The baby name Loretta appears in baby name data for the United States from 1910 to 2024. It was most popular in 1938 with 4,717 babies given the name.
In the later years of this period, Loretta has become less common than it once was.
| Year | Count |
|---|---|
| 1910 | 814 |
| 1911 | 842 |
| 1912 | 1,202 |
| 1913 | 1,321 |
| 1914 | 1,670 |
| 1915 | 2,316 |
| 1916 | 2,458 |
| 1917 | 2,524 |
| 1918 | 2,640 |
| 1919 | 2,727 |
| 1920 | 2,694 |
| 1921 | 2,788 |
| 1922 | 2,389 |
| 1923 | 2,944 |
| 1924 | 3,380 |
| 1925 | 3,472 |
| 1926 | 3,221 |
| 1927 | 3,065 |
| 1928 | 3,098 |
| 1929 | 2,891 |
| 1929 | 5 |
| 1930 | 3,636 |
| 1931 | 3,537 |
| 1932 | 3,711 |
| 1933 | 3,648 |
| 1934 | 3,756 |
| 1935 | 4,442 |
| 1936 | 4,093 |
| 1937 | 4,500 |
| 1938 | 4,717 |
| 1939 | 4,317 |
| 1940 | 4,070 |
| 1941 | 3,392 |
| 1942 | 3,778 |
| 1943 | 3,990 |
| 1944 | 3,139 |
| 1945 | 3,005 |
| 1946 | 3,266 |
| 1947 | 3,520 |
| 1948 | 3,413 |
| 1949 | 3,289 |
| 1950 | 3,420 |
| 1951 | 3,165 |
| 1952 | 3,391 |
| 1953 | 3,397 |
| 1954 | 3,906 |
| 1955 | 4,008 |
| 1956 | 4,147 |
| 1957 | 4,090 |
| 1958 | 4,031 |
| 1959 | 3,976 |
| 1960 | 4,034 |
| 1961 | 3,824 |
| 1962 | 3,253 |
| 1963 | 2,846 |
| 1964 | 2,611 |
| 1965 | 2,260 |
| 1966 | 2,443 |
| 1967 | 2,299 |
| 1968 | 2,003 |
| 1969 | 1,880 |
| 1970 | 1,633 |
| 1971 | 1,627 |
| 1972 | 1,193 |
| 1973 | 1,126 |
| 1974 | 1,108 |
| 1975 | 928 |
| 1976 | 746 |
| 1977 | 653 |
| 1978 | 548 |
| 1979 | 559 |
| 1980 | 480 |
| 1981 | 488 |
| 1982 | 416 |
| 1983 | 376 |
| 1984 | 330 |
| 1985 | 315 |
| 1986 | 297 |
| 1987 | 246 |
| 1988 | 230 |
| 1989 | 153 |
| 1990 | 189 |
| 1991 | 129 |
| 1992 | 70 |
| 1993 | 85 |
| 1994 | 80 |
| 1995 | 75 |
| 1996 | 102 |
| 1997 | 81 |
| 1998 | 62 |
| 1999 | 36 |
| 2000 | 59 |
| 2001 | 38 |
| 2002 | 28 |
| 2003 | 17 |
| 2004 | 44 |
| 2005 | 60 |
| 2006 | 79 |
| 2007 | 51 |
| 2008 | 61 |
| 2009 | 20 |
| 2010 | 42 |
| 2011 | 64 |
| 2012 | 67 |
| 2013 | 59 |
| 2014 | 114 |
| 2015 | 209 |
| 2016 | 262 |
| 2017 | 220 |
| 2018 | 178 |
| 2019 | 233 |
| 2020 | 288 |
| 2021 | 284 |
| 2022 | 351 |
| 2023 | 382 |
| 2024 | 473 |