Loretta
#606 for girls in 2025, 485 births · Last seen for boys in 1981 at #6,262
Given to girls 99.7% of the time
- Peak · girls
- 1938 · 3,913 births
- Debut · girls
- 41 births
- In top 100 · girls
- 14 yrsof 146 years
- Total births · girls
- 177,564since 1880
Loretta over time
Rank among girls' names. Click any year to open it.
Gaps mean fewer than 5 babies received the name that year, so the SSA doesn't publish it.
Show data table
| Year | girls | boys | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| rank | births | rank | births | |
| 2025 | #606 | 485 | — | |
| 2024 | #677 | 423 | — | |
| 2023 | #757 | 371 | — | |
| 2022 | #810 | 346 | — | |
| 2021 | #901 | 300 | — | |
| 2020 | #942 | 272 | — | |
| 2019 | #1,020 | 252 | — | |
| 2018 | #1,085 | 232 | — | |
| 2017 | #1,102 | 229 | — | |
| 2016 | #1,082 | 240 | — | |
| 2015 | #1,154 | 219 | — | |
| 2014 | #1,321 | 179 | — | |
| 2013 | #1,713 | 121 | — | |
| 2012 | #1,690 | 124 | — | |
| 2011 | #1,817 | 111 | — | |
| 2010 | #2,043 | 97 | — | |
| 2009 | #2,316 | 84 | — | |
| 2008 | #1,890 | 112 | — | |
| 2007 | #1,957 | 105 | — | |
| 2006 | #1,809 | 113 | — | |
| 2005 | #1,878 | 103 | — | |
| 2004 | #2,030 | 90 | — | |
| 2003 | #2,167 | 80 | — | |
| 2002 | #2,178 | 76 | — | |
| 2001 | #2,126 | 77 | — | |
| 2000 | #1,855 | 92 | — | |
| 1999 | #1,636 | 102 | — | |
| 1998 | #1,597 | 102 | — | |
| 1997 | #1,496 | 109 | — | |
| 1996 | #1,256 | 139 | — | |
| 1995 | #1,330 | 124 | — | |
| 1994 | #1,264 | 135 | — | |
| 1993 | #1,254 | 137 | — | |
| 1992 | #1,231 | 141 | — | |
| 1991 | #1,009 | 184 | — | |
| 1990 | #921 | 207 | — | |
| 1989 | #907 | 201 | — | |
| 1988 | #747 | 251 | — | |
| 1987 | #686 | 269 | — | |
| 1986 | #624 | 297 | — | |
| 1985 | #644 | 287 | — | |
| 1984 | #587 | 309 | — | |
| 1983 | #540 | 347 | — | |
| 1982 | #492 | 413 | — | |
| 1981 | #439 | 487 | #6,262 | 5 |
| 1980 | #494 | 418 | — | |
| 1979 | #422 | 495 | — | |
| 1978 | #420 | 481 | — | |
| 1977 | #374 | 571 | — | |
| 1976 | #333 | 671 | — | |
| 1975 | #301 | 778 | — | |
| 1974 | #266 | 956 | — | |
| 1973 | #257 | 972 | — | |
| 1972 | #258 | 1,047 | — | |
| 1971 | #228 | 1,304 | #4,907 | 5 |
| 1970 | #231 | 1,365 | #4,724 | 5 |
| 1969 | #204 | 1,541 | #3,595 | 7 |
| 1968 | #194 | 1,627 | #3,107 | 8 |
| 1967 | #177 | 1,803 | #3,966 | 5 |
| 1966 | #175 | 1,899 | #2,465 | 11 |
| 1965 | #185 | 1,839 | #3,930 | 5 |
| 1964 | #174 | 2,228 | #3,050 | 8 |
| 1963 | #161 | 2,507 | #4,048 | 5 |
| 1962 | #160 | 2,513 | #2,504 | 11 |
| 1961 | #148 | 2,922 | #3,356 | 7 |
| 1960 | #138 | 3,191 | #2,315 | 13 |
| 1959 | #136 | 3,156 | #2,033 | 16 |
| 1958 | #132 | 3,314 | #3,275 | 7 |
| 1957 | #131 | 3,350 | #2,822 | 9 |
| 1956 | #126 | 3,407 | #2,798 | 9 |
| 1955 | #123 | 3,431 | #2,435 | 11 |
| 1954 | #125 | 3,245 | #3,176 | 7 |
| 1953 | #136 | 2,666 | — | |
| 1952 | #136 | 2,616 | #3,373 | 6 |
