Is Lovely a boy or girl name?
Lovely is a girl name in the US. In 2024, 92 girls and 0 boys were named Lovely, so 100% were girls. Across 1880–2024, 99.5% of the 2,313 US babies named Lovely were girls.
- Boy rank, 2024
- Not ranked
- Girl rank, 2024
- #2,088
- Babies named Lovely since 1917
- 2,313
- Most popular year
- 2023
- 103 babies
Boys and girls named Lovely, by decade
| Decade | Boys | Girls | Share girls |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1910s | 5 | 14 | 73.7% |
| 1920s | 0 | 42 | 100% |
| 1930s | 7 | 29 | 80.6% |
| 1940s | 0 | 42 | 100% |
| 1950s | 0 | 49 | 100% |
| 1960s | 0 | 25 | 100% |
| 1970s | 0 | 88 | 100% |
| 1980s | 0 | 159 | 100% |
| 1990s | 0 | 241 | 100% |
| 2000s | 0 | 433 | 100% |
| 2010s | 0 | 741 | 100% |
| 2020s | 0 | 438 | 100% |
Every year
| Year | Boys | Boy rank | Girls | Girl rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 0 | – | 92 | #2,088 |
| 2023 | 0 | – | 103 | #1,930 |
| 2022 | 0 | – | 95 | #2,042 |
| 2021 | 0 | – | 77 | #2,357 |
| 2020 | 0 | – | 71 | #2,458 |
| 2019 | 0 | – | 91 | #2,084 |
| 2018 | 0 | – | 73 | #2,451 |
| 2017 | 0 | – | 72 | #2,499 |
| 2016 | 0 | – | 61 | #2,817 |
| 2015 | 0 | – | 69 | #2,606 |
| 2014 | 0 | – | 82 | #2,282 |
| 2013 | 0 | – | 71 | #2,522 |
| 2012 | 0 | – | 82 | #2,303 |
| 2011 | 0 | – | 56 | #3,036 |
| 2010 | 0 | – | 84 | #2,282 |
| 2009 | 0 | – | 87 | #2,260 |
| 2008 | 0 | – | 46 | #3,561 |
| 2007 | 0 | – | 43 | #3,759 |
| 2006 | 0 | – | 40 | #3,830 |
| 2005 | 0 | – | 45 | #3,392 |
| 2004 | 0 | – | 35 | #4,056 |
| 2003 | 0 | – | 32 | #4,162 |
| 2002 | 0 | – | 39 | #3,501 |
| 2001 | 0 | – | 30 | #4,156 |
| 2000 | 0 | – | 36 | #3,628 |
| 1999 | 0 | – | 35 | #3,547 |
| 1998 | 0 | – | 34 | #3,538 |
| 1997 | 0 | – | 25 | #4,316 |
| 1996 | 0 | – | 27 | #4,007 |
| 1995 | 0 | – | 18 | #5,348 |
| 1994 | 0 | – | 27 | #3,962 |
| 1993 | 0 | – | 18 | #5,352 |
| 1992 | 0 | – | 18 | #5,392 |
| 1991 | 0 | – | 19 | #5,107 |
| 1990 | 0 | – | 20 | #4,795 |
| 1989 | 0 | – | 10 | #7,797 |
| 1988 | 0 | – | 17 | #4,971 |
| 1987 | 0 | – | 17 | #4,789 |
| 1986 | 0 | – | 23 | #3,711 |
| 1985 | 0 | – | 17 | #4,566 |
| 1984 | 0 | – | 16 | #4,635 |
| 1983 | 0 | – | 12 | #5,662 |
| 1982 | 0 | – | 15 | #4,840 |
| 1981 | 0 | – | 16 | #4,641 |
| 1980 | 0 | – | 16 | #4,650 |
| 1979 | 0 | – | 14 | #4,978 |
| 1978 | 0 | – | 19 | #3,853 |
| 1977 | 0 | – | 14 | #4,810 |
| 1976 | 0 | – | 8 | #6,993 |
| 1975 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1974 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1973 | 0 | – | 12 | #4,726 |
| 1972 | 0 | – | 6 | #7,809 |
| 1971 | 0 | – | 7 | #7,033 |
| 1970 | 0 | – | 8 | #6,112 |
| 1969 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1968 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1967 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1966 | 0 | – | 6 | #6,240 |
| 1965 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1964 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1963 | 0 | – | 6 | #6,285 |
| 1962 | 0 | – | 5 | #7,149 |
| 1961 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1960 | 0 | – | 8 | #5,003 |
| 1959 | 0 | – | 6 | #5,955 |
| 1958 | 0 | – | 7 | #5,199 |
| 1957 | 0 | – | 11 | #3,832 |
| 1956 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1955 | 0 | – | 10 | #3,943 |
| 1954 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1953 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1952 | 0 | – | 8 | #4,328 |
| 1951 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1950 | 0 | – | 7 | #4,563 |
| 1949 | 0 | – | 12 | #3,098 |
| 1948 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1947 | 0 | – | 8 | #4,202 |
| 1946 | 0 | – | 5 | #5,386 |
| 1945 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1944 | 0 | – | 5 | #4,974 |
| 1943 | 0 | – | 7 | #4,033 |
| 1942 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1941 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1940 | 0 | – | 5 | #4,762 |
| 1939 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1938 | 0 | – | 6 | #4,128 |
| 1937 | 0 | – | 7 | #3,654 |
| 1936 | 7 | #3,046 | 0 | – |
| 1935 | 0 | – | 6 | #4,029 |
| 1934 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1933 | 0 | – | 5 | #4,594 |
| 1932 | 0 | – | 5 | #4,808 |
| 1931 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1930 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1929 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1928 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1927 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1926 | 0 | – | 8 | #3,765 |
| 1925 | 0 | – | 7 | #4,257 |
| 1924 | 0 | – | 8 | #3,864 |
| 1923 | 0 | – | 5 | #5,385 |
| 1922 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1921 | 0 | – | 8 | #3,872 |
| 1920 | 0 | – | 6 | #4,708 |
| 1919 | 0 | – | 8 | #3,658 |
| 1918 | 0 | – | 6 | #4,605 |
| 1917 | 5 | #4,332 | 0 | – |
Highest rank
As a boy name, Lovely reached #3,046 in 1936. As a girl name, it reached #1,930 in 2023. Ranks count every name SSA published for that year and sex, so they go well past the top 1,000.
Names from the same era
These names were also most popular in the 2020s, with a similar number of babies. They can work as sibling or middle names that feel like they belong together.
Names spelled like Lovely
Source: US Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880–2024. Counts are Social Security card applications for US births; SSA leaves out names given to fewer than 5 babies in a year. Updated 2026-10-05. How these numbers are made.