Recorded 1925–1963 Girls' name Peak 1926 60 births

Loreatha — girls' name

60 babies named Loreatha in U.S. Social Security records since 1925, with the highest year being 1926. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1920s121940s111950s311960s6
1950s
Peak decade

52% of everyone ever named Loreatha was born in this single decade.

1926
Single peak year

7 babies were named Loreatha in 1926 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Loreatha

The Social Security Administration has registered 60 babies named Loreatha between 1925 and 1963, spanning 39 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Loreatha currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1963. The name reached its historical peak in 1926, when 7 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Loreatha performed strongest in the 1950s, accumulating 31 births during that ten-year window. Across the 4 decades of recorded activity, Loreatha shows a clear decline from its mid-century high.

No etymological entry is currently available for Loreatha 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 60 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.

Loreatha at a glance

Last recorded 1963

Total births

60

Since 1925

39 years of records

Peak year

1926

7 births that year

Strongest decade: 1950s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1963

Active since

1925

Recorded for 39 years

Last year on file: 1963

Loreatha popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1963–1925

Last recorded 1963
Peak year (1926)
7
Annual births at peak — across 39 years of records
4.555.566.577.5 19631958195719561952195119501948194219261925 5

Loreatha by decade

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

Peak: 1950s
Peak decade
1950s
31 births that decade — 52% of Loreatha's all-time total
1920s121940s111950s311960s6

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Loreatha?
60 babies have been named Loreatha since 1925. It was last recorded in 1963. The peak year was 1926 with 7 births.
When was Loreatha most popular?
Loreatha was most popular in the 1950s decade with 31 total births. The single peak year was 1926.
How long has the name Loreatha been used?
Loreatha has been recorded in Social Security data since 1925, spanning 39 years of data through 1963.
What names are similar to Loreatha?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Lori, Lorraine, Loretta, Lora, 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, 1925–1963 (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.