Lovell
Lovell is a unisex given name: about 84% of people named Lovell are men and 16% are women, so a gendered salutation is a coin flip and the neutral form is the safe choice.
- Verdict
- Mostly male
- Male / female split
- 84% male / 16% female
- Confidence
- Medium (8 to 63 weighted country observations)
- Most common in
- United States
- US births since 1880
- 3,259 male / 620 female
- Data
- nam_dict (GFDL) + US SSA
- Updated
- 2026-09-11
How to address Lovell
To address Lovell when you do not know their gender, use the full name with no title: "Dear Lovell," in English, "Guten Tag Lovell," in German. About 84% of people named Lovell are men and 16% are women, so a gendered salutation is close to a coin flip, and the neutral form above is the safer choice.
Ready-made greetings in six languages
English
Dear Lovell,
German
Guten Tag Lovell,
French
Bonjour Lovell,
Spanish
Estimado/a Lovell:
Chinese
Lovell您好:
Japanese
Lovell様
English
Hi Lovell,
German
Hi Lovell,
French
Salut Lovell,
Spanish
Hola Lovell,
Chinese
Lovell你好:
Japanese
Lovellさん
This is a statistical estimate, not a statement about the gender, identity or correct form of address of any particular person.
Country breakdown
| Country | How common | Usually | Male share |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | uncommon | man's name | 84% |
United States birth data
3,259 male · 620 female · 3,879 births recorded
Since 1980: 98% male.
Frequently asked questions
Is Lovell a male or female name?
Lovell is a unisex given name: about 84% of people named Lovell are men and 16% are women, so a gendered salutation is a coin flip and the neutral form is the safe choice.
How do I address Lovell in an email?
To address Lovell when you do not know their gender, use the full name with no title: "Dear Lovell," in English, "Guten Tag Lovell," in German. About 84% of people named Lovell are men and 16% are women, so a gendered salutation is close to a coin flip, and the neutral form above is the safer choice.
Is Lovell a unisex name?
Lovell is not a unisex name: 84% of people named Lovell are men. Lovell leans strongly male overall.
Related names
Sources
Gender by country: nam_dict, the c't first-names dictionary by Joerg Michael, roughly 44,000 names across 55 countries, licensed GFDL. US frequencies: United States Social Security Administration baby-name data, public domain. Method: how we classify names. Full dataset: data & licences. Data built 2026-09-11.
DearWho, "Is Lovell a male or female name?", https://dearwho.vercel.app/name/lovell (accessed 2026-09-11). Data: nam_dict (J. Michael, GFDL) and US SSA, built 2026-09-11.
BibTeX
@misc{dearwho_lovell,
title = {Is Lovell a male or female name?},
author = {{DearWho}},
year = {2026},
url = {https://dearwho.vercel.app/name/lovell},
note = {Data: nam_dict (GFDL), US SSA public domain}
}