Love

“Deep affection or love” — English origin

Girl's name · #955 in the US (2025) · 2020s

Love has appeared in US records since 1880 — best rank #731 (2023) · 4,797 babies named Love all-time · 1 in 5,900 girls born in 2025.

Around the world: about 1 in 10,000 girls in Canada (2024) · about 1 in 11,000 girls in Switzerland (2024) · about 1 in 19,000 girls in France (2025).

Appears in 2020-2025 birth records of 24 states. See the full state-by-state map on this page.

Famous Loves

Love Ezema — Nigerian politician
Love Rosa Gantt — physician and public health worker
Love L. Sechrest — theologian and biblical scholar

In stories & tradition

Love — fictional rabbit or hare
Love Quinn — Hidden Bodies
Love Momozono — Fresh Pretty Cure!

What Loves become

Among 55 notable people named Love:

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