How Many People Are Named Loreto?
An estimated 336 people in the United States have the first name Loreto. It is predominantly male (95.9%). The average bearer is 39 years old, and Loreto peaked in popularity in 1924 with 15 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Loreto 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 Loreto paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
336
About 1 in 1,020,102 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Male
95.9% confidence
Average Age
39
years old
Peak Year
1924
15 births
Total Registered
515
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Loreto
Loreto is predominantly male (95.9%), though 21 female births have been registered. It functions as a unisex name for a small percentage of bearers.
Loreto as a male name
Ranked #8,651 in 2023
9 male births in 2023
Peak: 1923 (14 births)
Loreto as a female name
Ranked #16,620 in 2023
5 female births in 2023
Peak: 1972 (6 births)
Loreto: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Loreto span from the 1910s to the 2020s, covering 12 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1920s, when 94 babies were registered. Loreto has declined significantly from its peak in the 1920s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Loreto by Decade
How has Loreto 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.
Loreto by State
Loreto + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Loreto as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
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Loreto: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Loreto?
We estimate approximately 336 people named Loreto 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 1,020,102 Americans share this first name.
Is Loreto a common name?
Loreto is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 80.4% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 515 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Loreto most popular?
Loreto reached peak popularity in 1924, when 15 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Loreto is approximately 39 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Loreto a male name?
Loreto is predominantly male. 95.9% of people with this name are male. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Loreto Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Loreto Smith, Loreto Johnson, Loreto 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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