Is Loretha a boy or girl name?

Loretha is a girl’s name. Of the 1,792 Americans recorded with the name since 1880, 100.0% were girls and 0.0% were boys.

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Loretha

Recorded 1910–1995 · United States

Loretha was most popular in 1954, when 45 American babies were given the name — ranking #2,515 that year. It was not recorded in 2025. Across 1880–2025 the Social Security Administration has recorded 1,792 people named Loretha.

Loretha over time

Births per year. The dot marks Loretha’s peak in 1954. Gaps are years the SSA suppressed, which it does for any name given to fewer than five babies.

Is Loretha a boy’s or a girl’s name?

Across the whole record Loretha is a girl’s name — 100.0% of the 1,792 Americans given it were girls and 0.0% were 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 Loretha

Where Loretha 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