Girl name#234 of girl names
Loretta
Pronounced L ER0 EH1 T AH0 (ARPABET)
- 3 syllables
- Peaked 1938
- 145 years in use
How popular is Loretta?
Loretta is a girls' name, and has been in the record since the data starts in 1880. It has been given to 187,273 children — the 234th most common girls' name on record.
It peaked in 1938, went quiet for most of a century, and is climbing again. Its best single year was 1938, when 4,033 children were given it.
Characteristics
- 3 syllables
Phonetic detail
- Pronunciations:
- L ER0 EH1 T AH0
- Stress pattern:
- 010
- Syllables:
- 3
Stress digits mark unstressed (0), primary (1) and secondary (2) syllables.
Names like Loretta
Same first letter and syllable count, peaking around the same time.
Sibling names for Loretta
Names from the same era with a matching rhythm but a different initial.
Frequently asked questions
- How popular is the name Loretta?
- Loretta ranks 234th among girls' names in US records, with 187,273 births since 1880. Over the past decade it accounts for 2,980.
- Is Loretta a unisex name?
- No. Loretta is recorded almost entirely as a girls' name; births to the other gender are too few to register as a share.
- When was Loretta most popular?
- 1938, when 4,033 children were given the name. It has been in use for 145 years and is still recorded as of 2024.