Lovelle
A feminine name derived from love, symbolizing warmth and affection.
Name Census estimates that about 151 living Americans carry the first name Lovelle. It appears on both sides of the gender split, with 66.4% of registrations being female. The average person named Lovelle today is around 24 years old, and the year with the single highest number of Lovelle births was 2006 (16 babies).
This page is the full Name Census profile for Lovelle. Below you will find a gender breakdown showing how the name splits between male and female registrations, a year-by-year popularity chart stretching back to 1880, decade-level totals, the top US states for this name, its meaning and etymology, and a set of frequently asked questions with data-backed answers.
For a British comparison, Name Census UK has a UK baby-name profile for Lovelle with official rankings and popularity over time.
People living today
151
~ 1 in 2,269,896 Americans
Peak year
2006
16 babies that year
Average age
24
years old
2012 SSA rank
#9,281
Tracked since 1915
Census
Lovelle in the 2020 Census
The 2020 Census recorded 327 people with the first name Lovelle, which placed it at #27,781 in the published first-name tables. This is a snapshot of people who already had the name at the time of the Census.
The SSA sections elsewhere on this page answer a different question: how often parents gave the name to babies over time. The "people living today" figure on this page is different again: it is a current estimate built from SSA birth records and age-based survival rates, so the two numbers are not expected to match exactly.
2020 Census rank
#27,781
National first-name rank
People counted
327
327 in the published race/origin table
Per 100,000
0.1
People with this name in 2020
Largest reported group
Black or African American
47.1% of people with this name
Demographics
Ancestry and ethnicity for Lovelle
In the 2020 Census race and Hispanic-origin table, the largest reported group for people named Lovelle is Black at 47.1%. The next largest groups are White (20.8%) and Asian/Pacific Islander (13.1%). These figures describe the people who had the name in 2020, not any inherent property of the name itself.
The bar chart below shows how people with the first name Lovelle described their own race and ethnicity on the 2020 Census form. The Census Bureau groups responses into six broad categories: White, Black or African American, Hispanic or Latino, Asian and Pacific Islander, American Indian and Alaska Native, and Two or More Races. When a category has too few respondents for a given name, the Bureau suppresses the figure to protect individual privacy, which is why some names show fewer than six slices.
Percentages are shown so the breakdown is easy to read across every published category. Because the 2020 Census first-name file also includes raw headcounts for each group, Name Census can show those alongside the percentages in the legend and hover tooltip.
Keep in mind that these are self-reported numbers. A first name does not determine a person's race or ethnicity, and the distribution you see here reflects the specific population who happened to carry the name Lovelle at the time of the 2020 Census, not any inherent property of the name itself.
- Black or African American47.1% · 154
- White20.8% · 68
- Asian and Pacific Islander13.1% · 43
- Hispanic or Latino10.4% · 34
- Two or more races7.0% · 23
- American Indian and Alaska Native1.5% · 5
Gender
Gender distribution for Lovelle
Lovelle is one of the more evenly split names in the SSA data. Of the 226 total registrations, 76 (33.6%) were male and 150 (66.4%) were female.
Lovelle as a male name
- Ranked #13,448 in 2012
- 5 male births in 2012
- Peak: 2006 (9 births)
Lovelle as a female name
- Ranked #9,281 in 2024
- 11 female births in 2024
- Peak: 2024 (11 births)
2020 Census snapshot
The 2020 Census sex table shows Lovelle on both sides of the split. Of the 329 people counted with this name, 128 were male (38.9%) and 201 were female (61.1%).
Popularity
Lovelle: popularity over time
The SSA tracks Lovelle from the 1910s through to the 2020s, spanning 11 decades of birth certificate data. The biggest single decade for the name was the 2000s, with 45 total registrations. Although the numbers have come down from the 2000s peak, Lovelle remains solidly in use and shows no sign of disappearing from maternity wards.
Babies born per year
Decades
Lovelle by decade
The table below breaks the full SSA timeline into ten-year windows. Each row shows how many male and female babies were given the name Lovelle during that decade, along with a combined total. This is useful for spotting eras where the name surged or retreated.
Geography
Where Lovelles live
Origin
Meaning and history of Lovelle
The name Lovelle is an English name that originated in the late 19th century. It is derived from the French word "l'ovelle," which means "the ewe" or "the female lamb." The name was likely created as a feminine form of the name Lovel, which was a surname derived from the French word "louveau," meaning "young wolf."
One of the earliest recorded uses of the name Lovelle was in 1884, when it appeared as the name of a character in the novel "The Bread-Winners" by John Hay. The character Lovelle was described as a young woman with a strong personality and a love for literature.
In the early 20th century, the name Lovelle gained popularity in the United States, particularly in the Southern states. One notable person with this name was Lovelle Blanche Olson (1891-1971), an American politician who served as the Lieutenant Governor of North Dakota from 1933 to 1937.
Another famous Lovelle was Lovelle Harriet Beardsley (1898-1973), an American artist and printmaker known for her etchings and woodcuts. Beardsley was a member of the National Academy of Design and had several solo exhibitions in New York City during her lifetime.
