Lovely

“Delightful, beautiful, or inspiring love” — English origin

Girl's name · #2214 in the US (2025) · 2020s

Lovely has appeared in US records since 1918 — best rank #1903 (2023) · 2,385 babies named Lovely all-time · 1 in 20,000 girls born in 2025.

Around the world: about 1 in 14,000 girls in France (2025) · about 1 in 18,000 girls in Canada (2024).

Appears in 2020-2025 birth records of 5 states. See the full state-by-state map on this page.

Famous Lovelys

Lovely Anand — Member of Lok Sabha
Lovely Choubey — Indian lawn bowler
Lovely A. Warren — American mayor
Lovely Rivero — Philippine actor
Lovely Hoffman — American recording artist, music theatre performer, record producer and musician

Among 15 notable people named Lovely:

Entertainers appear 3.87× more often than among typical names — e.g. Lovely Rivero, Philippine actor.

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