Lovelynn
Girl name · #4053 in 2025 · Uniqueness 46/100
Lovelynn ranks #4053 among American girls' names as of 2025, with 36 newborns given the name that year. A decade ago it stood at #11835, so the name has been rising over the past ten years. Roughly one in every 50,000 girls born in 2025 was named Lovelynn.
Babies named Lovelynn per year, 1880–2025. Source: SSA.
The 14-year story
Lovelynn first appears in the Social Security records in 2011, when 8 girls received the name. Its all-time peak is essentially right now: 2023, with 48 babies and a rank of #3329. Names at their peak can keep climbing — or be one trend cycle from the long slide that eventually hits most popular names. Following the curve matters more than today's snapshot: a name's position on its rise-peak-decline arc is the best predictor of how common it will feel in a kindergarten class five years from now.
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Uniqueness: will there be another Lovelynn in class?
Lovelynn scores 46 out of 100 on our uniqueness scale, which blends current rarity with five-year momentum — putting it in the "distinctive" band. That middle band is the sweet spot many parents hunt for: recognizable without being everywhere.
Where Lovelynn is most common
State-level data for Lovelynn is sparse in 2025 — the name's footprint is too small for most states to report (the SSA suppresses counts under 5 per state for privacy).
Names like Lovelynn
Statistically, parents drawn to Lovelynn tend to be choosing among names with similar popularity arcs, era profiles, and sounds — the closest matches in our model are Laiklynn, Kashlynn, Laelynn, Hazelynn, and Emerlynn.
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Rank history (last 25 years)
| Year | Babies named Lovelynn | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 36 | #3975 |
| 2024 | 32 | #4387 |
| 2023 | 48 | #3329 |
| 2022 | 43 | #3595 |
| 2021 | 33 | #4245 |
| 2020 | 15 | #7212 |
| 2019 | 6 | #13799 |
| 2018 | 9 | #10545 |
| 2017 | 8 | #11615 |
| 2016 | 12 | #8875 |
| 2015 | 8 | #11835 |
| 2014 | 9 | #10955 |
| 2012 | 5 | #16869 |
| 2011 | 8 | #12153 |
Frequently asked questions
Is Lovelynn a popular girl name?
Lovelynn ranked #4053 among girls in 2025 with 36 babies given the name — outside the top 500, making it an uncommon pick. Ten years earlier it ranked #11835.
When was the name Lovelynn most popular?
Lovelynn peaked in 2023, when 48 American girls received the name (ranked #3329 that year). That peak is current — the name is at or near its all-time high right now.
How rare is the name Lovelynn?
In 2025, roughly 1 in 50,000 newborn American girls was named Lovelynn. It scores 46/100 on our uniqueness scale (rarity blended with momentum), which we classify as "distinctive".
Data source: U.S. Social Security Administration name statistics, 1880–2025, national and state files. Counts reflect Social Security card applications; names with fewer than 5 occurrences in a state-year are suppressed by the SSA.