How Many People Are Named Loretta?
people named Loretta are alive in the United States today (estimate)
About 1 in 3,904 people in the US has this name
Based on 178,066 babies named Loretta in Social Security records from 1880 to 2025, and the share of each birth year still alive in 2025.
Popularity Rank
π Rare
Peak Year
3,931 births
Trend
Stable (last 10 years)
π Name Origin & Meaning
Meaning:
Either an elaboration of LORA or a variant of LAURETTA. It is also sometimes used as a variant of LORETO.
Source of the meaning, origin, pronunciation and related names: Behind the Name.
β§ Gender Distribution
Almost all of the babies given the name Loretta (99.8%) were girls.
π₯ Age Distribution
The average person named Loretta alive today is about 65 years old, and 73% are 60 or older. Half of them were between 58 and 78 in 2025.
π Popularity Over Time
Loretta first appears in the records in 1880 and was given most often in 1938, to 3,931 babies. In 2025, 485 babies got the name.
Babies given the name each year, 1880 to 2025
π Rank History
Loretta never made the top 10 girls' names. Its best rank was #62, in 1938, and it was in the top 100 for 14 years, 1931 to 1944. In 2025 it ranked #606.
| Girls | |
|---|---|
| Rank in 2025 | #606 |
| Best rank | #62 (1938) |
| Years in the top 100 | 14 (1931 to 1944) |
| Rank in its biggest decade | #81 in the 1930s |
π State-Wise Distribution
People named Loretta alive today, by the state where they were born (estimate; state records start in 1910).
More people named Loretta were born in New York than in any other state: about 7,198 of those alive today. Compared with the national rate in the same years, Loretta was given 2 times as often in New Mexico, 1.6 times in West Virginia and 1.4 times in Illinois.
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