Is Loretto a boy or girl name?

Loretto is a girl’s name. Of the 933 Americans recorded with the name since 1880, 98.9% were girls and 1.1% were boys.

Loretto

Recorded 1882–2021 · United States

Loretto was most popular in 1915, when 28 American babies were given the name — ranking #2,473 that year. It was not recorded in 2025. Across 1880–2025 the Social Security Administration has recorded 933 people named Loretto.

Loretto over time

Births per year. The dot marks Loretto’s peak in 1915. Gaps are years the SSA suppressed, which it does for any name given to fewer than five babies.

Is Loretto a boy’s or a girl’s name?

Across the whole record Loretto is a girl’s name — 98.9% of the 933 Americans given it were girls and 1.1% were boys. In births since 2016 it is 0% girls and 100% 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.

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