Girl name
Loretta
Loretta is currently the #606 girl name in the United States, based on 2025 Social Security data. In raw numbers: 485 babies. After peaking all the way back in 1938, Loretta is staging a comeback — its rank has improved for at least three years in a row. Looking at the full record since 1880, Loretta hit its all-time high of #62 in 1938, when 3,913 girls were given the name. State by state, Wisconsin leads the way at #127.
Rankings
2025 rank
#606
among girl names
Trend
Comeback
last 5 years
All-time peak
#62
in 1938 (1930s)
Babies in 2025
485
girls named Loretta
Loretta popularity, 1880–2025
Where Loretta is most popular
Share of girls born in 2025:lowhighno data (< 5 births)
Strongest states: Wisconsin (#127), North Dakota (#195), South Dakota (#233)
Uniqueness score
43/ 100Balanced
everywhereone of a kind
Well known, but far from crowded — the middle of the field. Based on how many babies per birth were named Loretta in the most recent year of SSA data.