Lovell
- Gender
- Boy
- Say it
- LUV-ul
- Origin
- French
- US rank, 2025
- #6,140 for boys
Lovell is a boys' name of French origin, meaning “wolf cub”. In 2025 it ranked 6,140th for boys in the US (14 babies).
What does Lovell mean?
French: Norman surname, from Old French louvel
“wolf cub”
A Norman surname from Old French louvel, wolf cub, originally a nickname.
Is Lovell a girl's or a boy's name?
Lovell is a boys' name. In 2025, it was given to 14 boys in the US. Too few girls were given it to be listed.
How popular is Lovell in the UK?
No boys in the UK were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 2006, with 6 boys.
Half of all the boys named Lovell in the UK since 1996 were born between 2010 and 2017, the years shaded on the chart below.
Lovell in the UK, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 3 | #5,198 |
| 2023 | 3 | #5,193 |
| 2022 | 3 | #5,017 |
| 2021 | 3 | #4,989 |
| 2020 | 0 | – |
| 2019 | 0 | – |
| 2018 | 0 | – |
| 2017 | 4 | #4,161 |
| 2016 | 4 | #4,214 |
| 2015 | 4 | #4,086 |
| 2014 | 5 | #3,529 |
| 2013 | 0 | – |
| 2012 | 4 | #4,147 |
| 2011 | 3 | #4,837 |
| 2010 | 3 | #4,865 |
| 2009 | 0 | – |
| 2008 | 0 | – |
| 2007 | 1 | #5,736 |
| 2006 | 6 | #2,645 |
| 2005 | 0 | – |
| 2004 | 0 | – |
| 2003 | 0 | – |
| 2002 | 0 | – |
| 2001 | 0 | – |
| 2000 | 3 | #3,146 |
| 1999 | 1 | #3,925 |
How popular is Lovell in the US?
- Rank in 2025
- 6,140th among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 14 about 1 in 120,000 boys
- Five-year trend
- Steady down 16% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1% chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 14 boys in the US were named Lovell, making it the 6,140th most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 4,017th. Its busiest year was 1916, with 46 boys. It first appears in the records in 1886.
Half of all the boys named Lovell in the US since 1880 were born between 1933 and 1985, the years shaded on the chart below.
Girls were 43% of the babies named Lovell in the US in 1912, and 11% in 1974.
Lovell in the US, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 14 | #6,140 |
| 2024 | 22 | #4,567 |
| 2023 | 13 | #6,512 |
| 2022 | 25 | #4,180 |
| 2021 | 20 | #4,776 |
| 2020 | 25 | #4,017 |
| 2019 | 15 | #5,808 |
| 2018 | 18 | #5,102 |
| 2017 | 15 | #5,784 |
| 2016 | 16 | #5,551 |
| 2015 | 14 | #5,995 |
| 2014 | 21 | #4,534 |
| 2013 | 24 | #4,062 |
| 2012 | 15 | #5,714 |
| 2011 | 17 | #5,196 |
| 2010 | 23 | #4,240 |
| 2009 | 16 | #5,551 |
| 2008 | 14 | #6,065 |
| 2007 | 23 | #4,241 |
| 2006 | 26 | #3,780 |
| 2005 | 13 | #5,869 |
| 2004 | 19 | #4,416 |
| 2003 | 19 | #4,271 |
| 2002 | 18 | #4,316 |
| 2001 | 15 | #4,884 |
| 2000 | 24 | #3,417 |
| 1999 | 20 | #3,699 |
| 1998 | 19 | #3,704 |
| 1997 | 20 | #3,450 |
| 1996 | 26 | #2,833 |
| 1995 | 24 | #2,918 |
| 1994 | 31 | #2,439 |
| 1993 | 25 | #2,780 |
| 1992 | 33 | #2,248 |
| 1991 | 26 | #2,600 |
| 1990 | 29 | #2,368 |
| 1989 | 25 | #2,539 |
| 1988 | 21 | #2,677 |
| 1987 | 37 | #1,758 |
| 1986 | 17 | #2,888 |
