Love
Girl name · #955 in 2025 · Uniqueness 58/100
Love is currently the #955 girl name in the United States — 269 babies received it in 2025. A decade ago it stood at #1831, so the name has been rising over the past ten years. Roughly one in every 6,691 girls born in 2025 was named Love.
The 145-year story
Love first appears in the Social Security records in 1880, when 5 girls received the name. Its all-time peak is essentially right now: 2022, with 386 babies and a rank of #750. Names at their peak can keep climbing — or be one trend cycle from the long slide that eventually hits most popular names. Following the curve matters more than today's snapshot: a name's position on its rise-peak-decline arc is the best predictor of how common it will feel in a kindergarten class five years from now.
Babies named Love per year, 1880–2025. Source: SSA.
Unlock the 5-year forecast and compare Love against up to 5 other names.
Uniqueness: will there be another Love in class?
Love scores 58 out of 100 on our uniqueness scale, which blends current rarity with five-year momentum — putting it in the "distinctive" band. That middle band is the sweet spot many parents hunt for: recognizable without being everywhere.
Where Love is most common
Geography matters for names, and Love is no exception. In 2025 the states with the most Loves were CA (36), TX (35), OH (15), FL (14), NC (13). Raw counts naturally favor populous states, but the spread still hints at where the name is part of the local naming culture.
Names like Love
Statistically, parents drawn to Love tend to be choosing among names with similar popularity arcs, era profiles, and sounds — the closest matches in our model are Dove, Cove, Mazie, Leni, and True.
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Rank history (last 25 years)
| Year | Babies named Love | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 269 | #955 |
| 2024 | 319 | #848 |
| 2023 | 384 | #731 |
| 2022 | 386 | #750 |
| 2021 | 251 | #1016 |
| 2020 | 245 | #1023 |
| 2019 | 128 | #1648 |
| 2018 | 144 | #1512 |
| 2017 | 123 | #1721 |
| 2016 | 100 | #1986 |
| 2015 | 113 | #1831 |
| 2014 | 127 | #1665 |
| 2013 | 141 | #1546 |
| 2012 | 112 | #1807 |
| 2011 | 71 | #2534 |
| 2010 | 90 | #2167 |
| 2009 | 85 | #2286 |
| 2008 | 81 | #2380 |
| 2007 | 77 | #2433 |
| 2006 | 52 | #3176 |
| 2005 | 49 | #3170 |
| 2004 | 51 | #3033 |
| 2003 | 47 | #3131 |
| 2002 | 47 | #3069 |
| 2001 | 48 | #2963 |
Frequently asked questions
Is Love a popular girl name?
Love ranked #955 among girls in 2025 with 269 babies given the name — outside the top 500, making it an uncommon pick. Ten years earlier it ranked #1831.
When was the name Love most popular?
Love peaked in 2022, when 386 American girls received the name (ranked #750 that year). That peak is current — the name is at or near its all-time high right now.
How rare is the name Love?
In 2025, roughly 1 in 6,691 newborn American girls was named Love. It scores 58/100 on our uniqueness scale (rarity blended with momentum), which we classify as "distinctive".
Data source: U.S. Social Security Administration name statistics, 1880–2025, national and state files. Counts reflect Social Security card applications; names with fewer than 5 occurrences in a state-year are suppressed by the SSA.