How Many People Are Named Loletta?
An estimated 144 people in the United States have the first name Loletta. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 64 years old, and Loletta peaked in popularity in 1956 with 10 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Loletta 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 Loletta paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
144
About 1 in 2,380,238 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
64
years old
Peak Year
1956
10 births
Total Registered
256
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Loletta
Loletta is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 256 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Loletta as a female name
Ranked #11,409 in 1984
5 female births in 1984
Peak: 1956 (10 births)
Loletta: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Loletta span from the 1910s to the 1980s, covering 8 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1960s, when 53 babies were registered. Loletta has declined significantly from its peak in the 1960s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Loletta by Decade
How has Loletta 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.
Loletta + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Loletta as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
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Loletta: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Loletta?
We estimate approximately 144 people named Loletta 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 2,380,238 Americans share this first name.
Is Loletta a common name?
Loletta is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 69.7% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 256 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Loletta most popular?
Loletta reached peak popularity in 1956, when 10 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Loletta is approximately 64 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Loletta a female name?
Loletta is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Loletta Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Loletta Smith, Loletta Johnson, Loletta 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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