Loretha
- Last seen for girls in 1995 at #13,386
- Peak · girls
- 1935 · 38 births
- Debut · girls
- 6 births
- In top 100 · girls
- neverof 146 years
- Total births · girls
- 1,792since 1910
Loretha over time
girls
Rank among girls' names. Loretha has never cracked the top 1,000 here.
Hover or use arrow keys to read values by year; click or press Enter to open that year.
Gaps mean fewer than 5 babies received the name that year, so the SSA doesn't publish it.
Show data table
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| rank | births | |
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| 1997 | — | |
| 1996 | — | |
| 1995 | #13,386 | 5 |
| 1994 | — | |
| 1993 | — | |
| 1992 | #9,491 | 8 |
| 1991 | #9,336 | 8 |
| 1990 | — | |
| 1989 | — | |
| 1988 | #10,386 | 6 |
| 1987 | #8,778 | 7 |
| 1986 | #9,545 | 6 |
| 1985 | — | |
| 1984 | #7,398 | 8 |
| 1983 | #6,705 | 9 |
| 1982 | #8,224 | 7 |
| 1981 | — | |
| 1980 | #5,544 | 12 |
| 1979 | #8,061 | 7 |
| 1978 | #9,750 | 5 |
| 1977 | #5,532 | 11 |
| 1976 | #4,154 | 15 |
| 1975 | #5,161 | 11 |
| 1974 | #3,313 | 20 |
| 1973 | #4,586 | 12 |
| 1972 | #3,714 | 16 |
| 1971 | #3,266 | 20 |
| 1970 | #3,208 | 20 |
| 1969 | #2,296 | 31 |
| 1968 | #2,360 | 27 |
| 1967 | #2,212 | 29 |
| 1966 | #2,668 | 21 |
| 1965 | #1,854 | 38 |
| 1964 | #1,918 | 38 |
| 1963 | #1,922 | 37 |
| 1962 | #1,889 | 37 |
| 1961 | #1,788 | 41 |
| 1960 | #2,013 | 32 |
| 1959 | #1,951 | 33 |
| 1958 | #2,025 | 30 |
| 1957 | #1,754 | 38 |
| 1956 | #1,598 | 44 |
| 1955 | #1,556 | 43 |
| 1954 | #1,505 | 45 |
| 1953 | #1,473 | 44 |
| 1952 | #1,578 | 37 |
| 1951 | #1,842 | 28 |
| 1950 | #1,495 | 38 |
| 1949 | #1,767 | 29 |
| 1948 | #1,621 | 33 |
| 1947 | #1,722 | 31 |
| 1946 | #1,583 | 31 |
| 1945 | #1,941 | 19 |
| 1944 | #1,340 | 36 |
| 1943 | #1,442 | 33 |
| 1942 | #1,367 | 35 |
| 1941 | #1,538 | 26 |
| 1940 | #1,347 | 31 |
| 1939 | #1,947 | 17 |
| 1938 | #1,288 | 32 |
| 1937 | #1,282 | 32 |
| 1936 | #1,593 | 22 |
| 1935 | #1,135 | 38 |
| 1934 | #1,518 | 24 |
| 1933 | #1,262 | 32 |
| 1932 | #1,520 | 25 |
| 1931 | #1,199 | 36 |
| 1930 | #1,607 | 24 |
| 1929 | #1,766 | 21 |
| 1928 | #1,738 | 23 |
| 1927 | #1,728 | 24 |
| 1926 | #2,165 | 17 |
| 1925 | #1,946 | 20 |
| 1924 | #1,992 | 20 |
| 1923 | #2,169 | 17 |
| 1922 | #1,730 | 24 |
| 1921 | #1,668 | 26 |
| 1920 | #3,340 | 9 |
| 1919 | #2,156 | 16 |
| 1918 | #2,674 | 12 |
| 1917 | #2,316 | 14 |
| 1916 | #2,498 | 12 |
| 1915 | #4,274 | 5 |
| 1914 | #2,434 | 9 |
| 1913 | — | |
| 1912 | #2,360 | 7 |
| 1911 | — | |
| 1910 | #2,140 | 6 |
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First appearance
1910
The first year at least five girls were named Loretha! It came in at #2,140, and was given to 6 baby girls.
Quietest stretch: 1911, when fewer than 5 girls a year got the name.
Where Loretha is popular in 2025
No state had 5 or more girls named Loretha in 2025, so the SSA doesn't publish it for any state.
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Momentum · girls
Faded out
- Not published in 2025; last seen 1995
Rise & fade · girls
25 yrs to peak
- Debuted 1910
- Peaked 1935 at #1,135 (38 births)
- Births halved by 1939, 4 yrs later
Top of the charts · girls
Never in the top 1,000
- Top 10: never
- Top 100: never
- Top 1,000: never
Share of babies · girls
1 in 27,594
- Highest: 1 in 27,594 girls born in 1935 were named Loretha (0.00%)
- Latest: 1 in 351,710 girls born in 1995 (0.00%)
Era · girls
The 1950s
- 21.2% of all girls named Loretha (380) were born in this decade
Show by decade
| Decade | Births | Best rank | Avg rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1910s | 81 | #2,140 (1910) | #2,607 |
| 1920s | 201 | #1,668 (1921) | #2,024 |
| 1930s | 282 | #1,135 (1935) | #1,435 |
| 1940s | 304 | #1,340 (1944) | #1,567 |
| 1950s | 380 | #1,473 (1953) | #1,678 |
| 1960s | 331 | #1,788 (1961) | #2,092 |
| 1970s | 137 | #3,208 (1970) | #5,075 |
| 1980s | 55 | #5,544 (1980) | #8,083 |
| 1990s | 21 | #9,336 (1991) | #10,738 |
All figures count published births only (names given to at least 5 girls in a year). Registrations before 1937 are incomplete, so early shares and totals run low.
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