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Loretta Name Popularity

How popular is the name Loretta? Here’s everything we know.

Year Rank # Births % Births
1910 — 619 0.1758%
1911 — 695 0.1866%
1912 — 951 0.1886%
1913 — 1,035 0.1825%
1914 — 1,301 0.1867%
1915 — 1,785 0.1965%
1916 — 1,883 0.1949%
1917 — 1,945 0.1944%
1918 — 2,034 0.1895%
1919 — 2,050 0.1958%
1920 — 2,096 0.1885%
1921 — 2,121 0.1852%
1922 — 2,076 0.1863%
1923 — 2,127 0.1899%
1924 — 2,247 0.1935%
1925 — 2,245 0.1986%
1926 — 2,092 0.1902%
1927 — 2,000 0.1807%
1928 — 1,985 0.1855%
1929 — 1,922 0.1856%
1930 — 2,473 0.2367%
1931 — 2,569 0.2603%
1932 — 2,742 0.2775%
1933 — 2,687 0.2884%
1934 — 2,973 0.3075%
1935 — 3,360 0.3458%
1936 — 3,310 0.3436%
1937 — 3,667 0.3721%
1938 — 3,907 0.3816%
1939 — 3,764 0.37%
1940 — 3,497 0.329%
1941 — 3,090 0.2745%
1942 — 3,402 0.2694%
1943 — 3,166 0.2425%
1944 — 2,731 0.2204%
1945 — 2,646 0.217%
1946 — 2,889 0.1958%
1947 — 2,996 0.1795%
1948 — 2,851 0.1786%
1949 — 2,764 0.1718%
1950 — 2,707 0.1681%
1951 — 2,477 0.1461%
1952 — 2,596 0.1487%
1953 — 2,641 0.1492%
1954 — 3,235 0.177%
1955 — 3,424 0.1861%
1956 — 3,400 0.18%
1957 — 3,340 0.1736%
1958 — 3,298 0.1745%
1959 — 3,150 0.1658%
1960 — 3,180 0.1678%
1961 — 2,910 0.1541%
1962 — 2,496 0.136%
1963 — 2,493 0.1389%
1964 — 2,205 0.1253%
1965 — 1,813 0.1109%
1966 — 1,883 0.1206%
1967 — 1,779 0.1172%
1968 — 1,597 0.1064%
1969 — 1,521 0.0987%
1970 — 1,337 0.084%
1971 — 1,279 0.0851%
1972 — 1,020 0.0749%
1973 — 935 0.0721%
1974 — 921 0.0709%
1975 — 736 0.0573%
1976 — 631 0.049%
1977 — 517 0.0384%
1978 — 445 0.0331%
1979 — 445 0.0316%
1980 — 380 0.026%
1981 — 454 0.0309%
1982 — 367 0.0246%
1983 — 313 0.0212%
1984 — 280 0.0188%
1985 — 227 0.015%
1986 — 241 0.016%
1987 — 196 0.0128%
1988 — 191 0.0123%
1989 — 134 0.0083%
1990 — 152 0.0092%
1991 — 118 0.0072%
1992 — 86 0.0054%
1993 — 90 0.0058%
1994 — 79 0.0051%
1995 — 64 0.0042%
1996 — 87 0.0058%
1997 — 71 0.0048%
1998 — 61 0.0041%
1999 — 46 0.0031%
2000 — 46 0.003%
2001 — 38 0.0025%
2002 — 37 0.0025%
2003 — 21 0.0014%
2004 — 33 0.0022%
2005 — 48 0.0031%
2006 — 56 0.0036%
2007 — 49 0.0031%
2008 — 56 0.0036%
2009 — 29 0.0019%
2010 — 48 0.0033%
2011 — 64 0.0045%
2012 — 76 0.0053%
2013 — 62 0.0044%
2014 — 123 0.0084%
2015 — 163 0.0112%
2016 — 193 0.0134%
2017 — 166 0.0119%
2018 — 151 0.011%
2019 — 201 0.0148%
2020 — 206 0.0162%
2021 — 220 0.018%
2022 — 297 0.0225%
2023 — 314 0.0243%

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Names Like Loretta

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What names are variants of Loretta?

Mix it up with these names that are a variation of the name Loretta.

Name Meaning Origin Popularity Other Gender
Laretta

Italian

Larretta

Italian

Lauretta

The bay, or laurel plant

Latin

Laurette

The bay, or laurel plant

Latin

Leretta

Italian

Loreta

Italian

Lorette

The bay, or laurel plant

Latin

Lorretta

The bay, or laurel plant

Latin

Lowretta

Italian


What names sound like Loretta?

If you like how Loretta sounds, you might also like these names that sound like Loretta.

Name Meaning Origin Popularity Other Gender
Laretha

Excellence; righteous

Greek

Lorita

The bay, or laurel plant

Latin

Lorrette

The bay, or laurel plant

Latin

Lurette

German


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Siblings of Loretta

Mamas with kids named Loretta also have kids with these names.

Name Meaning Origin Popularity Other Gender
Loletta

Free man

German

7 Comments

  1. I took this name because it means victory !! I had her after losing my son trayn. So when I go loras pregnancy i become strong !! It washed out my grief somehow!!

  2. I got loretta after losing my frist son !! So when God gave me this Lola , I decided to name her loretta because it means victory or pure !! So it makes me feel victorious

  3. I am so proud to be given the name Loretta.Thankyou Mom and Dad..and Love you Great Great Grandmom from Italy.

  4. I think that my name is a little to old, but it’s mines.

  5. I love that it’s overtly feminine. I see that Lost City has a main character named Loretta….I wonder if it’s coming back. I used to dislike it but if super famous people can have horrible names and it works, I am hot enough to pull off Loretta.

  6. I love my name, and it amazes me not hearing others with this name.

  7. Named after a family member


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