Given name & surname
Lovie
“one who is full of affection”
Lovie is a variant of Love. One English interpretation is “one who is full of affection.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
Lovie is a variant of Love. One English interpretation is “one who is full of affection.”
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
Lovie is a variant of Love. An origin associated with Love is English.
Explained through its name family
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1880. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Lovie through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 6,514
- 627 boys · 5,887 girls
- Most popular year
- 1918
- 132 babies
- 2025
- 19
- #6,243 for girls
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- +28%
- Rising
Boys, girls and both
The balance of boys and girls given this name has shifted over time. Recent births are 0% boys.
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 19 U.S. birth records for girls, ranking No. 6,243 among girls’ names. Average annual use for girls was 27.5% higher in 2021–2025 than in 2016–2020. Its largest published annual count for girls was 117 in 1919. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 1,905 as a first name in 2020; 116 as a surname in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Inner ring: spellings · outer: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 1
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Spellings & scripts 2
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
People named Lovie
- Lovie SimoneAmerican actressborn 1998
- Lovie AustinAmerican pianist (1887–1972)
- Lovie SmithAmerican football coach and player (born 1958)
- Lovie OliviaAmerican artist
- Lovie LeeAmerican blues pianist (1909-1997)
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
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