Lova
Lova is a name with a single cultural origin: Swedish.
- Swedish
Meaning & Origin of Lova
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Lova is a name with a single cultural origin: Swedish.
Origin data from Behind the Name .
Cultural Origins (via Behind the Name)
- Swedish
The Story of Lova
The earliest SSA record of Lova as a baby girl name dates back to 1888, when 5 babies received it. 1920 was its biggest year on record, with 18 newborns named Lova — #2,079 in the national rankings. The 1920s were its strongest decade, accounting for roughly 30% of all recorded Lovas. Its most recent appearance in the national data came in 2024 (10 births); the name has since faded from the published rankings. In total, more than 426 Lovas have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1880s through the 2020s.
Popularity Over Time
Popularity by State
Variants & Related Forms of Lova
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About the name Lova
Lova is a girl baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1888 and has accumulated 426 births in the dataset. Lova's peak popularity came in 1920 when it ranked #2,079. Use the chart and map above to compare Lova's trajectory across years and U.S. states, or browse the related names section to discover similar choices.
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Data sources
- Birth statistics (counts, ranks, years 1880–2026) — U.S. Social Security Administration . Predictions for years not yet released by SSA are computed by Peek a Name from historical trends; we update with official data as soon as it ships.
- Etymology, cultural origins, and related forms — Behind the Name (used under their public API terms).
- Meaning prose and editorial summary — Wikipedia article extracts, licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0 .
- Predicted nationality distribution — Nationalize.io .
- Phonetically similar names — Datamuse .
Peek a Name aggregates and presents the above data for informational purposes. Statistical predictions and external attributions are clearly labelled where shown; we make no guarantee of accuracy beyond what each source provides.