Boys' name · since 1915
Loreto
494 babies named Loreto in U.S. Social Security records since 1915, with the highest year being 1923. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #7,947 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 494
- born since 1915
- 1920s
- peak decade
494 boys have been named Loreto since 1915, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
Social Security Administration records show Loreto recorded 494 times among boys since 1915, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used boys names, peaking in the 1920s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1915 to 2023.
- #7,947 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- 494 born since 1915
- 1920s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Loreto ranks #7,947 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 494 born since 1915, peaking in the 1920s.
- #7,947 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 494
- born since 1915
- 1920s
- peak decade
Loreto's 494 recorded births place it above 82.52% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by California.
Loreto's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Loreto splits its recorded history at 1977: 46% of all births land in the more recent half, 54% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1934 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1923 peak of 14 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Loreto popularity over time - boys
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1915–2023
- Peak year (1923)
- 14
- Annual births at peak, across 109 years of records
Loreto popularity over time - girls
21 total births recorded since 1924 (Loreto as girls' name)
Loreto by decade
1920s is the heaviest window (89 births, 18% of the file).
1920s was Loreto's strongest decade.
89 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 18% of all-time use.
Loreto births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1910s 29
1910s
29 births
- 1920s
1920s
89 births
- 1930s 31
1930s
31 births
- 1940s 32
1940s
32 births
- 1950s 26
1950s
26 births
- 1960s 18
1960s
18 births
- 1970s
1970s
61 births
- 1980s
1980s
59 births
- 1990s
1990s
50 births
- 2000s
2000s
45 births
- 2010s 31
2010s
31 births
- 2020s 23
2020s
23 births
What this shows Peak: 1920s at 89 births (18% of all-time use).
Loreto by state
Where Loreto concentrates geographically, total births since 1915
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 16 | 3.2% |
16 of 494 births nationwide.
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What to do with Loreto's data
- Loreto's decade-level peak was the 1920s (89 total births); usage has since declined to 23 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- California records the most Loretos (16 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. California 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 Loreto: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1923)
Similar record span (~108 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, 1915–2023 (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 Loreto 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.