Recorded 1898–1970 Girls' name Peak 1957 256 births

Louretta — girls' name

256 babies named Louretta in U.S. Social Security records since 1898, with the highest year being 1957. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1890s61910s331920s511930s471940s561950s531960s51970s5
1940s
Peak decade

22% of everyone ever named Louretta was born in this single decade.

1957
Single peak year

12 babies were named Louretta in 1957 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Louretta

The Social Security Administration has registered 256 babies named Louretta between 1898 and 1970, spanning 73 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Louretta currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1970. The name reached its historical peak in 1957, when 12 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Louretta performed strongest in the 1940s, accumulating 56 births during that ten-year window. Across the 8 decades of recorded activity, Louretta shows a clear decline from its mid-century high.

No etymological entry is currently available for Louretta 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 256 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.

Louretta at a glance

Last recorded 1970

Total births

256

Since 1898

73 years of records

Peak year

1957

12 births that year

Strongest decade: 1940s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1970

Active since

1898

Recorded for 73 years

Last year on file: 1970

Louretta popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1970–1898

Last recorded 1970
Peak year (1957)
12
Annual births at peak — across 73 years of records
468101214 197019561948194119331927192019111898 6

Louretta by decade

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

Peak: 1940s
Peak decade
1940s
56 births that decade — 22% of Louretta's all-time total
1890s61910s331920s511930s471940s561950s531960s51970s5

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Louretta?
256 babies have been named Louretta since 1898. It was last recorded in 1970. The peak year was 1957 with 12 births.
When was Louretta most popular?
Louretta was most popular in the 1940s decade with 56 total births. The single peak year was 1957.
How long has the name Louretta been used?
Louretta has been recorded in Social Security data since 1898, spanning 73 years of data through 1970.
What names are similar to Louretta?
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.

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, 1898–1970 (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.