| 1985 | 19 | #2,596 |
| 1984 | 29 | #1,884 |
| 1983 | 22 | #2,271 |
| 1982 | 21 | #2,340 |
| 1981 | 20 | #2,417 |
| 1980 | 20 | #2,443 |
| 1979 | 39 | #1,510 |
| 1978 | 34 | #1,616 |
| 1977 | 34 | #1,607 |
| 1976 | 30 | #1,710 |
| 1975 | 20 | #2,204 |
| 1974 | 41 | #1,335 |
| 1973 | 24 | #1,817 |
| 1972 | 24 | #1,819 |
| 1971 | 29 | #1,636 |
| 1970 | 40 | #1,313 |
| 1969 | 36 | #1,326 |
| 1968 | 35 | #1,282 |
| 1967 | 32 | #1,339 |
| 1966 | 28 | #1,449 |
| 1965 | 30 | #1,404 |
| 1964 | 32 | #1,383 |
| 1963 | 22 | #1,694 |
| 1962 | 35 | #1,310 |
| 1961 | 25 | #1,601 |
| 1960 | 34 | #1,358 |
| 1959 | 38 | #1,264 |
| 1958 | 45 | #1,147 |
| 1957 | 24 | #1,633 |
| 1956 | 44 | #1,139 |
| 1955 | 42 | #1,153 |
| 1954 | 35 | #1,267 |
| 1953 | 43 | #1,122 |
| 1952 | 44 | #1,093 |
| 1951 | 27 | #1,429 |
| 1950 | 32 | #1,271 |
| 1949 | 46 | #1,028 |
| 1948 | 41 | #1,106 |
| 1947 | 38 | #1,175 |
| 1946 | 41 | #1,075 |
| 1945 | 30 | #1,203 |
| 1944 | 41 | #1,018 |
| 1943 | 32 | #1,214 |
| 1942 | 24 | #1,421 |
| 1941 | 36 | #1,091 |
| 1940 | 38 | #1,050 |
| 1939 | 31 | #1,168 |
| 1938 | 34 | #1,109 |
| 1937 | 43 | #957 |
| 1936 | 36 | #1,068 |
| 1935 | 34 | #1,123 |
| 1934 | 30 | #1,213 |
| 1933 | 44 | #946 |
| 1932 | 36 | #1,126 |
| 1931 | 36 | #1,128 |
| 1930 | 28 | #1,368 |
| 1929 | 40 | #1,094 |
| 1928 | 36 | #1,188 |
| 1927 | 37 | #1,178 |
| 1926 | 34 | #1,242 |
| 1925 | 36 | #1,184 |
| 1924 | 35 | #1,223 |
| 1923 | 35 | #1,213 |
| 1922 | 46 | #1,039 |
| 1921 | 40 | #1,122 |
| 1920 | 33 | #1,252 |
| 1919 | 45 | #1,009 |
| 1918 | 42 | #1,035 |
| 1917 | 25 | #1,396 |
| 1916 | 46 | #939 |
| 1915 | 29 | #1,217 |
| 1914 | 32 | #986 |
| 1913 | 21 | #1,112 |
| 1912 | 17 | #1,137 |
| 1911 | 15 | #855 |
| 1910 | 8 | #1,192 |
| 1909 | 5 | #1,439 |
| 1908 | 0 | – |
| 1907 | 7 | #1,093 |
| 1906 | 0 | – |
| 1905 | 6 | #1,090 |
| 1904 | 5 | #1,204 |
| 1903 | 7 | #910 |
| 1902 | 5 | #1,136 |
| 1901 | 5 | #1,057 |
| 1900 | 7 | #1,049 |
| 1899 | 6 | #927 |
| 1898 | 0 | – |
| 1897 | 0 | – |
| 1896 | 5 | #1,100 |
| 1895 | 0 | – |
| 1894 | 0 | – |
| 1893 | 6 | #906 |
| 1892 | 0 | – |
| 1891 | 5 | #962 |
| 1890 | 0 | – |
| 1889 | 0 | – |
| 1888 | 0 | – |
| 1887 | 0 | – |
| 1886 | 6 | #845 |
Names like Lovell
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Louie, Freddie, Leo, Stanley, Leon, Arthur, Frederick, Tommy, Teddy, Edward, Albert, Wilfred
Names related to Lovell
More French names
Eleanor, Beau, Esme, Darcie, Darcy, Genevieve, Amy, Esmae, Arleth, Elle, Russell, Monty, Mallory, Percy, Lacey, Belle
Sources
Figures from Baby names in England and Wales (Office for National Statistics), Babies' first names (National Records of Scotland), Baby names (Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency) and Popular Baby Names (US Social Security Administration). Nameling last updated them on 20 October 2026. How the figures are worked out, and the data to download.
To cite this page: Nameling, “Lovell: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/lovell, updated 20 October 2026.