Girls name
Loretta
Loretta is a girls' name given to 164,377 girls in the United States since 1910, peaking in 1938 with 3,909 births. It has appeared in 51 states, and reached its highest rank of 23rd among girls names in Nevada in 1938.
Which states favor Loretta
Loretta by state
Top states by all-time births named Loretta. States with a full trend page are linked; the rest show all-time totals from the same SSA data.
| Rank | State | All-time births | Latest |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | New York | 16,199 | #964 (2025) |
| 2 | Pennsylvania | 13,459 | #634 (2025) |
| 3 | Illinois | 12,063 | #609 (2025) |
| 4 | California | 9,459 | #991 (2025) |
| 5 | Ohio | 9,039 | #457 (2025) |
| 6 | Texas | 7,022 | #695 (2025) |
| 7 | Michigan | 6,614 | #578 (2025) |
| 8 | Missouri | 5,365 | #381 (2025) |
| 9 | New Jersey | 4,928 | #1271 (2020) |
| 10 | Kentucky | 4,909 | #478 (2025) |
| 11 | Indiana | 4,774 | #340 (2025) |
| 12 | Massachusetts | 3,748 | #723 (2025) |
| 13 | West Virginia | 3,698 | #340 (2023) |
| 14 | North Carolina | 3,594 | #571 (2025) |
| 15 | Virginia | 3,571 | #735 (2025) |
| 16 | Oklahoma | 3,402 | #791 (2025) |
| 17 | Wisconsin | 3,371 | #131 (2025) |
| 18 | Louisiana | 3,296 | #814 (2022) |
| 19 | Tennessee | 3,034 | #552 (2025) |
| 20 | Minnesota | 2,921 | #190 (2025) |
Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (public domain).