Is Lovely a boy or girl name?

Lovely is a girl’s name. Of the 2,397 Americans recorded with the name since 1880, 99.5% were girls and 0.5% were boys.

Lovely

Recorded 1917–2025 · United States

Lovely was most popular in 2023, when 104 American babies were given the name — ranking #3,480 that year. In 2025 it ranked #4,004, with 83 births. Across 1880–2025 the Social Security Administration has recorded 2,397 people named Lovely.

Lovely over time

Births per year. The dot marks Lovely’s peak in 2023. Gaps are years the SSA suppressed, which it does for any name given to fewer than five babies.

Is Lovely a boy’s or a girl’s name?

Across the whole record Lovely is a girl’s name — 99.5% of the 2,397 Americans given it were girls and 0.5% were boys. In births since 2016 it is 100% girls and 0% boys.

Counted from every US birth the Social Security Administration recorded under this name, so it reflects use rather than opinion. A name given to fewer than five babies of one sex in a year is withheld at source and is not counted.

Names that peaked alongside Lovely

Where Lovely is most concentrated

How much more common the name is in each state than across the country as a whole.

Explore further

See Lovely on the interactive charts

Source: U.S.A. Social Security Administration. Years 1880–2025. namelegacy.org