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2025 data, released 8 May 2026

2025 data, released 8 May 2026

Loretha

Loretha was not among the names given to 5 or more girls in 2025. Its best year was 1935, when it ranked 1150th; the most babies were born in 1954 (45). More babies were named Loretha in the 1950s than in any other decade.

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Rank in 2025
Not rankedgirls
Babies in 2025
0girls
Girls and boys
No babies recorded in the last five years2021–2025
Peak year
195445 babies
Total since 1880
1,792babies recorded

Loretha popularity since 1880

012.52537.550 1900192019401960198020002020
Girls Babies per year, US, from Social Security records. Years with fewer than 5 babies show as zero.
YearRank (girls)Babies (girls)
2025——
2020——
2010——
2000——
1990——
1980#5,74812
1970#3,26720
1960#2,03632
1950#1,51538
1940#1,36531
1930#1,63924
1920#3,4919
1910#2,2976
1900——
1890——
1880——

How popular is Loretha, counting every spelling?

Loretha has no other common spelling that sounds the same.

How old are people named Loretha?

About 1,000 people born in the US named Loretha are alive today, with a median age of 67; half are between 59 and 76. That makes Loretha a name most people associate with older generations.

0–910–1920–2930–3940–4950–5960–6970–7980–8990+
Estimated people alive in the US with the name, by age, mid-2026. The darker bar holds the median age.

Babies given the name each year (SSA) times the share of that birth year still alive (SSA life tables). Counts people born in the US only. Method.

Loretha by state

How common Loretha was among girls born in each state in 1952–1956, around its peak. It is notably more common than nationally in Florida (7.4×), Georgia (5.4×). In 45 states fewer than five girls a year got the name, too few for SSA to publish, so those states show as zero.

Alaska: fewer than 5 a yearAK–Maine: fewer than 5 a yearME–Wisconsin: fewer than 5 a yearWI–Vermont: fewer than 5 a yearVT–New Hampshire: fewer than 5 a yearNH–Washington: fewer than 5 a yearWA–Idaho: fewer than 5 a yearID–Montana: fewer than 5 a yearMT–North Dakota: fewer than 5 a yearND–Minnesota: fewer than 5 a yearMN–Illinois: 0.02 per 1,000 babiesIL0.02Michigan: fewer than 5 a yearMI–New York: fewer than 5 a yearNY–Massachusetts: fewer than 5 a yearMA–Oregon: fewer than 5 a yearOR–Nevada: fewer than 5 a yearNV–Wyoming: fewer than 5 a yearWY–South Dakota: fewer than 5 a yearSD–Iowa: fewer than 5 a yearIA–Indiana: fewer than 5 a yearIN–Ohio: fewer than 5 a yearOH–Pennsylvania: fewer than 5 a yearPA–New Jersey: fewer than 5 a yearNJ–Connecticut: fewer than 5 a yearCT–Rhode Island: fewer than 5 a yearRI–California: fewer than 5 a yearCA–Utah: fewer than 5 a yearUT–Colorado: fewer than 5 a yearCO–Nebraska: fewer than 5 a yearNE–Missouri: fewer than 5 a yearMO–Kentucky: fewer than 5 a yearKY–West Virginia: fewer than 5 a yearWV–Virginia: fewer than 5 a yearVA–Maryland: fewer than 5 a yearMD–Delaware: fewer than 5 a yearDE–Arizona: fewer than 5 a yearAZ–New Mexico: fewer than 5 a yearNM–Kansas: fewer than 5 a yearKS–Arkansas: fewer than 5 a yearAR–Tennessee: fewer than 5 a yearTN–North Carolina: fewer than 5 a yearNC–South Carolina: fewer than 5 a yearSC–District of Columbia: fewer than 5 a yearDC–Oklahoma: fewer than 5 a yearOK–Louisiana: 0.03 per 1,000 babiesLA0.03Mississippi: 0.04 per 1,000 babiesMS0.04Alabama: fewer than 5 a yearAL–Georgia: 0.12 per 1,000 babiesGA0.12Hawaii: fewer than 5 a yearHI–Texas: 0.01 per 1,000 babiesTX0.01Florida: 0.16 per 1,000 babiesFL0.16
Babies per 1,000 of the same sex, Loretha, girls, 1952–1956. Darker means more common.

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These names rose and fell in step with Loretha: their share of US girls followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Loretha, they share its era and feel.

Questions about the name Loretha

How popular is the name Loretha?

Loretha was not among the names given to 5 or more girls in 2025. Its best year was 1935, when it ranked 1150th; the most babies were born in 1954 (45). More babies were named Loretha in the 1950s than in any other decade.

Is Loretha a boy or girl name?

No babies were given the name in 2021–2025. Historically it was given to 1,792 girls and 0 boys.

Where was Loretha most popular?

In 1952–1956, Loretha was most common in Florida (0.16 per 1,000 girls), followed by Georgia and Mississippi.