Lubov
Lyubov, Liubov or Lubov is a Russian-language female given name literally meaning "love". The name entered the Russian culture as part of the trio: Vera, Nadezhda, and Lyubov as a calque from Greek of the names of saints Faith, Hope and Charity.
- Russian
- Ukrainian
Meaning & Origin of Lubov
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Lyubov, Liubov or Lubov is a Russian-language female given name literally meaning "love". The name entered the Russian culture as part of the trio: Vera, Nadezhda, and Lyubov as a calque from Greek of the names of saints Faith, Hope and Charity.
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Cultural Origins (via Behind the Name)
- Russian
- Ukrainian
The Story of Lubov
The earliest SSA record of Lubov as a baby girl name dates back to 1932, when 6 babies received it. 1932 was its biggest year on record, with 6 newborns named Lubov — #3,901 in the national rankings. The 1990s were its strongest decade, accounting for roughly 65% of all recorded Lubovs. Its most recent appearance in the national data came in 1997 (6 births); the name has since faded from the published rankings. In total, more than 17 Lubovs have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1930s through the 2020s.
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Variants & Related Forms of Lubov
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About the name Lubov
Lubov is a girl baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1932 and has accumulated 17 births in the dataset. Lubov's peak popularity came in 1932 when it ranked #3,901. Use the chart and map above to compare Lubov'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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