Girls' name · since 1937
Lorrita
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.
- #48,944 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 16
- born since 1937
- 1960s
- peak decade
Lorrita is not among the current top-ranked girls names; 16 have been recorded since 1937.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Lorrita has been recorded 16 times among girls since 1937, though it is not among the currently most-used girls names, with its heaviest use in the 1960s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1937 to 1965.
- #48,944 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 16 born since 1937
- 1960s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Lorrita ranks #48,944 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 16 born since 1937, peaking in the 1960s.
- #48,944 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 16
- born since 1937
- 1960s
- peak decade
Lorrita's 16 recorded births place it above 31.73% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Lorrita's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Lorrita's SSA record in two at 1962 and the more recent half accounts for 69% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 31%, consistent with a name still gaining ground rather than fading. Its calmest year was 1937, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1962 peak of 6, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Lorrita popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1937–1965
- Peak year (1962)
- 6
- Annual births at peak, across 29 years of records
Lorrita by decade
1960s is the heaviest window (11 births, 69% of the file).
1960s was Lorrita's strongest decade.
11 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 69% of all-time use.
Lorrita births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1930s
1930s
5 births
- 1960s
1960s
11 births
What this shows Peak: 1960s at 11 births (69% of all-time use).
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Two nationwide peer axes for Lorrita: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1962)
Similar record span (~28 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, 1937–1965 (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 Lorrita 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.