Loretta

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Loretta is a given name of Latin origin used predominantly for girls. There have been 177,574 people born with this name in the United States since 1880 — 177,072 as girls and 502 as boys. Loretta gained popularity in the 1890s, peaked in 1938 and has since declined significantly. It is the #436 most popular name for a girl.

Popularity Over Time

Popularity by State (2024)

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Yearly Data

Year Births
2024 422
2023 370
2022 345
2021 300
2020 272
2019 252
2018 231
2017 229
2016 240
2015 219
2014 179
2013 121
2012 124
2011 111
2010 97
2009 84
2008 110
2007 105
2006 113
2005 103
2004 90
2003 80
2002 76
2001 77
2000 92
1999 102
1998 102
1997 109
1996 139
1995 124
1994 135
1993 137
1992 141
1991 184
1990 207
1989 201
1988 251
1987 269
1986 297
1985 287
1984 309
1983 347
1982 413
1981 492
1980 418
1979 496
1978 481
1977 571
1976 671
1975 778
1974 956
1973 972
1972 1,047
1971 1,309
1970 1,369
1969 1,548
1968 1,635
1967 1,808
1966 1,910
1965 1,844
1964 2,236
1963 2,511
1962 2,525
1961 2,929
1960 3,204
1959 3,172
1958 3,321
1957 3,359
1956 3,416
1955 3,442
1954 3,252
1953 2,666
1952 2,622
1951 2,497
1950 2,727
1949 2,776
1948 2,874
1947 3,009
1946 2,902
1945 2,668
1944 2,755
1943 3,174
1942 3,417
1941 3,115
1940 3,513
1939 3,785
1938 3,931
1937 3,686
1936 3,342
1935 3,379
1934 2,992
1933 2,726
1932 2,756
1931 2,590
1930 2,495
1929 1,952
1928 2,006
1927 2,023
1926 2,114
1925 2,264
1924 2,269
1923 2,143
1922 2,101
1921 2,139
1920 2,122
1919 2,073
1918 2,051
1917 1,970
1916 1,910
1915 1,815
1914 1,329
1913 1,074
1912 984
1911 746
1910 655
1909 573
1908 566
1907 520
1906 520
1905 527
1904 506
1903 505
1902 461
1901 438
1900 535
1899 410
1898 454
1897 406
1896 391
1895 365
1894 330
1893 323
1892 263
1891 212
1890 228
1889 172
1888 157
1887 134
1886 141
1885 91
1884 94
1883 76
1882 72
1881 58
1880 41