Lovis
Lovis can be a given name and a surname:Given nameLovis Corinth (1858-1925), German painter Lovis H. Lorenz (1898-1976), German publisher, writer and journalistSurnameChristophe Lovis, Swiss astronomer François Lovis (1817–1890), Swiss architect
Meaning & Origin of Lovis
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Lovis can be a given name and a surname:Given nameLovis Corinth (1858-1925), German painter Lovis H. Lorenz (1898-1976), German publisher, writer and journalistSurnameChristophe Lovis, Swiss astronomer François Lovis (1817–1890), Swiss architect
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The Story of Lovis
As a girl name
Lovis first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a girl name in 1924, with 5 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 1930, when 6 Loviss were born — ranking #4,047 that year. As of 2026, Lovis ranks #4,218 for girls with 5 births, with steady use. In total, more than 26 Loviss have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1920s through the 2020s.
As a boy name
Lovis first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a boy name in 1913, with 5 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 1929, when 9 Loviss were born — ranking #2,766 that year. As of 2026, Lovis ranks #5,059 for boys with 6 births, with steady use. In total, more than 68 Loviss 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 Lovis
Lovis is a unisex baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1913 and has accumulated 68 births in the dataset. Lovis's peak popularity came in 1929 when it ranked #2,766. Use the chart and map above to compare Lovis'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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