| 1951 | #135 | 2,489 | #2,844 | 8 |
| 1950 | #120 | 2,720 | #3,021 | 7 |
| 1949 | #117 | 2,776 | — | |
| 1948 | #115 | 2,868 | #3,316 | 6 |
| 1947 | #113 | 3,001 | #2,862 | 8 |
| 1946 | #111 | 2,892 | #2,403 | 10 |
| 1945 | #107 | 2,661 | #2,574 | 8 |
| 1944 | #98 | 2,746 | #2,467 | 9 |
| 1943 | #89 | 3,169 | #3,538 | 5 |
| 1942 | #79 | 3,406 | #2,268 | 11 |
| 1941 | #81 | 3,100 | #1,821 | 15 |
| 1940 | #69 | 3,502 | #2,179 | 11 |
| 1939 | #65 | 3,769 | #1,712 | 16 |
| 1938 | #62 | 3,913 | #1,613 | 18 |
| 1937 | #63 | 3,673 | #1,992 | 13 |
| 1936 | #70 | 3,325 | #1,639 | 17 |
| 1935 | #69 | 3,365 | #1,929 | 14 |
| 1934 | #83 | 2,978 | #1,932 | 14 |
| 1933 | #87 | 2,705 | #1,498 | 21 |
| 1932 | #89 | 2,746 | #2,465 | 10 |
| 1931 | #96 | 2,581 | #2,651 | 9 |
| 1930 | #105 | 2,482 | #2,178 | 13 |
| 1929 | #127 | 1,939 | #2,199 | 13 |
| 1928 | #123 | 1,996 | #2,659 | 10 |
| 1927 | #127 | 2,018 | #4,210 | 5 |
| 1926 | #126 | 2,108 | #3,708 | 6 |
| 1925 | #122 | 2,255 | #2,936 | 9 |
| 1924 | #124 | 2,261 | #3,260 | 8 |
| 1923 | #124 | 2,143 | — | |
| 1922 | #125 | 2,095 | #3,872 | 6 |
| 1921 | #122 | 2,134 | #4,322 | 5 |
| 1920 | #120 | 2,122 | — | |
| 1919 | #118 | 2,067 | #3,736 | 6 |
| 1918 | #116 | 2,051 | — | |
| 1917 | #114 | 1,970 | — | |
| 1916 | #113 | 1,903 | #3,177 | 7 |
| 1915 | #115 | 1,810 | #3,825 | 5 |
| 1914 | #122 | 1,323 | #2,915 | 6 |
| 1913 | #118 | 1,074 | — | |
| 1912 | #119 | 978 | #2,269 | 6 |
| 1911 | #118 | 739 | #1,387 | 7 |
| 1910 | #124 | 655 | — | |
| 1909 | #123 | 573 | — | |
| 1908 | #119 | 566 | — | |
| 1907 | #126 | 520 | — | |
| 1906 | #120 | 520 | — | |
| 1905 | #121 | 527 | — | |
| 1904 | #116 | 506 | — | |
| 1903 | #114 | 505 | — | |
| 1902 | #124 | 461 | — | |
| 1901 | #118 | 438 | — | |
| 1900 | #121 | 535 | — | |
| 1899 | #119 | 410 | — | |
| 1898 | #118 | 454 | — | |
| 1897 | #123 | 406 | — | |
| 1896 | #122 | 391 | — | |
| 1895 | #126 | 365 | — | |
| 1894 | #131 | 330 | — | |
| 1893 | #132 | 323 | — | |
| 1892 | #152 | 263 | — | |
| 1891 | #159 | 212 | — | |
| 1890 | #156 | 228 | — | |
| 1889 | #170 | 172 | — | |
| 1888 | #177 | 157 | — | |
| 1887 | #174 | 134 | — | |
| 1886 | #164 | 141 | — | |
| 1885 | #197 | 91 | — | |
| 1884 | #187 | 94 | — | |
| 1883 | #194 | 76 | — | |
| 1882 | #194 | 72 | — | |
| 1881 | #196 | 58 | — | |
| 1880 | #240 | 41 | — | |
In the first year the SSA published name data, Loretta was already there! It came in at #240, and was given to 41 baby girls.
Quietest stretch: 1880–1881, when fewer than 59 girls a year got the name.
Where Loretta is popular in 1970
- Rank in state
- Top 10
- 11–50
- 51–100
- 101–500
- 501+
- Not published
Hover or tap a state for its numbers.
- New Mexico#72 · 1 in 283
- West Virginia#91 · 1 in 346
- Virginia#141 · 1 in 649
- Mississippi#145 · 1 in 606
- Indiana#145 · 1 in 743
Best ever in a state: #20 in Nevada, 1938.
