Lovel
Lovel is a name with a single cultural origin: English.
- English
Meaning & Origin of Lovel
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Lovel is a name with a single cultural origin: English.
Origin data from Behind the Name .
Cultural Origins (via Behind the Name)
- English
The Story of Lovel
As a girl name
American parents first put Lovel on the record books as a girl name in 1919, with 7 registered babies. Its peak popularity came in 1919, when 7 Lovels were born — ranking #3,817 that year. Its most recent appearance in the national data came in 1919 (7 births); the name has since faded from the published rankings. In total, more than 7 Lovels have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1910s through the 2020s.
As a boy name
American parents first put Lovel on the record books as a boy name in 1914, with 6 registered babies. Its peak popularity came in 1921, when 9 Lovels were born — ranking #2,986 that year. The 1920s were its strongest decade, accounting for roughly 44% of all recorded Lovels. Its most recent appearance in the national data came in 2000 (5 births); the name has since faded from the published rankings. In total, more than 96 Lovels have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1910s through the 2020s.
Popularity Over Time
Popularity by State
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About the name Lovel
Lovel is a unisex baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1914 and has accumulated 96 births in the dataset. Lovel's peak popularity came in 1921 when it ranked #2,986. Use the chart and map above to compare Lovel'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.