Lauretta
A girls’ name of Latin origin, meaning laurel wreath; diminutive of laura.
Babies a year
7
the US, 2017
Rarity
Very rare
among names in use
US popularity
—
outside the top 1000
UK popularity
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outside the ONS list
Lauretta by the numbers
Lauretta was given to 7 American babies in 2017, the most recent full year we hold.
Its American peak was 224 babies in 1915, so it is a 1910s name that has since fallen a long way.
Spelled almost the same
Other names in the records within a letter or two of Lauretta. Close spellings are not always related names, but they are usually worth seeing together.
Other names that mean a tree
Like Lauretta, each of these has a tree in its meaning. Different names, different histories, the same idea.
- Oliviaolive tree; symbol of peace18,642 in the US (2017)
- Hazelthe hazel tree; hazel-eyed5,019 in the US (2017)
- Rowanlittle red one; the rowan tree1,398 in England and Wales (2025)
- Willowthe willow tree; grace, flexibility1,384 in England and Wales (2025)
- Ashleyash tree meadow2,549 in the US (2017)
- Arlofortified hill; barberry tree2,083 in England and Wales (2025)
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