Girls' name · since 1963

Loressa

18 babies named Loressa in U.S. Social Security records since 1963, with the highest year being 1976. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

#47,114 of 72,339
all-time among girls
18
born since 1963
1970s
peak decade

Loressa sits outside today's top ranks for girls, with 18 recorded since 1963.

Loressa has 18 recorded births among girls since 1963, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used girls names, busiest in the 1970s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1963 to 1989.

  • #47,114 of 72,339 all-time among girls
  • 18 born since 1963
  • 1970s peak decade

Data updated Aug 2026

The verdict

According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Loressa ranks #47,114 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 18 born since 1963, peaking in the 1970s.

#47,114 of 72,339
all-time among girls
18
born since 1963
1970s
peak decade
Below the archive median
All-time archive position

Loressa's 18 recorded births place it above 34.45% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.

National only
State-record footprint

No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.

Loressa's usage pattern, beyond the headline number

Loressa splits its recorded history at 1976: 72% of all births land in the more recent half, 28% in the earlier half, a lean toward present-day use rather than a passing spike. The single quietest year was 1963 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1976 peak of 7 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.

Loressa popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1963–1989

Last recorded 1989
Peak year (1976)
7
Annual births at peak, across 27 years of records
4.555.566.577.5 196319761989 6

Loressa by decade

1970s is the heaviest window (7 births, 39% of the file).

1970s was Loressa's strongest decade.

7 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 39% of all-time use.

Loressa births by decade

Total births in each ten-year window

births

What this shows Peak: 1970s at 7 births (39% of all-time use).

Source U.S. Social Security Administration · Baby Names As of August 2026

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Loressa?
18 babies have been named Loressa since 1963. All-time, it sits at #47,114 of 72,339 girls' names by recorded births. It was last recorded in 1989. The peak year was 1976 with 7 births.
Where does Loressa sit in the SSA name archive?
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Loressa ranks #47,114 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). All-time ordinal matches browse popularity (total births DESC); the current ordinal uses the null SSA file. See /methodology#corpus-placement.
When was Loressa most popular?
Loressa was most popular in the 1970s decade with 7 total births. The single peak year was 1976.
How long has the name Loressa been used?
Records for Loressa go back to 1963, giving 27 years of history through 1989.
What names are similar to Loressa?
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.

What to do with Loressa's data

  • Loressa's usage has stayed within range of its 1970s decade-level peak (7 total births) through the 1980s (6) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.

Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.

Keep exploring Loressa

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Names with a similar sound, spelling, or feel to Loressa

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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span

Two nationwide peer axes for Loressa: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.

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, 1963–1989 (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 Loressa 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.