Is Lovey a boy or girl name?

Lovey is a girl’s name. Of the 859 Americans recorded with the name since 1880, 100.0% were girls and 0.0% were boys.

Lovey

Recorded 1883–2025 · United States

Lovey was most popular in 1925, when 22 American babies were given the name — ranking #3,258 that year. In 2025 it ranked #9,648, with 22 births. Across 1880–2025 the Social Security Administration has recorded 859 people named Lovey.

Lovey over time

Births per year. The dot marks Lovey’s peak in 1925. Gaps are years the SSA suppressed, which it does for any name given to fewer than five babies.

Is Lovey a boy’s or a girl’s name?

Across the whole record Lovey is a girl’s name — 100.0% of the 859 Americans given it were girls and 0.0% 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.

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