Holding steady.
Popularity of Lovelace since 1914
Babies named Lovelace per year in U.S. Social Security records. Raw births topped out in 1927, but relative to how few babies were recorded back then, Lovelace's real moment was 1914.
Data table (by decade)
| Decade | Boys |
|---|---|
| 1910s | 25 |
| 1920s | 48 |
| 1930s | 41 |
| 1940s | 15 |
| 1950s | 7 |
| 1960s | 6 |
| 1970s | 0 |
| 1980s | 0 |
| 1990s | 0 |
| 2000s | 0 |
| 2010s | 0 |
| 2020s | 0 |
Meaning & origin
Lovelace is an extremely rare given name in the United States, first recorded in 1914 with just a handful of instances. It has not appeared in the top 1000 names for any year since, including 2025, where it remains unranked. The name's peak usage was in 1914, the same year it first appeared. Its trajectory has been stable, with very few, sporadic uses over the decades. Lovelace is almost certainly an honorific for Ada Lovelace, the mathematician often regarded as the first computer programmer. Despite its historical connection, the name has never caught on as a common first name. Its top states are nonexistent due to its rarity. Parents who choose Lovelace are likely drawn to its literary and scientific associations, as well as its unique, surname-style appeal.
Lovelace is an English surname that may derive from a medieval nickname or personal name. It could be a compound of the Old English elements 'lufu' (love) and 'lace' (lace, or possibly a variant of 'leas' meaning 'free from'). Alternatively, it may be a form of the name Lovel, itself from Old French 'louvel' (young wolf). As a given name, Lovelace is exceedingly rare, first recorded in 1914, and likely used in tribute to the Ada Lovelace, the 19th-century mathematician. The name has never charted in U.S. popularity rankings.
Nicknames & variants
Nicknames: Love, Lace, Lovie
Sibling names for Lovelace
Names that share Lovelace's style, for a brother or sister.
