Feminine dossier · first seen 1880

Loretta

Name: SSA baby-name counts for Loretta
Creator: Social Security Administration

Resurgent Gaining cultural share

Peak era

1938

Peak rank proxy

3,913

Current vitality

Fragile

Generation

Silent Generation

1880Peak 19382024

Peak year

1938

Decline from peak

89.2%

2024

422

All-time

177,072

Loretta is accumulating new signal in the present tense. Whether it is a revival or a fresh adoption curve, the name is moving from background noise toward cultural visibility again.

Your name peaked in 1938, when 3,913 girls were named Loretta.

In 2024, only 422 girls were given the name.

All told, about 177,072 Americans have been named Loretta and recorded by the Social Security Administration since 1880.

Rarity scoreUncommon

AssociationSilent Generation

StabilityEra-bound, still legible

TrajectoryGaining cultural share

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