Girls' name · since 1910
Loretha
1,792 babies named Loretha in U.S. Social Security records since 1910, with the highest year being 1954. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #5,079 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 1,792
- born since 1910
- 1950s
- peak decade
1,792 girls have been named Loretha since 1910, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
Social Security Administration records show Loretha recorded 1,792 times among girls since 1910, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used girls names, peaking in the 1950s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1910 to 1995.
- #5,079 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 1,792 born since 1910
- 1950s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Loretha ranks #5,079 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 1,792 born since 1910, peaking in the 1950s.
- #5,079 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 1,792
- born since 1910
- 1950s
- peak decade
Loretha's 1,792 recorded births place it above 92.97% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
8 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by Florida.
Loretha's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Loretha's SSA record in two at 1951 and the more recent half accounts for 49% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 51%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1915, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1954 peak of 45, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Loretha popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1910–1995
- Peak year (1954)
- 45
- Annual births at peak, across 86 years of records
Loretha by decade
1950s is the heaviest window (380 births, 21% of the file).
1950s was Loretha's strongest decade.
380 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 21% of all-time use.
Loretha births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1910s 81
1910s
81 births
- 1920s
1920s
201 births
- 1930s
1930s
282 births
- 1940s
1940s
304 births
- 1950s
1950s
380 births
- 1960s
1960s
331 births
- 1970s 137
1970s
137 births
- 1980s 55
1980s
55 births
- 1990s 21
1990s
21 births
What this shows Peak: 1950s at 380 births (21% of all-time use).
How Loretha 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 Loretha's total volume
Loretha by state
Where Loretha concentrates geographically, total births since 1910
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Florida | | 108 | 6.0% |
| #2 | Georgia | | 99 | 5.5% |
| #3 | Alabama | | 26 | 1.5% |
| #4 | Louisiana | | 26 | 1.5% |
| #5 | Mississippi | | 23 | 1.3% |
| #6 | Oklahoma | | 21 | 1.2% |
| #7 | Illinois | | 20 | 1.1% |
| #8 | Texas | | 16 | 0.9% |
108 of 1,792 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 8 reporting states.
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What to do with Loretha's data
- Loretha's decade-level peak was the 1950s (380 total births); usage has since declined to 21 in the 1990s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Florida records the most Lorethas (108 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Florida names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Related Names
Names with a similar number of total births
Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Loretha: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1954)
Similar record span (~85 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, 1910–1995 (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 Loretha 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.