How Many People Are Named Lorita?
An estimated 917 people in the United States have the first name Lorita. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 65 years old, and Lorita peaked in popularity in 1944 with 43 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Lorita 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 Lorita paired with any surname.
Key Insights
- With an average bearer age of 65, Lorita is a vintage name most associated with earlier generations. Most living bearers were born before 1971.
Estimated Living Americans
917
About 1 in 373,778 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
65
years old
Peak Year
1944
43 births
Total Registered
1,748
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Lorita
Lorita is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 1,748 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Lorita as a female name
Ranked #12,677 in 1992
6 female births in 1992
Peak: 1944 (43 births)
Lorita: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Lorita span from the 1900s to the 1990s, covering 10 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1950s, when 332 babies were registered. Lorita has declined significantly from its peak in the 1950s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Lorita by Decade
How has Lorita 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.
Lorita by State
Birth registrations for Lorita span all 7 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in Louisiana, California, Illinois. The lowest are in Ohio, Missouri, North Carolina. On average, about 35 Loritas were registered per state.
Lorita + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Lorita as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Lorita
Other first names starting with L with a similar number of bearers.
Lorita: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Lorita?
We estimate approximately 917 people named Lorita 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 373,778 Americans share this first name.
Is Lorita a common name?
Lorita is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 89.5% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 1,748 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Lorita most popular?
Lorita reached peak popularity in 1944, when 43 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Lorita is approximately 65 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Lorita a female name?
Lorita is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Lorita Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Lorita Smith, Lorita Johnson, Lorita 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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