girl · italian and latin
Loretta
say it lor-et-uh
What Loretta means
- Italian and Latin diminutive of Laura 'laurel', or from Loreto debated
How popular it is
Its use is rising over the last ten years.
- no. 648 in Austria (2020)
- no. 752 in the US (2024)
- no. 842 in Scotland (2025)
- no. 984 in Australia (2024)
- no. 991 in Chile (2021)
- no. 1145 in England & Wales (2024)
- no. 1778 in Ontario & Quebec (2020)
In the United States it was most popular around 1930.
Names with a similar meaning
Olivia Chloe Laura Ivy Riley Lina Hailey Hayden Ollie Holly Sage Daphne