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Unisex name

Lovell

/ˈlʌvəl/ · 16% girls, 84% boys · 14 born in 2025

Lovell has been given to about 4,044 people in the United States since 1880. It was most common in 1916, which makes it a Edwardian name.

Meaning
Origin
Syllables2
Pronunciation/ˈlʌvəl/
Nicknames
Living in the US≈ 2,429
Median age today56 years

Popularity, 1880–2025

Babies named Lovell per year · SSA, ONS, NRS, CSO, INSEE and SSB
18802025
United StatesEngland & WalesScotlandeach scaled to its own peak
  • Peak year1916 · 63
  • Born in 202514
  • All time4,044

How popular is Lovell?

Its best year was 1916, when 63 babies were given the name, ranking 1995th. The typical living American called Lovell is about 56 years old today. It is relatively most common in Texas, where it accounts for 0.00% of births.

Names that sound like Lovell

Phonetic similarity, 0–1
  1. Lowell0.86
  2. Love0.72
  3. Odell0.71
  4. Donell0.71
  5. Donnell0.69
  6. Cornell0.64
  7. Cordell0.64
  8. Lionel0.61

Middle names for Lovell

Ranked by flow score
  1. Lovell Anne0.81
  2. Lovell Catherine0.78
  3. Lovell Josephine0.78
  4. Lovell Rose0.77
  5. Lovell Marie0.77
  6. Lovell Grace0.77

Sibling names for Lovell

Same era, comparable use, no clash
  1. Winonasister · 0.86
  2. Ruthiesister · 0.85
  3. Harlanbrother · 0.85
  4. Amosbrother · 0.84
  5. Elouisesister · 0.84
  6. Forestbrother · 0.84

Where Lovell is strongest

Share of 2025 births by state
  1. Texas0.00%

With a common surname

Flow score against the most-used American surnames · try your own
  1. Lovell Anderson0.77
  2. Lovell White0.72
  3. Lovell Nguyen0.72
  4. Lovell Moore0.72
  5. Lovell Brown0.72
  6. Lovell Young0.69

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 Lovell

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

Lovell 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.