How Many People Are Named Lovell?

2,137

people named Lovell are alive in the United States today (estimate)

About 1 in 159,936 people in the US has this name

Based on 4,044 babies named Lovell in Social Security records from 1886 to 2025, and the share of each birth year still alive in 2025.

Popularity Rank

#6,458

💎💎 Very Rare

Rank Among Boy Names

#2,406

See the top 100

Peak Year

1916

63 births

Trend

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Stable (last 10 years)

📖 Name Origin & Meaning

Origin: English
Gender: Primarily Male

Meaning:

From a surname which was a variant of LOWELL.

Source of the meaning, origin, pronunciation and related names: Behind the Name.

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⚧ Gender Distribution

Female
8.6%
Male
91.4%

Of the babies given the name Lovell, 8.6% were girls and 91.4% were boys. The share of girls among babies named Lovell fell from 29.8% in the 1910s to 9.2% in the 2020s.

👥 Age Distribution

The average person named Lovell alive today is about 47 years old, and 37% are between 30 and 59. Half of them were between 28 and 67 in 2025.

Under 30 584
27.3%
30 to 59 793
37.1%
60 and over 760
35.6%

📈 Popularity Over Time

Lovell first appears in the records in 1886 and was given most often in 1916, to 63 babies. In 2025, 14 babies got the name.

Babies given the name each year, 1886 to 2025

🏆 Rank History

Lovell has never been one of the 100 most popular boys' names. Its best rank was #879, in 1911. In 2025 it ranked #6,312. Among girls, its best rank was #1,581, in 1912.

BoysGirls
Rank in 2025#6,312Not ranked
Best rank#879 (1911)#1,581 (1912)
Years in the top 100NoneNone
Rank in its biggest decade#1,249 in the 1950s#2,189 in the 1920s

📍 State-Wise Distribution

People named Lovell alive today, by the state where they were born (estimate; state records start in 1910).

More people named Lovell were born in Alabama than in any other state: about 121 of those alive today. Compared with the national rate in the same years, Lovell was given 21 times as often in Alabama, 4.4 times in Kentucky and 1.9 times in Illinois.

Alabama 121
New York 67
Illinois 66
California 48
Michigan 15
Arkansas 12
Ohio 11
Texas 11
West Virginia 10
Kentucky 8
Mississippi 6
Louisiana 3

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