Recorded 1937–1965 Girls' name Peak 1962 16 births

Lorrita — girls' name

16 babies named Lorrita in U.S. Social Security records since 1937, with the highest year being 1962. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1930s51960s11
1960s
Peak decade

69% of everyone ever named Lorrita was born in this single decade.

1962
Single peak year

6 babies were named Lorrita in 1962 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Lorrita

The Social Security Administration has registered 16 babies named Lorrita between 1937 and 1965, spanning 29 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Lorrita currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1965. The name reached its historical peak in 1962, when 6 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Lorrita performed strongest in the 1960s, accumulating 11 births during that ten-year window. Across the 2 decades of recorded activity, Lorrita shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade.

No etymological entry is currently available for Lorrita in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 16 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.

Lorrita at a glance

Last recorded 1965

Total births

16

Since 1937

29 years of records

Peak year

1962

6 births that year

Strongest decade: 1960s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1965

Active since

1937

Recorded for 29 years

Last year on file: 1965

Lorrita popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1965–1937

Last recorded 1965
Peak year (1962)
6
Annual births at peak — across 29 years of records
4.555.566.5 196519621937 5

Lorrita by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 1960s
Peak decade
1960s
11 births that decade — 69% of Lorrita's all-time total
1930s51960s11

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Lorrita?
16 babies have been named Lorrita since 1937. It was last recorded in 1965. The peak year was 1962 with 6 births.
When was Lorrita most popular?
Lorrita was most popular in the 1960s decade with 11 total births. The single peak year was 1962.
How long has the name Lorrita been used?
Lorrita has been recorded in Social Security data since 1937, spanning 29 years of data through 1965.
What names are similar to Lorrita?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Lori, Lorraine, Loretta, Lora, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

Data Sources

Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 1937–1965 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.