Love
A unisex name of Old English origin, meaning affection; beloved; deep attachment.
Baby Names Arena rank
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Win rate
55%
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US popularity
#957
down from #846
UK popularity
#2138
13 babies
How Love has moved
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| Year | US rank |
|---|---|
| 2022 | #754 |
| 2023 | #734 |
| 2024 | #846 |
| 2025 | #957 |
Love by the numbers
In 2025, 13 babies in England and Wales were named Love. In the US, 131 were, though that figure is from 2017, the most recent full year we hold.
For the size of the two countries, it is given noticeably more often in the US than in England and Wales.
Its American peak was 141 babies in 2013, making it a 2010s name.
Spelled almost the same
Other names in the records within a letter or two of Love. Close spellings are not always related names, but they are usually worth seeing together.
- Lovie9 in the US (2017)
Other names that mean love
Like Love, each of these has love in its meaning. Different names, different histories, the same idea.
- Davidbeloved10,133 in the US (2017)
- Milagracious, dear1,014 in England and Wales (2025)
- Marystar of the sea; beloved2,381 in the US (2017)
- Rosethe rose flower; symbol of love666 in England and Wales (2025)
- Mollybeloved; a diminutive of Mary405 in England and Wales (2025)
- Freyalady; goddess of love1,802 in England and Wales (2025)
Names about as common as Love
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