girls' name in the US in 2025 (32 babies), and #2,440 in England & Wales.

Lovella as a girl’s name

  • US
  • England & Wales
Lovella as a girl’s name, US, England & WalesBabies per 1,000 in the published list, 1880–2025, for US, England & Wales. Gaps mark years with too few babies to be published.00.030.050.080.118801900192019401960198020002020England & WalesUS
Lovella as a girl’s name, US, England & WalesBabies per 1,000 in the published list, 1880–2025, for US, England & Wales. Gaps mark years with too few babies to be published.00.030.050.080.11880192019602000
Babies per 1,000 of the same sex in each published list. Breaks in a line are years with too few babies to be published.
Show the numbers
YearUSEngland & Wales
2025#4,352 (32)#2,440 (11)
2024#4,039 (36)#2,116 (13)
2023#4,873 (27)#2,928 (8)
2022#5,309 (24)#2,325 (11)
2021#5,748 (21)#5,581 (3)
2020#5,667 (21)#3,447 (6)
2019#6,414 (18)—
2018#5,152 (25)#5,666 (3)
2017#5,821 (21)#4,063 (5)
2016#8,875 (12)—
2015#7,266 (16)—
2014#7,636 (15)—
2013#5,143 (26)#4,739 (4)
2012#6,110 (21)—
2011#8,614 (13)—

The tide so far

  • Peaked in the US in 1909 at #990.
  • Rising over the last five years.
  • First recorded in the US in 1888.
  • A comeback: it faded for decades and is rising again.

How common is it?

about 1 in 50,000 baby girls in the published US list for 2025.

In a group of 1,000 children born that year, you would expect to meet fewer than 1. How we work this out.

How common, country by country

WhereSexLatest yearShareVerdict
USGirls2025about 1 in 50,000rare
England & WalesGirls2025about 1 in 23,000rare

Next year

On its recent trend, Lovella is likely to keep rising in the US in 2026: about 1 in 40,000 baby girls. Likely range 1 in 34,000 to 1 in 48,000.

Estimate, not an official figure. How we estimate.

Across the US

Lovella by state, 2025Alaska: fewer than 5 babiesAKMaine: fewer than 5 babiesMEWisconsin: fewer than 5 babiesWIVermont: fewer than 5 babiesVTNew Hampshire: fewer than 5 babiesNHWashington: #1,046WAIdaho: fewer than 5 babiesIDMontana: fewer than 5 babiesMTNorth Dakota: fewer than 5 babiesNDMinnesota: fewer than 5 babiesMNIllinois: fewer than 5 babiesILMichigan: fewer than 5 babiesMINew York: fewer than 5 babiesNYMassachusetts: fewer than 5 babiesMAOregon: fewer than 5 babiesORNevada: fewer than 5 babiesNVWyoming: fewer than 5 babiesWYSouth Dakota: fewer than 5 babiesSDIowa: fewer than 5 babiesIAIndiana: fewer than 5 babiesINOhio: fewer than 5 babiesOHPennsylvania: fewer than 5 babiesPANew Jersey: fewer than 5 babiesNJConnecticut: fewer than 5 babiesCTRhode Island: fewer than 5 babiesRICalifornia: fewer than 5 babiesCAUtah: fewer than 5 babiesUTColorado: fewer than 5 babiesCONebraska: fewer than 5 babiesNEMissouri: fewer than 5 babiesMOKentucky: fewer than 5 babiesKYWest Virginia: fewer than 5 babiesWVVirginia: fewer than 5 babiesVAMaryland: fewer than 5 babiesMDDelaware: fewer than 5 babiesDEArizona: fewer than 5 babiesAZNew Mexico: fewer than 5 babiesNMKansas: fewer than 5 babiesKSArkansas: fewer than 5 babiesARTennessee: fewer than 5 babiesTNNorth Carolina: fewer than 5 babiesNCSouth Carolina: fewer than 5 babiesSCDistrict of Columbia: fewer than 5 babiesDCOklahoma: fewer than 5 babiesOKLouisiana: fewer than 5 babiesLAMississippi: fewer than 5 babiesMSAlabama: fewer than 5 babiesALGeorgia: fewer than 5 babiesGAHawaii: fewer than 5 babiesHITexas: fewer than 5 babiesTXFlorida: fewer than 5 babiesFL
Lovella (girls) rank in each state, 2025. Hatched states recorded fewer than 5 babies.
  • #1–10
  • #11–50
  • #51–100
  • #101–500
  • below #500