Recorded 1918–1984 Girls' name Peak 1956 256 births

Loletta — girls' name

256 babies named Loletta in U.S. Social Security records since 1918, with the highest year being 1956. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1910s51920s371930s261940s361950s491960s531970s391980s11
1960s
Peak decade

21% of everyone ever named Loletta was born in this single decade.

1956
Single peak year

10 babies were named Loletta in 1956 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Loletta

The Social Security Administration has registered 256 babies named Loletta between 1918 and 1984, spanning 67 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Loletta currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1984. The name reached its historical peak in 1956, when 10 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Loletta performed strongest in the 1960s, accumulating 53 births during that ten-year window. Across the 8 decades of recorded activity, Loletta shows a clear decline from its mid-century high.

No etymological entry is currently available for Loletta 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 256 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.

Loletta at a glance

Last recorded 1984

Total births

256

Since 1918

67 years of records

Peak year

1956

10 births that year

Strongest decade: 1960s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1984

Active since

1918

Recorded for 67 years

Last year on file: 1984

Loletta popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1984–1918

Last recorded 1984
Peak year (1956)
10
Annual births at peak — across 67 years of records
4681012 198419721965195919521943193419251918 5

Loletta by decade

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

Peak: 1960s
Peak decade
1960s
53 births that decade — 21% of Loletta's all-time total
1910s51920s371930s261940s361950s491960s531970s391980s11

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Loletta?
256 babies have been named Loletta since 1918. It was last recorded in 1984. The peak year was 1956 with 10 births.
When was Loletta most popular?
Loletta was most popular in the 1960s decade with 53 total births. The single peak year was 1956.
How long has the name Loletta been used?
Loletta has been recorded in Social Security data since 1918, spanning 67 years of data through 1984.
What names are similar to Loletta?
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, 1918–1984 (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.