How Many People Are Named Lorretta?
An estimated 1,364 people in the United States have the first name Lorretta. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 64 years old, and Lorretta peaked in popularity in 1957 with 62 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Lorretta 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 Lorretta paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
1,364
About 1 in 251,286 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
64
years old
Peak Year
1957
62 births
Total Registered
2,708
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Lorretta
Lorretta is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 2,708 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Lorretta as a female name
Ranked #16,516 in 2000
5 female births in 2000
Peak: 1957 (62 births)
Lorretta: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Lorretta span from the 1890s to the 2000s, covering 12 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1960s, when 484 babies were registered. Lorretta has declined significantly from its peak in the 1960s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Lorretta by Decade
How has Lorretta 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.
Lorretta by State
Birth registrations for Lorretta span all 14 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in California, Illinois, Michigan. The lowest are in Virginia, Minnesota, Massachusetts. On average, about 29 Lorrettas were registered per state.
Lorretta + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Lorretta as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
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Lorretta: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Lorretta?
We estimate approximately 1,364 people named Lorretta 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 251,286 Americans share this first name.
Is Lorretta a common name?
Lorretta is classified as "Rare" and is more popular than 91.9% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 2,708 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Lorretta most popular?
Lorretta reached peak popularity in 1957, when 62 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Lorretta is approximately 64 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Lorretta a female name?
Lorretta is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Lorretta Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Lorretta Smith, Lorretta Johnson, Lorretta 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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