Loretta Name Popularity

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How popular is Loretta?

Ranking 1,085th in popularity in the United States for girls in 2018, the name Loretta is uncommon.

Although not currently within the top 1000, Loretta has seen higher popularity rankings.

It reached its highest popularity ranking of #62 in 1938 with 3,911 occurrences.

In any year, the least number of babies named Loretta was 41 in 1880.

Decidely upward trends in the number of babies given the name Loretta occurred roughly during the years 1880-1896, 1907-1916, 1927-1930, 1931-1938, and 2013-2016, whereas unequivocal downward movement occurred about 1961-1965, 1966-1978, 1981-1984, 1986-1992, and 1998-2001.

Overall, when compared to its most prominent year, the name's popularity is at a very low point.

How popular will Loretta be?

Loretta's popularity has steadily increased for some time. Of late, continuing the trend, the number of parents selecting the name Loretta for their newborn has risen.

The name Loretta is used by only a select few but will probably continue to rise upward in popularity.

Relative to what it once was, Loretta has fallen out of favor as a given name.

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		Loretta (Girl)		Loretta (Boy)
Year	%	No. of Babies Given Name	Popul. Rank	No. of Babies Given Name	Popul. Rank
2018		229	1,085	< 5	--
2017		228	1,103	< 5	--
2016		239	1,084	< 5	--
2015		217	1,165	< 5	--
2014		178	1,328	< 5	--
2013		119	1,738	< 5	--
2012		122	1,709	< 5	--
2011		109	1,846	< 5	--
2010		96	2,067	< 5	--
2009		84	2,326	< 5	--
2008		109	1,937	< 5	--
2007		104	1,979	< 5	--
2006		112	1,828	< 5	--
2005		103	1,887	< 5	--
2004		89	2,054	< 5	--
2003		80	2,179	< 5	--
2002		75	2,214	< 5	--
2001		75	2,180	< 5	--
2000		92	1,857	< 5	--
1999		102	1,640	< 5	--
1998		102	1,603	< 5	--
1997		109	1,501	< 5	--
1996		139	1,259	< 5	--
1995		123	1,342	< 5	--
1994		135	1,267	< 5	--
1993		137	1,255	< 5	--
1992		141	1,238	< 5	--
1991		184	1,010	< 5	--
1990		207	920	< 5	--
1989		201	907	< 5	--
1988		251	747	< 5	--
1987		269	687	< 5	--
1986		297	627	< 5	--
1985		287	646	< 5	--
1984		309	587	< 5	--
1983		347	540	< 5	--
1982		413	493	< 5	--
1981		487	438	5	6,886
1980		418	494	< 5	--
1979		497	422	< 5	--
1978		482	420	< 5	--
1977		570	374	< 5	--
1976		671	333	< 5	--
1975		777	301	< 5	--
1974		956	265	< 5	--
1973		972	257	< 5	--
1972		1,048	258	< 5	--
1971		1,302	229	5	5,363
1970		1,364	231	5	5,156
1969		1,543	204	7	3,804
1968		1,625	194	8	3,265
1967		1,803	177	5	4,320
1966		1,899	175	11	2,564
1965		1,840	185	5	4,238
1964		2,228	174	8	3,181
1963		2,507	161	5	4,404
1962		2,511	160	11	2,605
1961		2,926	148	7	3,549
1960		3,190	138	13	2,383
1959		3,157	136	16	2,079
1958		3,311	132	7	3,454
1957		3,346	131	8	3,160
1956		3,407	126	9	2,891
1955		3,430	123	11	2,518
1954		3,243	125	7	3,328
1953		2,667	137	< 5	--
1952		2,615	136	6	3,589
1951		2,490	135	8	2,976
1950		2,720	120	7	3,207
1949		2,776	117	< 5	--
1948		2,868	115	6	3,535
1947		3,000	113	8	3,005
1946		2,892	111	10	2,489
1945		2,658	107	8	2,677
1944		2,747	98	9	2,563
1943		3,169	89	5	3,841
1942		3,406	79	11	2,341
1941		3,100	81	15	1,865
1940		3,502	69	11	2,263
1939		3,771	65	16	1,766
1938		3,911	62	18	1,659
1937		3,671	63	13	2,054
1936		3,322	70	17	1,697
1935		3,368	69	14	1,997
1934		2,977	83	14	1,984
1933		2,704	87	21	1,522
1932		2,748	89	10	2,563
1931		2,579	96	9	2,790
1930		2,483	105	13	2,250
1929		1,938	127	13	2,271
1928		1,996	123	10	2,768
1927		2,018	127	5	4,548
1926		2,108	126	6	4,010
1925		2,255	122	9	3,052
1924		2,261	124	8	3,399
1923		2,143	124	< 5	--
1922		2,095	125	6	4,123
1921		2,134	122	5	4,713
1920		2,122	120	< 5	--
1919		2,067	118	6	3,991
1918		2,051	116	< 5	--
1917		1,970	114	< 5	--
1916		1,903	113	7	3,373
1915		1,810	115	5	4,160
1914		1,323	122	6	3,113
1913		1,074	118	< 5	--
1912		978	119	6	2,449
1911		739	118	7	1,480
1910		655	124	< 5	--
1909		573	123	< 5	--
1908		566	119	< 5	--
1907		520	127	< 5	--
1906		520	121	< 5	--
1905		527	121	< 5	--
1904		506	116	< 5	--
1903		505	114	< 5	--
1902		461	124	< 5	--
1901		438	118	< 5	--
1900		535	121	< 5	--
1899		410	121	< 5	--
1898		454	118	< 5	--
1897		406	123	< 5	--
1896		391	122	< 5	--
1895		365	126	< 5	--
1894		330	131	< 5	--
1893		323	133	< 5	--
1892		263	153	< 5	--
1891		212	159	< 5	--
1890		228	156	< 5	--
1889		172	170	< 5	--
1888		157	178	< 5	--
1887		134	174	< 5	--
1886		141	165	< 5	--
1885		91	198	< 5	--
1884		94	188	< 5	--
1883		76	197	< 5	--
1882		72	195	< 5	--
1881		58	199	< 5	--
1880		41	243	< 5	--

United States name popularity data is provided by the Social Security Administration and is based on Social Security card applications.

Data for a given year is not made available until well into the next year.

Data reflects what was recorded and has not been edited for errors, so for example the gender associated with a name may be incorrect.

The more babies that are given a particular name, the higher the popularity ranking. If multiple names have the same usage, the tie is broken by assigning popularity rank in alphabetical order. Therefore in the case of names with fewer occurrences, names with the same number of occurrences may have vastly different rankings because they will be interranked alphabetically.

To safeguard privacy, the SSA does not include names with less than 5 occurrences.

Please note, we update the data each May when the SSA releases new figures. All data changes at that time, including previous years, which will change minutely based on new information.