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Love

Girl

Meaning of Love: English: 'affection'

Love is a girl's name most strongly associated with English naming. It has 4 letters and 1 syllable, and it is familiar but far from overused — 883rd most popular girls' name in the United States in 2025 and 3695th in England & Wales.

US rank 2025

#883

290 babies in 2025

England & Wales 2024

#3695

6 babies in 2024

US babies since 1880

5,785

First recorded 1880 · peak 2022

Trend

rising

Style: uncommon

Popularity over time

1981: 15 babies1982: 21 babies1983: 13 babies1984: 13 babies1985: 19 babies1986: 16 babies1987: 14 babies1988: 22 babies1989: 18 babies1990: 10 babies19901991: 19 babies1992: 16 babies1993: 21 babies1994: 19 babies1995: 23 babies1996: 30 babies1997: 16 babies1998: 33 babies1999: 40 babies2000: 62 babies20002001: 57 babies2002: 52 babies2003: 57 babies2004: 60 babies2005: 61 babies2006: 58 babies2007: 89 babies2008: 86 babies2009: 85 babies2010: 102 babies20102011: 71 babies2012: 122 babies2013: 141 babies2014: 140 babies2015: 123 babies2016: 105 babies2017: 133 babies2018: 153 babies2019: 140 babies2020: 259 babies20202021: 272 babies2022: 418 babies2023: 412 babies2024: 344 babies2025: 290 babies
US babies named Love per year (Social Security Administration). Peak bar = 418.

Gender split

17% boys · 83% girls, based on US, UK and international usage.

Origins & cultures

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