Recorded 1966–1979 Girls' name Peak 1970 39 births

Loresa — girls' name

39 babies named Loresa in U.S. Social Security records since 1966, with the highest year being 1970. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1960s171970s22
1970s
Peak decade

56% of everyone ever named Loresa was born in this single decade.

1970
Single peak year

11 babies were named Loresa in 1970 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Loresa

The Social Security Administration has registered 39 babies named Loresa between 1966 and 1979, spanning 14 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Loresa currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1979. The name reached its historical peak in 1970, when 11 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Loresa performed strongest in the 1970s, accumulating 22 births during that ten-year window. Across the 2 decades of recorded activity, Loresa shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade.

No etymological entry is currently available for Loresa 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 39 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.

Loresa at a glance

Last recorded 1979

Total births

39

Since 1966

14 years of records

Peak year

1970

11 births that year

Strongest decade: 1970s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1979

Active since

1966

Recorded for 14 years

Last year on file: 1979

Loresa popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1979–1966

Last recorded 1979
Peak year (1970)
11
Annual births at peak — across 14 years of records
4681012 197919771970196919671966 5

Loresa by decade

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

Peak: 1970s
Peak decade
1970s
22 births that decade — 56% of Loresa's all-time total
1960s171970s22

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Loresa?
39 babies have been named Loresa since 1966. It was last recorded in 1979. The peak year was 1970 with 11 births.
When was Loresa most popular?
Loresa was most popular in the 1970s decade with 22 total births. The single peak year was 1970.
How long has the name Loresa been used?
Loresa has been recorded in Social Security data since 1966, spanning 14 years of data through 1979.
What names are similar to Loresa?
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, 1966–1979 (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.