Loretto

Girl · recorded 1882–1964

  • 1964last recorded
  • 1891best year

Most popular in 1891.

Last recorded in 1964. Fewer than five girls a year have been given it since, so it's a true rarity.

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Meaning

We don’t have a verified meaning for Loretto.

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Its story

Popularity since 1882

05410818821903192319441964

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Per million girls born. Years with fewer than five births are not in the record, so the line breaks rather than dropping to zero.
See the 77 recorded years as a table
Loretto, per million girls born. Years absent from the table had fewer than five births.
YearPer million
188265
188462
188575
188655
188769
188856
188945
189053
1891108
189261
189389
189467
189560
189676
189773
189858
189986
190057
190154
190261
190346
190462
190538
190630
190744
190821
190917
191028
191136
191225
191335
191422
191528
191620
191716
191810
19199
192016
192122
192219
192310
192410
192515
19267
19279
192810
19296
19305
19317
19327
193311
19349
19355
19369
193713
193911
19405
194112
19429
19434
19445
19455
19464
19475
19486
19503
19514
19545
19556
19564
19573
19587
19597
19604
19613
19624
19645

Where it’s loved

Most popular in these states

Loretto isn’t concentrated in any one state. Either it’s spread evenly, or no state reaches the 25 births over three years needed before a rate means anything.

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The numbers

Every figure

Births in 1964
9
Rank in 1964
#4,636
How rare
1 in 210,539 girls
Since 1882
923

Loretto was last recorded in 1964. Fewer than five girls have been given the name in any year since, which is the point below which the record stops reporting.

Most popular in 1891, at 108 per million girls born.

There isn’t enough data for a ten-year trend: Loretto doesn’t appear in both ends of that window.

Figures from the US Social Security Administration’s 2025 release. How these numbers are made.