Loretta

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Primarily a girl's name · 100% girls

Origin: Spanish

Meaning

Loretta is a female given name, the masculine version being Lauro. The name is a diminutive form of Lora, itself a form of Laura, which refers to the laurel tree, a symbol of victory.

From Wikipedia

Loretta first appears in the data in 1965 and has been recorded in 2 different years as a girl's name. Its single biggest year was 1965 with 35 babies (rank #116 that year). It was not in the 2025 data. The name has been declining over the last five years.

Numerology of Loretta

In Pythagorean numerology, every letter has a value from 1 to 9. Adding the letters of Loretta yields these three numbers โ€” a playful read on the name's character.

36
Total babies (all years)
2
Years in the data
35
Peak in a single year

Popularity Over Time โ€” Girls

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Year-by-Year Detail

Rank is among all girls' names registered that year.

Year Babies Rank
196535#116
20161#1,967