Name Legacy

Loreta

Recorded 1900–2021 · United States

Loreta was most popular in 1916, when 36 American babies were given the name — ranking #2,181 that year. It was not recorded in 2025. Across 1880–2025 the Social Security Administration has recorded 1,225 people named Loreta.

Most popular in1916
Rank that year#2,181
Births that year36
Total since 18801,225
Given to100% girls

Loreta over time

18802025
Births per year. The dot marks Loreta’s peak in 1916. Gaps are years the SSA suppressed, which it does for any name given to fewer than five babies.

Is Loreta a boy’s or a girl’s name?

Across the whole record Loreta is a girl’s name — 100.0% of the 1,225 Americans given it were girls and 0.0% were boys. In births since 2016 it is 100% girls and 0% boys.

Counted from every US birth the Social Security Administration recorded under this name, so it reflects use rather than opinion. A name given to fewer than five babies of one sex in a year is withheld at source and is not counted.

Names that peaked alongside Loreta

Where Loreta is most concentrated

How much more common the name is in each state than across the country as a whole.

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Source: U.S.A. Social Security Administration. Years 1880–2025. namelegacy.org