Girls' name · since 1948
Loletha
240 babies named Loletha in U.S. Social Security records since 1948, with the highest year being 1960. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #17,993 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 240
- born since 1948
- 1960s
- peak decade
240 girls have been named Loletha since 1948, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
Social Security Administration records show Loletha recorded 240 times among girls since 1948, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used girls names, peaking in the 1960s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1948 to 1982.
- #17,993 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 240 born since 1948
- 1960s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Loletha ranks #17,993 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 240 born since 1948, peaking in the 1960s.
- #17,993 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 240
- born since 1948
- 1960s
- peak decade
Loletha's 240 recorded births place it above 75.1% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Loletha's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Loletha's SSA record in two at 1966 and the more recent half accounts for 52% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 48%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1950, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1960 peak of 15, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Loletha popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1948–1982
- Peak year (1960)
- 15
- Annual births at peak, across 35 years of records
Loletha by decade
1960s is the heaviest window (96 births, 40% of the file).
1960s was Loletha's strongest decade.
96 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 40% of all-time use.
Loletha births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1940s 6
1940s
6 births
- 1950s
1950s
55 births
- 1960s
1960s
96 births
- 1970s
1970s
65 births
- 1980s 18
1980s
18 births
What this shows Peak: 1960s at 96 births (40% of all-time use).
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What to do with Loletha's data
- Loletha's decade-level peak was the 1960s (96 total births); usage has since declined to 18 in the 1980s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Loletha: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1960)
Similar record span (~34 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, 1948–1982 (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 Loletha 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.