Every name given to a US baby since 1880, ranked year by year — straight from Social Security Administration birth records. 105,966 names · 375,362,447 births · public domain.

Lovell*

#2,028 most common boys' name of all time · #4,859 across all names · 84% male / 16% female · used 1886–2025 · notable crossover

Rank among boys
#2,028
Rank overall
#4,859 of 105,966
First appeared
1886
Years on the list
130 of 146
All-time
4,044
Since 2016
200
Peak year
1916 #946
Best rank
#886 1911
Girls Boys peak 63/yr
1900192019401960198020002020

Lovell first appears in 1886. That's the first year it was given to at least 5 US babies, which is the threshold below which the SSA withholds a name.

Year by year

YearGirlsBoysTotalRank
2025 14 14 #6,154
2024 22 22 #4,584
2023 6 13 19 #6,533
2022 25 25 #4,191
2021 6 20 26 #4,788
2020 25 25 #4,023
2019 15 15 #5,821
2018 18 18 #5,117
2017 15 15 #5,802
2016 5 16 21 #5,570
2015 14 14 #6,008
2014 21 21 #4,556
2013 24 24 #4,079
2012 15 15 #5,733
2011 17 17 #5,215
2010 23 23 #4,251
2009 16 16 #5,561
2008 14 14 #6,085
2007 23 23 #4,252
2006 26 26 #3,792
2005 13 13 #5,896
2004 19 19 #4,433
2003 19 19 #4,284
2002 18 18 #4,334
2001 15 15 #4,903
2000 24 24 #3,430
1999 20 20 #3,708
1998 19 19 #3,719
1997 5 20 25 #3,469
1996 26 26 #2,845
1995 24 24 #2,937
1994 31 31 #2,454
1993 25 25 #2,797
1992 33 33 #2,262
1991 26 26 #2,612
1990 29 29 #2,387
1989 25 25 #2,554
1988 21 21 #2,694
1987 37 37 #1,767
1986 17 17 #2,907
1985 19 19 #2,609
1984 29 29 #1,896
1983 22 22 #2,284
1982 21 21 #2,356
1981 20 20 #2,426
1980 6 20 26 #2,455
1979 39 39 #1,515
1978 34 34 #1,624
1977 34 34 #1,617
1976 30 30 #1,720
1975 20 20 #2,225
1974 5 41 46 #1,337
1973 24 24 #1,832
1972 24 24 #1,838
1971 7 29 36 #1,649
1970 40 40 #1,322
1969 36 36 #1,333
1968 35 35 #1,293
1967 32 32 #1,350
1966 28 28 #1,465
1965 8 30 38 #1,415
1964 32 32 #1,395
1963 5 22 27 #1,710
1962 9 35 44 #1,325
1961 25 25 #1,612
1960 34 34 #1,369
1959 6 38 44 #1,272
1958 5 45 50 #1,153
1957 7 24 31 #1,650
1956 7 44 51 #1,144
1955 5 42 47 #1,158
1954 5 35 40 #1,282
1953 43 43 #1,130
1952 6 44 50 #1,103
1951 5 27 32 #1,443
1950 6 32 38 #1,280
1949 5 46 51 #1,038
1948 41 41 #1,120
1947 15 38 53 #1,182
1946 10 41 51 #1,085
1945 9 30 39 #1,214
1944 11 41 52 #1,029
1943 7 32 39 #1,226
1942 7 24 31 #1,444
1941 10 36 46 #1,099
1940 9 38 47 #1,058
1939 12 31 43 #1,184
1938 14 34 48 #1,117
1937 11 43 54 #961
1936 11 36 47 #1,084
1935 16 34 50 #1,137
1934 12 30 42 #1,226
1933 18 44 62 #958
1932 16 36 52 #1,131
1931 14 36 50 #1,134
1930 10 28 38 #1,383
1929 15 40 55 #1,105
1928 12 36 48 #1,200
1927 14 37 51 #1,186
1926 20 34 54 #1,250
1925 13 36 49 #1,194
1924 24 35 59 #1,236
1923 22 35 57 #1,224
1922 13 46 59 #1,041
1921 23 40 63 #1,129
1920 11 33 44 #1,266
1919 12 45 57 #1,017
1918 10 42 52 #1,048
1917 18 25 43 #1,417
1916 17 46 63 #946
1915 13 29 42 #1,230
1914 13 32 45 #996
1913 8 21 29 #1,138
1912 13 17 30 #1,153
1911 9 15 24 #886
1910 6 8 14 #1,275
1909 5 5 #1,559
1908 5 5
1907 7 7 #1,166
1905 6 6 #1,194
1904 5 5 #1,323
1903 5 7 12 #993
1902 5 5 #1,254
1901 5 5 10 #1,166
1900 7 7 #1,123
1899 6 6 #1,033
1896 5 5 #1,223
1893 6 6 #1,016
1891 5 5 #1,095
1886 6 6 #952