Loretta has been given to about 178,066 people in the United States since 1880. It was most common in 1938, which makes it a interwar name.
Loretta ranks 606th among American girls in 2025, with 485 born that year. Its best year was 1938, when 3,931 babies were given the name, ranking 62nd. The typical living American called Loretta is about 71 years old today. It is relatively most common in Wisconsin, where it accounts for 0.09% of births.
Source: US Social Security Administration, national and state name files, 2025 release, and the Office for National Statistics for England and Wales. Etymology researched and written by our editors. Living-population and median-age figures are our own estimates, described in the methodology.