Girls' name · since 1882
Loretto
Loretto has 923 recorded births since 1882 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1915 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #7,949 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 923
- born since 1882
- 1910s
- peak decade
Loretto is not among the current top-ranked girls names; 923 have been recorded since 1882.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Loretto has been recorded 923 times among girls since 1882, though it is not among the currently most-used girls names, with its heaviest use in the 1910s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1882 to 1964.
- #7,949 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 923 born since 1882
- 1910s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Loretto ranks #7,949 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 923 born since 1882, peaking in the 1910s.
- #7,949 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 923
- born since 1882
- 1910s
- peak decade
Loretto's 923 recorded births place it above 89% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 3 jurisdictions, led by New York.
Loretto's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Loretto splits its recorded history at 1921: 43% of all births land in the more recent half, 57% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1935 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1915 peak of 28 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Loretto popularity over time - girls
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1882–1964
- Peak year (1915)
- 28
- Annual births at peak, across 83 years of records
Loretto popularity over time - boys
10 total births recorded since 1920 (Loretto as boys' name)
Loretto by decade
1910s is the heaviest window (166 births, 18% of the file).
1910s was Loretto's strongest decade.
166 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 18% of all-time use.
Loretto births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1880s 61
1880s
61 births
- 1890s
1890s
161 births
- 1900s
1900s
122 births
- 1910s
1910s
166 births
- 1920s
1920s
149 births
- 1930s
1930s
81 births
- 1940s
1940s
77 births
- 1950s
1950s
76 births
- 1960s 30
1960s
30 births
What this shows Peak: 1910s at 166 births (18% of all-time use).
How Loretto 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 Loretto's total volume
Loretto by state
Where Loretto concentrates geographically, total births since 1882
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | New York | | 23 | 2.5% |
| #2 | Missouri | | 6 | 0.7% |
| #3 | Pennsylvania | | 5 | 0.5% |
23 of 923 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 3 reporting states.
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What to do with Loretto's data
- Loretto's decade-level peak was the 1910s (166 total births); usage has since declined to 30 in the 1960s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- New York records the most Lorettos (23 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. New York 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 Loretto: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1915)
Similar record span (~82 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, 1882–1964 (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 Loretto 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.