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Unisex name

Love

/ˈlʌv/ · 83% girls, 17% boys · #957 in the US for unisexs, 2025

Love has been given to about 5,785 people in the United States since 1880. It was most common in 2022, which makes it a current name.

Meaning
Origin
Syllables1
Pronunciation/ˈlʌv/
Nicknames
Living in the US≈ 4,829
Median age today10 years

Popularity, 1880–2025

Babies named Love per year · SSA, ONS, NRS, CSO, INSEE and SSB
18802025
United StatesEngland & WalesScotlandFranceeach scaled to its own peak
  • Peak year2022 · 418
  • Born in 2025290
  • All time5,785
  • England & Wales, 202516

How popular is Love?

Love ranks 957th among American unisexs in 2025, with 290 born that year. Its best year was 2022, when 418 babies were given the name, ranking 750th. The typical living American called Love is about 10 years old today. It is relatively most common in Nevada, where it accounts for 0.02% of births.

Names that sound like Love

Phonetic similarity, 0–1
  1. Lovie0.74
  2. Lovell0.72
  3. Olive0.65
  4. Lorne0.64
  5. Loyce0.64
  6. Cleve0.62
  7. Loren0.60
  8. Lorie0.59

Middle names for Love

Ranked by flow score
  1. Love Noelle0.83
  2. Love Catherine0.80
  3. Love Frances0.80
  4. Love Belle0.80
  5. Love Josephine0.80
  6. Love Hazel0.80

Sibling names for Love

Same era, comparable use, no clash
  1. Creedbrother · 0.99
  2. Emirbrother · 0.98
  3. Romebrother · 0.98
  4. Keilanisister · 0.98
  5. Caprisister · 0.98
  6. Rosalinasister · 0.97

Where Love is strongest

Share of 2025 births by state
  1. Nevada0.02%
  2. Indiana0.02%
  3. Alabama0.02%
  4. Ohio0.02%
  5. Arizona0.01%

With a common surname

Flow score against the most-used American surnames · try your own
  1. Love Wilson0.75
  2. Love Williams0.75
  3. Love Walker0.75
  4. Love Turner0.75
  5. Love Torres0.75
  6. Love Thompson0.75

How to read these numbers

Every score on this page is explained
  1. Phonetic similarity0–1
  2. Middle-name flow0–1
  3. Sibling fit0–1
  4. Living population estimatemethod
  5. PronunciationCMU dictionary

Sources for Love

Every figure on this page is public record
  1. United States1880–2025
  2. England & Wales1996–2025
  3. Scotland1974–2020
  4. France1900–2025
  5. PronunciationCMU dictionary

Love across America

Share of 2025 births in each state. Darker means more common.
ME
WA
VT
NH
MT
ND
MN
WI
MI
NY
MA
OR
ID
SD
IA
IL
IN
OH
PA
NJ
CT
RI
NV
WY
NE
MO
KY
WV
VA
MD
DE
CA
UT
CO
KS
AR
TN
NC
DC
AZ
NM
OK
LA
MS
AL
SC
AK
TX
GA
FL
HI
raremost common

Source: US Social Security Administration, national and state name files, 2025 release, and the Office for National Statistics for England and Wales. Etymology researched and written by our editors. Living-population and median-age figures are our own estimates, described in the methodology.