Girls' name · since 1900
Loreta
Since 1900, U.S. Social Security records show 1,225 babies named Loreta, peaking in 1916. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #6,518 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 1,225
- born since 1900
- 1930s
- peak decade
Loreta sits outside today's top ranks for girls, with 1,225 recorded since 1900.
Loreta has 1,225 recorded births among girls since 1900, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used girls names, busiest in the 1930s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1900 to 2021.
- #6,518 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 1,225 born since 1900
- 1930s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Loreta ranks #6,518 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 1,225 born since 1900, peaking in the 1930s.
- #6,518 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 1,225
- born since 1900
- 1930s
- peak decade
Loreta's 1,225 recorded births place it above 90.98% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 4 jurisdictions, led by Texas.
Loreta's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Loreta splits its recorded history at 1945: 34% of all births land in the more recent half, 66% in the earlier half, leaning more toward its earlier era than today's. The single quietest year was 1905 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1916 peak of 36 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Loreta popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1900–2021
- Peak year (1916)
- 36
- Annual births at peak, across 122 years of records
Loreta by decade
1930s is the heaviest window (259 births, 21% of the file).
1930s was Loreta's strongest decade.
259 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 21% of all-time use.
Loreta births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1900s 36
1900s
36 births
- 1910s
1910s
186 births
- 1920s
1920s
257 births
- 1930s
1930s
259 births
- 1940s
1940s
144 births
- 1950s
1950s
134 births
- 1960s 94
1960s
94 births
- 1970s 47
1970s
47 births
- 1980s 17
1980s
17 births
- 1990s 6
1990s
6 births
- 2000s 34
2000s
34 births
- 2010s 6
2010s
6 births
- 2020s 5
2020s
5 births
What this shows Peak: 1930s at 259 births (21% of all-time use).
How Loreta compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 girls names closest to Loreta's total volume
Loreta by state
Where Loreta concentrates geographically, total births since 1900
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Texas | | 137 | 11.2% |
| #2 | Oklahoma | | 84 | 6.9% |
| #3 | Missouri | | 11 | 0.9% |
| #4 | Arkansas | | 5 | 0.4% |
137 of 1,225 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 4 reporting states.
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What to do with Loreta's data
- Loreta's decade-level peak was the 1930s (259 total births); usage has since declined to 5 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Texas records the most Loretas (137 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Texas names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Related Names
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Loreta: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1916)
Similar record span (~121 yrs)
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, 1900–2021 (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 Loreta 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.