Loretta
A girls’ name of Latin origin, meaning laurel; diminutive form of Laura.
Babies a year
39
England and Wales, 2025
Rarity
Rare
among names in use
US popularity
#606
up from #677
UK popularity
#894
39 babies
How Loretta has moved
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| Year | US rank |
|---|---|
| 2020 | #942 |
| 2021 | #902 |
| 2022 | #816 |
| 2023 | #764 |
| 2024 | #677 |
| 2025 | #606 |
In 2025, 39 babies in England and Wales were named Loretta. In the US, 225 were, though that figure is from 2017 — the most recent full year we hold. Its US peak was 3,911 in 1938.
Looking further back: between 1880 and 2008, Loretta was most common in 1935, when it went to 0.31% of American babies of that sex. Squarely vintage-revival territory.
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