Loverne
David Dason Loverne is an American former professional football player who was a guard in the National Football League (NFL). He was selected by the New York Jets in the third round of the 1999 NFL draft. He played college football for the Idaho Vandals.
Meaning & Origin of Loverne
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
David Dason Loverne is an American former professional football player who was a guard in the National Football League (NFL). He was selected by the New York Jets in the third round of the 1999 NFL draft. He played college football for the Idaho Vandals.
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The Story of Loverne
As a girl name
Loverne first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a girl name in 1947, with 5 babies given the name that year. The name hit its high-water mark in 1947: 5 births, good for #5,295 nationwide. Loverne last appeared in the published SSA data in 1947, with 5 recorded births — it has not charted nationally since. All told, over 5 Americans have carried the name since 1880, from the 1940s to the 2020s.
As a boy name
The earliest SSA record of Loverne as a boy name dates back to 1921, when 5 babies received it. 1921 was its biggest year on record, with 5 newborns named Loverne — #4,322 in the national rankings. About 50% of every Loverne on record arrived during the 1920s, its defining decade. Loverne last appeared in the published SSA data in 1940, with 5 recorded births — it has not charted nationally since. All told, over 10 Americans have carried the name since 1880, from the 1920s to the 2020s.
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About the name Loverne
Loverne is a unisex baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1921 and has accumulated 10 births in the dataset. Loverne's peak popularity came in 1921 when it ranked #4,322. Use the chart and map above to compare Loverne'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 .
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