Loretta Girl
How popular is Loretta?
#606 girl name in 2025
485 baby girls were named Loretta in the US in 2025, making it the 606th most popular girl name.
90,394living people named Loretta (est.)
69median age of people named Loretta
178,066babies named Loretta since 1880
1 in 6,836US babies born in 2025
Loretta popularity over time
Boys Girls
| Rank in 2025 | #606 for girls (▲ 71 from 2024) |
|---|---|
| Babies in 2025 | 485 girls |
| 10-year trend | Rising fast (+121% babies vs 2015) |
| Earlier ranks | #1,154 in 2015, #942 in 2020 |
| Peak year | 1938 (3,913 girls) |
| Highest rank | #62 in 1938 |
| First recorded | 1880 |
| Boys vs girls (last 10 years) | 0% boys, 100% girls |
| Chance a classmate shares it | 0.4% in a class of 25 kids born in 2025 |
Where Loretta is most popular
Babies named Loretta per 1,000 girls born in each state, 2021 to 2025. Darker means more common.
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- Wisconsin: 1.2 per 1,000 (127 girls)
- Minnesota: 1.2 per 1,000 (127 girls)
- North Dakota: 0.8 per 1,000 (10 girls)
- South Dakota: 0.7 per 1,000 (10 girls)
- Iowa: 0.7 per 1,000 (38 girls)
Loretta by decade
| Decade | Baby girls | Best rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 1,036 | #164 |
| 1890s | 3,382 | #118 |
| 1900s | 5,151 | #114 |
| 1910s | 14,570 | #113 |
| 1920s | 21,071 | #120 |
| 1930s | 31,537 | #62 |
| 1940s | 30,121 | #69 |
| 1950s | 30,394 | #120 |
| 1960s | 22,070 | #138 |
| 1970s | 8,640 | #228 |
| 1980s | 3,279 | #439 |
| 1990s | 1,380 | #919 |
| 2000s | 932 | #1,809 |
| 2010s | 1,804 | #1,020 |
| 2020s | 2,197 | #606 |
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Questions
- Is Loretta a boy or girl name?
- Loretta is mostly a girl name. Over the last 10 years, 100% of babies named Loretta were girls.
- How popular is the name Loretta?
- 485 baby girls were named Loretta in the US in 2025, making it the 606th most popular girl name.
- When was Loretta most popular?
- Loretta peaked in 1938, when 3,913 girls were given the name. Its highest rank was #62 in 1938.
- How many people are named Loretta?
- 178,066 babies have been named Loretta in the US since 1880. We estimate about 90,394 of them are alive in 2026, with a median age of 69.
- Where is Loretta most popular?
- From 2021 to 2025, Loretta was most common in Wisconsin, at 1.2 of every 1,000 girls born there.
Source: Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880 to 2025 (names given to at least 5 babies of a sex in a year). Living-people and median-age figures are our estimates using US life tables. How we calculate.