US rank #10253 Girls' name Peak 1933 1,541 births

Louetta — #10253 US girls' name

1,541 babies named Louetta in U.S. Social Security records since 1880, with the highest year being 1933. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

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#10253
of 17,661 girls in use

More common than 42% of names given to girls today.

1930s
Peak decade

21% of everyone ever named Louetta was born in this single decade.

1933
Single peak year

50 babies were named Louetta in 1933 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Louetta

The Social Security Administration has registered 1,541 babies named Louetta between 1880 and 2024, spanning 145 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Louetta currently holds the #10253 rank among girls for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 1933, when 50 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Louetta performed strongest in the 1930s, accumulating 331 births during that ten-year window. Across the 12 decades of recorded activity, Louetta shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Kentucky, which accounts for 18 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by Missouri and Illinois. In total, SSA state-level files list Louetta in 7 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Louetta 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 1,541 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.

Louetta at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

1,541

Since 1880

145 years of records

Peak year

1933

50 births that year

Strongest decade: 1930s

Current rank

#10,253

Among girls

As of 2024

Active since

1880

Recorded for 145 years

Last year on file: 2024

Louetta popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1880

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (1933)
50
Annual births at peak — across 145 years of records
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Louetta by decade

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

Peak: 1930s
Peak decade
1930s
331 births that decade — 21% of Louetta's all-time total
1880s461890s711900s791910s1441920s2921930s3311940s2751950s1711960s881970s232010s72020s14

Louetta by state

Where Louetta concentrates geographically — total births since 1880

Geographically diffuse
Top 7 states by recorded births for the name Louetta
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Kentucky
18 1.2%
#2 Missouri
15 1.0%
#3 Illinois
11 0.7%
#4 Arkansas
10 0.6%
#5 North Carolina
10 0.6%
#6 Ohio
5 0.3%
#7 Texas
5 0.3%
Kentucky share of Louetta's total US births 1.2%
Even split

18 of 1,541 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 7 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Louetta?
1,541 babies have been named Louetta since 1880. It currently ranks #10253 among girls. The peak year was 1933 with 50 births.
When was Louetta most popular?
Louetta was most popular in the 1930s decade with 331 total births. The single peak year was 1933.
Where is Louetta most popular?
The top states for the name Louetta are Kentucky (18 births), Missouri (15 births), Illinois (11 births).
How long has the name Louetta been used?
Louetta has been recorded in Social Security data since 1880, spanning 145 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Louetta?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Louise, Lou, Louisa, Lourdes, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

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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, 1880–2024 (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.