In the realm of literature, Lovelle Drachman (1895-1983) was an American poet and author who published several collections of poetry, including "The Winged Horse" (1920) and "The Book of Hours" (1932).
Lovelle Lorraine Williams (1922-2016) was an American jazz singer and actress who performed with some of the biggest names in jazz, including Duke Ellington and Count Basie. She was known for her rich, velvety voice and her ability to interpret both ballads and up-tempo numbers.
Lastly, Lovelle Whitfield (born 1953) is an American actress best known for her roles in television shows such as "The Young and the Restless" and "The Parkers." She has also appeared in several films, including "The Inkwell" (1994) and "Why Do Fools Fall in Love" (1998).
While the name Lovelle may not be as common today as it was in the early 20th century, it remains a unique and meaningful name with a rich history and literary associations.
People
Lovelle + last name combinations
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Related
Other names starting with L
Other first names starting with L with a similar number of bearers.
FAQ
Lovelle: questions and answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Lovelle?
Name Census puts the figure at roughly 151 living Americans. We arrive at this by taking every SSA birth registration for Lovelle going back to 1880 and adjusting each cohort for expected survival using CDC actuarial life tables. The result is an age-weighted living-bearer count, not a raw birth total. That works out to about 1 in 2,269,896 US residents.
Is Lovelle a common name?
We classify Lovelle as "Very Rare". It ranks above 70.4% of all first names in the SSA dataset by living bearers. Across the full history of the data, 226 babies have been registered with this name.
When was Lovelle most popular?
The single biggest year for Lovelle was 2006, when 16 babies received the name. The fact that the average living Lovelle is about 24 years old gives you a rough sense of which era contributed the most bearers who are still alive today.
How common was Lovelle in the 2020 Census?
The published 2020 Census first-name tables recorded 327 people with the name Lovelle, or 0.11 per 100,000 residents. That placed it at #27,781 in the national Census ranking for first names.
Why is the Census count different from the living estimate?
Because they measure different things. The Census figure is a count of people who had the name Lovelle in 2020. The living estimate aims to answer a current question instead: how many people with the name are alive today, based on SSA birth records and age-based survival rates. Since one number is a 2020 snapshot and the other is a present-day estimate, they are not expected to be identical.
What does the Census say about the gender split for Lovelle?
The 2020 Census sex table shows Lovelle on both sides of the split. Of the 329 people counted with this name, 128 were male (38.9%) and 201 were female (61.1%). The Census view is a snapshot of people living with the name in 2020, while the SSA section above tracks births across time.
What does the Census say about the background of people named Lovelle?
In the 2020 Census race and Hispanic-origin table, the largest reported group for people named Lovelle is Black at 47.1%. The next largest groups are White (20.8%) and Asian/Pacific Islander (13.1%). These figures describe the people who had the name in 2020, not any inherent property of the name itself. The percentages in the chart above come from self-reported race and Hispanic-origin responses in the 2020 Census.
Which group reports the name Lovelle most often in the Census?
Black is the largest reported group for people named Lovelle in the 2020 Census, accounting for 47.1% (154 people in the published table).
Why can the Census sex total and race total differ slightly?
The Census Bureau published separate 2020 tables for sex and for race/Hispanic origin, and the released figures can differ slightly because of privacy protection in the public files. That is why this page treats the gender section and the race/origin section as two related snapshots instead of forcing them into one identical total.
Does every first name have Census demographic data?
No. The public Census first-name release only includes names that met the Bureau's publication rules, so many rarer names in the SSA files have no Census demographic snapshot. When that happens, the SSA trend, gender history, and state sections still appear, but the 2020 Census demographic sections are omitted.
What does the SSA popularity chart show?
The chart tracks births, not the number of people alive with the name today. Each point shows how many babies were given the name Lovelle in that year. That makes it useful for spotting when the name rose, peaked, or faded.
Is Lovelle a female name?
Yes, 66.4% of people registered as Lovelle in the SSA data are female. You can see the full per-sex comparison in the gender distribution section above, which includes the latest year rank, birth count, and peak year for each sex.
Is Lovelle still being used today?
Yes. The SSA still recorded Lovelle in 2024, and the page above shows its latest-year rank where available. A name can be well past its peak and still remain in steady use, especially if it built up a large population over earlier decades.
Why can a name have a lot of living bearers even if it is not trendy now?
Because living-bearer counts and current baby-name popularity measure different things. A name like Lovelle can build up a very large population over many decades, even if fewer parents are choosing it now than they did at its peak.
Where does this data come from?
First-name figures come from the Social Security Administration's national baby name files, which cover every name on a birth certificate from 1880 to 2024. Living-bearer estimates layer in CDC actuarial life tables broken out by sex to account for mortality. The population baseline (342,754,338) is the Census Bureau's latest national estimate. You can read the full calculation on our methodology page.
How many people have Lovelle as a first name?
If you just want to know how many people have the name Lovelle, HowManyOfMe.org gives you the headline number in one glance.