Love Name Popularity

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How popular is Love?

Ranking 1,517th in popularity in the United States for girls in 2018, the name Love is uncommon.

Although not currently within the top 1000, Love has seen higher popularity rankings.

Its highest popularity RANKING of #824 was reached in 1885.

However, the name was bestowed upon the greatest number of babies in 2018 with 143 occurrences.

In any year, the least number of babies named Love was less than 5, most recently in 1960.

Decidely upward trends in the number of babies given the name Love occurred roughly during the years 1912-1915, 1968-1972, 1992-2000, 2004-2007, 2009-2013, and 2015-2017, whereas unequivocal downward movement occurred about 1977-1981.

Sometimes the name Love has been more popular as a girls name and sometimes it has been more popular as a boys.

Overall, when compared to its most prominent year, the name's popularity is at or near its highest point.

How popular will Love be?

For a number of years, the name Love has been soaring upward in popularity. Of late however, the number of parents selecting the name Love for their newborn has remained about the same.

The name Love is still rare and has recently started to plateu at its present level but may also begin to make a more decisive move up or down.

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		Love (Girl)		Love (Boy)
Year	%	No. of Babies Given Name	Popul. Rank	No. of Babies Given Name	Popul. Rank
2018		143	1,517	9	8,521
2017		122	1,737	10	7,892
2016		100	1,987	5	13,395
2015		113	1,835	10	7,819
2014		127	1,669	12	6,886
2013		141	1,549	< 5	--
2012		111	1,823	10	7,900
2011		71	2,544	< 5	--
2010		90	2,178	12	6,933
2009		85	2,303	< 5	--
2008		80	2,406	5	13,786
2007		77	2,448	12	6,908
2006		52	3,202	6	11,498
2005		49	3,193	12	6,462
2004		51	3,053	9	7,934
2003		47	3,161	10	7,041
2002		47	3,085	5	11,765
2001		47	3,030	9	7,270
2000		56	2,656	6	9,838
1999		30	3,930	10	6,322
1998		26	4,318	7	8,112
1997		16	6,049	< 5	--
1996		23	4,524	7	7,653
1995		17	5,588	6	8,454
1994		12	7,398	7	7,450
1993		13	6,881	8	6,597
1992		10	8,468	6	8,044
1991		11	7,736	8	6,291
1990		10	8,254	< 5	--
1989		12	6,783	6	7,545
1988		16	5,206	6	6,924
1987		14	5,472	< 5	--
1986		11	6,401	5	7,396
1985		13	5,543	6	6,228
1984		13	5,400	< 5	--
1983		7	8,592	6	5,939
1982		21	3,854	< 5	--
1981		15	4,853	< 5	--
1980		17	4,430	< 5	--
1979		22	3,613	7	5,159
1978		21	3,578	6	5,504
1977		32	2,641	< 5	--
1976		34	2,417	7	4,725
1975		26	2,854	11	3,353
1974		29	2,582	9	3,726
1973		24	2,882	7	4,334
1972		31	2,379	5	5,455
1971		23	3,019	7	4,210
1970		19	3,375	< 5	--
1969		12	4,319	< 5	--
1968		6	6,680	< 5	--
1967		8	5,243	< 5	--
1966		6	6,237	< 5	--
1965		5	7,111	5	4,239
1964		7	5,792	< 5	--
1963		7	5,646	< 5	--
1962		6	6,270	< 5	--
1961		5	7,135	< 5	--
1960		< 5	--	< 5	--
1959		< 5	--	5	4,344
1958		< 5	--	< 5	--
1957		< 5	--	< 5	--
1956		8	4,685	< 5	--
1955		< 5	--	< 5	--
1954		< 5	--	5	4,148
1953		< 5	--	< 5	--
1952		5	6,058	< 5	--
1951		< 5	--	11	2,450
1950		9	3,838	7	3,208
1949		< 5	--	7	3,188
1948		< 5	--	< 5	--
1947		5	5,768	6	3,598
1946		7	4,246	< 5	--
1945		5	4,957	< 5	--
1944		10	3,064	8	2,772
1943		< 5	--	5	3,846
1942		< 5	--	5	3,867
1941		6	4,224	7	3,031
1940		5	4,760	< 5	--
1939		< 5	--	10	2,379
1938		5	4,717	11	2,272
1937		< 5	--	6	3,373
1936		< 5	--	< 5	--
1935		6	4,027	9	2,643
1934		7	3,656	10	2,495
1933		8	3,285	< 5	--
1932		19	1,851	12	2,266
1931		7	3,708	12	2,280
1930		22	1,729	9	2,913
1929		17	2,062	9	2,877
1928		11	2,891	16	2,014
1927		11	2,981	9	3,059
1926		16	2,310	11	2,663
1925		13	2,710	11	2,685
1924		17	2,268	18	1,938
1923		10	3,259	13	2,399
1922		12	2,888	17	2,000
1921		17	2,251	13	2,452
1920		15	2,421	12	2,543
1919		11	2,913	15	2,111
1918		16	2,249	11	2,636
1917		16	2,152	14	2,148
1916		19	1,844	15	2,012
1915		19	1,767	14	2,031
1914		10	2,360	17	1,531
1913		12	1,845	5	3,085
1912		< 5	--	5	2,758
1911		11	1,506	11	1,092
1910		12	1,392	8	1,269
1909		< 5	--	10	993
1908		5	2,306	7	1,174
1907		9	1,467	6	1,282
1906		8	1,501	8	972
1905		9	1,369	7	1,046
1904		5	2,044	5	1,323
1903		7	1,516	< 5	--
1902		5	1,938	9	838
1901		7	1,414	< 5	--
1900		8	1,514	7	1,124
1899		< 5	--	< 5	--
1898		10	1,149	6	1,076
1897		7	1,333	< 5	--
1896		7	1,369	< 5	--
1895		6	1,517	5	1,188
1894		10	1,035	8	831
1893		11	939	5	1,131
1892		10	992	< 5	--
1891		10	926	5	1,059
1890		8	1,060	12	585
1889		10	874	6	942
1888		7	1,095	9	735
1887		< 5	--	7	800
1886		< 5	--	9	675
1885		8	824	7	810
1884		< 5	--	8	735
1883		< 5	--	< 5	--
1882		< 5	--	5	1,033
1881		< 5	--	< 5	--
1880		5	894	< 5	--

United States name popularity data is provided by the Social Security Administration and is based on Social Security card applications.

Data for a given year is not made available until well into the next year.

Data reflects what was recorded and has not been edited for errors, so for example the gender associated with a name may be incorrect.

The more babies that are given a particular name, the higher the popularity ranking. If multiple names have the same usage, the tie is broken by assigning popularity rank in alphabetical order. Therefore in the case of names with fewer occurrences, names with the same number of occurrences may have vastly different rankings because they will be interranked alphabetically.

To safeguard privacy, the SSA does not include names with less than 5 occurrences.

Please note, we update the data each May when the SSA releases new figures. All data changes at that time, including previous years, which will change minutely based on new information.