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2025 data, released 8 May 2026

2025 data, released 8 May 2026

Lorretta

Lorretta was not among the names given to 5 or more girls in 2025. Its best year was 1939, when it ranked 1004th; the most babies were born in 1957 (62). More babies were named Lorretta in the 1960s 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
195762 babies
Total since 1880
2,708babies recorded

Lorretta popularity since 1880

0255075100 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#16,5165
1990#8,9279
1980#5,41813
1970#2,14238
1960#1,51354
1950#1,44141
1940#1,03249
1930#1,64024
1920#1,39233
1910#2,0387
1900#1,5138
1890——
1880——

How popular is Lorretta, counting every spelling?

Lorretta has no other common spelling that sounds the same.

How old are people named Lorretta?

About 1,500 people born in the US named Lorretta are alive today, with a median age of 65; half are between 56 and 75. That makes Lorretta 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.

Lorretta by state

How common Lorretta was among girls born in each state in 1955–1959, around its peak. It is notably more common than nationally in California (1.7×). In 44 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: 0.01 per 1,000 babiesNY0.01Massachusetts: 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: 0.02 per 1,000 babiesIN0.02Ohio: 0.02 per 1,000 babiesOH0.02Pennsylvania: 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: 0.05 per 1,000 babiesCA0.05Utah: fewer than 5 a yearUT–Colorado: 0.05 per 1,000 babiesCO0.05Nebraska: 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: 0.11 per 1,000 babiesNM0.11Kansas: 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: fewer than 5 a yearLA–Mississippi: fewer than 5 a yearMS–Alabama: fewer than 5 a yearAL–Georgia: fewer than 5 a yearGA–Hawaii: fewer than 5 a yearHI–Texas: fewer than 5 a yearTX–Florida: fewer than 5 a yearFL–
Babies per 1,000 of the same sex, Lorretta, girls, 1955–1959. Darker means more common.

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

Questions about the name Lorretta

How popular is the name Lorretta?

Lorretta was not among the names given to 5 or more girls in 2025. Its best year was 1939, when it ranked 1004th; the most babies were born in 1957 (62). More babies were named Lorretta in the 1960s than in any other decade.

Is Lorretta a boy or girl name?

No babies were given the name in 2021–2025. Historically it was given to 2,708 girls and 0 boys.

Where was Lorretta most popular?

In 1955–1959, Lorretta was most common in New Mexico (0.11 per 1,000 girls), followed by Colorado and California.