Show every state
| State | Rank | Births | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| New Mexico | #72 | 29 | 1 in 283 |
| West Virginia | #91 | 37 | 1 in 346 |
| Virginia | #141 | 53 | 1 in 649 |
| Indiana | #145 | 58 | 1 in 743 |
| Mississippi | #145 | 31 | 1 in 606 |
| Kentucky | #160 | 35 | 1 in 742 |
| New Hampshire | #160 | 7 | 1 in 725 |
| Tennessee | #177 | 36 | 1 in 875 |
| North Carolina | #179 | 48 | 1 in 873 |
| South Carolina | #186 | 24 | 1 in 856 |
| Ohio | #187 | 91 | 1 in 980 |
| Alabama | #195 | 29 | 1 in 935 |
| Florida | #199 | 47 | 1 in 1,013 |
| Arkansas | #204 | 15 | 1 in 908 |
| Maryland | #206 | 25 | 1 in 1,009 |
| Oklahoma | #207 | 19 | 1 in 927 |
| Oregon | #207 | 15 | 1 in 958 |
| Maine | #210 | 7 | 1 in 1,024 |
| Nebraska | #210 | 10 | 1 in 1,042 |
| Colorado | #222 | 17 | 1 in 1,012 |
| Pennsylvania | #228 | 65 | 1 in 1,322 |
| Illinois | #232 | 69 | 1 in 1,272 |
| District of Columbia | #234 | 9 | 1 in 1,108 |
| Georgia | #237 | 32 | 1 in 1,263 |
| Arizona | #244 | 14 | 1 in 1,067 |
| Texas | #246 | 89 | 1 in 1,171 |
| Michigan | #249 | 52 | 1 in 1,425 |
| Louisiana | #252 | 25 | 1 in 1,216 |
| California | #265 | 119 | 1 in 1,378 |
| Kansas | #265 | 11 | 1 in 1,341 |
| Utah | #267 | 8 | 1 in 1,314 |
| Missouri | #268 | 24 | 1 in 1,477 |
| Iowa | #271 | 12 | 1 in 1,741 |
| New York | #278 | 91 | 1 in 1,554 |
| Washington | #283 | 16 | 1 in 1,539 |
| New Jersey | #285 | 30 | 1 in 1,674 |
| Wisconsin | #311 | 14 | 1 in 2,406 |
| Minnesota | #378 | 9 | 1 in 3,287 |
| Massachusetts | #420 | 10 | 1 in 4,225 |
| Connecticut | #429 | 6 | 1 in 3,462 |
| Alaska | — | — | — |
| Delaware | — | — | — |
| Hawaii | — | — | — |
| Idaho | — | — | — |
| Montana | — | — | — |
| Nevada | — | — | — |
| North Dakota | — | — | — |
| Rhode Island | — | — | — |
| South Dakota | — | — | — |
| Vermont | — | — | — |
| Wyoming | — | — | — |
Ranks are within each state; “1 in N” is out of the girls born there that year. The SSA only publishes a name in a state when 5 or more babies of one sex got it.
See more about Loretta
- 71 spots since 2024 (#677 → #606)
- 336 spots since 2020 (#942 → #606)
- 548 spots since 2015 (#1,154 → #606)
- Biggest jump: 91 spots in 2022 (#901 → #810)
- Biggest drop: 160 spots in 1989 (#747 → #907)
- Debuted 1880
- Peaked 1938 at #62 (3,913 births)
- Births halved by 1965, 27 yrs later
- Top 10: never
- Top 100: 14 yrs · run 1931–1944
- Top 1,000: 117 yrs · run 1880–1990
- Highest: 1 in 282 girls born in 1938 were named Loretta (0.35%)
- Latest: 1 in 3,314 girls born in 2025 (0.03%)
- 17.8% of all girls named Loretta (31,537) were born in this decade
Show by decade
| Decade | Births | Best rank | Avg rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 1,036 | #164 (1886) | #189 |
| 1890s | 3,382 | #118 (1898) | #134 |
| 1900s | 5,151 | #114 (1903) | #120 |
| 1910s | 14,570 | #113 (1916) | #118 |
| 1920s | 21,071 | #120 (1920) | #124 |
| 1930s | 31,537 | #62 (1938) | #79 |
| 1940s | 30,121 | #69 (1940) | #98 |
| 1950s | 30,394 | #120 (1950) | #130 |
| 1960s | 22,070 | #138 (1960) | #172 |
| 1970s | 8,640 | #228 (1971) | #309 |
| 1980s | 3,279 | #439 (1981) | #616 |
| 1990s | 1,380 | #921 (1990) | #1,299 |
| 2000s | 932 | #1,809 (2006) | #2,021 |
| 2010s | 1,804 | #1,020 (2019) | #1,403 |
| 2020s | 2,197 | #606 (2025) | #782 |
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.
Loretta in 1970
Top girls' names in 1970
Top boys' names in 1970
More about 1970
girls
1,748,144 girls got a published name in 1970; 1 in 1,281 of them was named Loretta, which outranked 97.5% of the 9,355 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 16.3% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).
Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.
boys
1,858,229 boys got a published name in 1970; 1 in 371,646 of them was named Loretta, which outranked 13.0% of the 5,433 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 26.8% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).
Tied with 709 names at #4,724; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.
Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.