Recorded 1963–1989 Girls' name Peak 1976 18 births

Loressa — girls' name

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.

1960s51970s71980s6
1970s
Peak decade

39% of everyone ever named Loressa was born in this single decade.

1976
Single peak year

7 babies were named Loressa in 1976 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Loressa

The Social Security Administration has registered 18 babies named Loressa between 1963 and 1989, spanning 27 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Loressa currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1989. The name reached its historical peak in 1976, when 7 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Loressa performed strongest in the 1970s, accumulating 7 births during that ten-year window. Across the 3 decades of recorded activity, Loressa shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade.

No etymological entry is currently available for Loressa 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 18 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.

Loressa at a glance

Last recorded 1989

Total births

18

Since 1963

27 years of records

Peak year

1976

7 births that year

Strongest decade: 1970s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1989

Active since

1963

Recorded for 27 years

Last year on file: 1989

Loressa popularity over time

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

Last recorded 1989
Peak year (1976)
7
Annual births at peak — across 27 years of records
4.555.566.577.5 198919761963 5

Loressa by decade

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

Peak: 1970s
Peak decade
1970s
7 births that decade — 39% of Loressa's all-time total
1960s51970s71980s6

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Loressa?
18 babies have been named Loressa since 1963. It was last recorded in 1989. The peak year was 1976 with 7 births.
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?
Loressa has been recorded in Social Security data since 1963, spanning 27 years of data 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.

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, 1963–1989 (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.