How Many People Are Named Loetta?
An estimated 113 people in the United States have the first name Loetta. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 78 years old, and Loetta peaked in popularity in 1940 with 22 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Loetta as a first name in the United States, including gender data, a year-by-year popularity timeline going back to 1880, a decade breakdown, and state-by-state birth registrations. You can also check how many people share the full name Loetta paired with any surname.
Key Insights
- With an average bearer age of 78, Loetta is a vintage name most associated with earlier generations. Most living bearers were born before 1958.
Estimated Living Americans
113
About 1 in 3,033,224 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
78
years old
Peak Year
1940
22 births
Total Registered
429
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Loetta
Loetta is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 429 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Loetta as a female name
Ranked #7,093 in 1965
5 female births in 1965
Peak: 1940 (22 births)
Loetta: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Loetta span from the 1910s to the 1960s, covering 6 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1930s, when 122 babies were registered. Loetta has declined significantly from its peak in the 1930s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Loetta by Decade
How has Loetta tracked across different eras? The table below groups all SSA birth registrations into 10-year periods, with separate male and female counts. The colored bar shows each decade's share relative to the peak.
Loetta + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Loetta as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Loetta
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Loetta: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Loetta?
We estimate approximately 113 people named Loetta are alive in the United States today. This is based on SSA birth records from 1880 to 2024, adjusted for mortality using CDC life tables. About 1 in 3,033,224 Americans share this first name.
Is Loetta a common name?
Loetta is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 66.3% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 429 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Loetta most popular?
Loetta reached peak popularity in 1940, when 22 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Loetta is approximately 78 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Loetta a female name?
Loetta is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Loetta Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Loetta Smith, Loetta Johnson, Loetta Williams. You can also search any combination on our homepage.
Where does this data come from?
Our estimates use Social Security Administration birth records (1880 to 2024), adjusted for survival using CDC 2023 life tables broken down by sex. The U.S. population figure (342,754,338) is from the Census Bureau's July 2025 estimate. Full methodology.
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