Girls' name · since 1897
Lorette
Since 1897, U.S. Social Security records show 1,096 babies named Lorette, peaking in 1956. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #7,042 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 1,096
- born since 1897
- 1920s
- peak decade
Lorette sits outside today's top ranks for girls, with 1,096 recorded since 1897.
Lorette has 1,096 recorded births among girls since 1897, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used girls names, busiest in the 1920s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1897 to 2012.
- #7,042 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 1,096 born since 1897
- 1920s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Lorette ranks #7,042 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 1,096 born since 1897, peaking in the 1920s.
- #7,042 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 1,096
- born since 1897
- 1920s
- peak decade
Lorette's 1,096 recorded births place it above 90.26% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
7 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by Maine.
Lorette's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Lorette's full recorded timeline at 1943, 49% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 51% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1897, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1956 peak of 46 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Lorette popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1897–2012
- Peak year (1956)
- 46
- Annual births at peak, across 116 years of records
Lorette by decade
1920s is the heaviest window (202 births, 18% of the file).
1920s was Lorette's strongest decade.
202 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 18% of all-time use.
Lorette births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1890s 5
1890s
5 births
- 1900s 26
1900s
26 births
- 1910s
1910s
142 births
- 1920s
1920s
202 births
- 1930s
1930s
141 births
- 1940s
1940s
150 births
- 1950s
1950s
202 births
- 1960s
1960s
153 births
- 1970s 60
1970s
60 births
- 1980s 5
1980s
5 births
- 1990s 5
1990s
5 births
- 2010s 5
2010s
5 births
What this shows Peak: 1920s at 202 births (18% of all-time use).
How Lorette 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 Lorette's total volume
Lorette by state
Where Lorette concentrates geographically, total births since 1897
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Maine | | 87 | 7.9% |
| #2 | Massachusetts | | 35 | 3.2% |
| #3 | New York | | 7 | 0.6% |
| #4 | Illinois | | 6 | 0.5% |
| #5 | Pennsylvania | | 6 | 0.5% |
| #6 | California | | 5 | 0.5% |
| #7 | New Hampshire | | 5 | 0.5% |
87 of 1,096 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 7 reporting states.
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What to do with Lorette's data
- Lorette's decade-level peak was the 1920s (202 total births); usage has since declined to 5 in the 2010s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Maine records the most Lorettes (87 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Maine 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 Lorette: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1956)
Similar record span (~115 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, 1897–2012 (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 Lorette 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.