Recorded 1948–1982 Girls' name Peak 1960 240 births

Loletha — girls' name

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.

1940s61950s551960s961970s651980s18
1960s
Peak decade

40% of everyone ever named Loletha was born in this single decade.

1960
Single peak year

15 babies were named Loletha in 1960 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Loletha

The Social Security Administration has registered 240 babies named Loletha between 1948 and 1982, spanning 35 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Loletha currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1982. The name reached its historical peak in 1960, when 15 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Loletha performed strongest in the 1960s, accumulating 96 births during that ten-year window. Across the 5 decades of recorded activity, Loletha shows a clear decline from its mid-century high.

No etymological entry is currently available for Loletha in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 240 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.

Loletha at a glance

Last recorded 1982

Total births

240

Since 1948

35 years of records

Peak year

1960

15 births that year

Strongest decade: 1960s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1982

Active since

1948

Recorded for 35 years

Last year on file: 1982

Loletha popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1982–1948

Last recorded 1982
Peak year (1960)
15
Annual births at peak — across 35 years of records
05101520 19821976197119671963195819521948 6

Loletha by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 1960s
Peak decade
1960s
96 births that decade — 40% of Loletha's all-time total
1940s61950s551960s961970s651980s18

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Loletha?
240 babies have been named Loletha since 1948. It was last recorded in 1982. The peak year was 1960 with 15 births.
When was Loletha most popular?
Loletha was most popular in the 1960s decade with 96 total births. The single peak year was 1960.
How long has the name Loletha been used?
Loletha has been recorded in Social Security data since 1948, spanning 35 years of data through 1982.
What names are similar to Loletha?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Lola, Lolita, Lollie, Loleta, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

Data Sources

Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 1948–1982 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.