The first name Lyubov
A girl’s name meaning “love”.
2 syllables Female
Meaning and origin
Lyubov means “love”.
Transliteration of Russian Любовь (Ljubovʹ), from любовь (ljubovʹ, “love”).
More names that mean love.
From Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).
Popularity
Babies registered in England and Wales, 1996–2025
Lyubov last appeared in the official list in 2011, given to 3 girls.
Office for National Statistics; years with fewer than three births are not published and show as zero. Compare Lyubov with other names.
Popularity in the United States
Babies named Lyubov at birth, 1880–2025
In 2006, 5 girls born in the United States were named Lyubov, the 18,924th most popular girls’ name that year. It was used most in 2002, when 6 were.
US Social Security Administration, from applications for a Social Security card. A name is only published for a year when at least five babies were given it, so quieter years show as zero.
Lyubov in other languages
Equivalent forms of the name, from Wiktionary
Famous people named Lyubov
2 on Wikidata, most written-about first
- Lioubov SokolovaFemale volleyball player from Russia, born 1977
- Lyubow Demeetriyevna OosavaBelarusian Soviet architect, 1921–2015
Questions
- What does the name Lyubov mean?
- Lyubov means “love”.
- How popular is the name Lyubov?
- In 2011, 3 girls born in England and Wales were named Lyubov, ranking 5,785th.
- When was Lyubov most popular?
- 2002 in the United States, when 6 babies were named Lyubov, its highest rank at 14,692nd.