Girls' name · since 1915
Loetta
Since 1915, U.S. Social Security records show 429 babies named Loetta, peaking in 1940. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #12,972 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 429
- born since 1915
- 1930s
- peak decade
429 girls have been named Loetta since 1915, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
Social Security Administration records show Loetta recorded 429 times among girls since 1915, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used girls names, peaking in the 1930s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1915 to 1965.
- #12,972 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 429 born since 1915
- 1930s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Loetta ranks #12,972 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 429 born since 1915, peaking in the 1930s.
- #12,972 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 429
- born since 1915
- 1930s
- peak decade
Loetta's 429 recorded births place it above 82.06% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 2 jurisdictions, led by Kentucky.
Loetta's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Loetta's SSA record in two at 1936 and the more recent half accounts for 51% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 49%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1915, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1940 peak of 22, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Loetta popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1915–1965
- Peak year (1940)
- 22
- Annual births at peak, across 51 years of records
Loetta by decade
1930s is the heaviest window (122 births, 28% of the file).
1930s was Loetta's strongest decade.
122 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 28% of all-time use.
Loetta births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1910s 27
1910s
27 births
- 1920s
1920s
116 births
- 1930s
1930s
122 births
- 1940s
1940s
101 births
- 1950s 45
1950s
45 births
- 1960s 18
1960s
18 births
What this shows Peak: 1930s at 122 births (28% of all-time use).
Loetta by state
Where Loetta concentrates geographically, total births since 1915
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What to do with Loetta's data
- Loetta's decade-level peak was the 1930s (122 total births); usage has since declined to 18 in the 1960s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Kentucky records the most Loettas (5 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Kentucky names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Loetta: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1940)
Similar record span (~50 yrs)
Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.
Data Sources
Data as of August 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).
According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.
Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 1915–1965 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Loetta draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of August 2026.