Lorita

loh-REE-duh /loˈɹiːɾə/
girl 3 syllables fading

Lorita is a rare variant of Loretta that was most common in the 1940s and has all but disappeared.

Lorita is a girl name. It last appears in U.S. records in 1992. Lorita was first reported in SSA data in 1902 and peaked in 1944 (43 births).

About the name Lorita

Pronunciationloh-REE-duh /loˈɹiːɾə/
CultureItalian
43peak births 1944
1902first in SSA data

Names similar to Lorita

How popular is Lorita?

Girls named Lorita
190219201940196019801992
Girls named Lorita per year hover for count and girls rank Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, national data 1902–1992 U.S.+territories from SSA territory files (1998–1992) SSA publishes a name only in years it was given to at least 5 babies, so a name may have been in use before — or between — the years shown here

Lorita total popularity by year

YearU.S. birthsU.S. + territoriesRank
19926—#12,677
19915—#14,455
19907—#10,894
19887—#9,892
19878—#8,436
19866—#10,293
19849—#7,144
198213—#5,396
198110—#6,610
198010—#6,574
197914—#4,975
197815—#4,573
197712—#5,390
197613—#4,788
197517—#3,865
197422—#3,174
197318—#3,569
197217—#3,643
197131—#2,451
197025—#2,824
196927—#2,553
196826—#2,462
196723—#2,603
196640—#1,812
196529—#2,228
196422—#2,718
196338—#1,907
196234—#2,010
196127—#2,337
196040—#1,805
195926—#2,267
195837—#1,804
195739—#1,738
195632—#1,915
195540—#1,628
195434—#1,790
195330—#1,850
195242—#1,496
195128—#1,864
195024—#1,981
194943—#1,416
194827—#1,840
194724—#2,023
194624—#1,895
194529—#1,533
194443—#1,214
194331—#1,510
194227—#1,614
194128—#1,489
194034—#1,284
193926—#1,498
193831—#1,329
193737—#1,189
193621—#1,667
193538—#1,151
193423—#1,582
193325—#1,500
193231—#1,336
193125—#1,531
193030—#1,420
192926—#1,544
192828—#1,527
192719—#2,075
192611—#2,975
192522—#1,873
19249—#3,547
192318—#2,131
19229—#3,541
192115—#2,444
192011—#3,011
191912—#2,743
191813—#2,601
191713—#2,494
191611—#2,751
191514—#2,199
19105—#2,621
19037—#1,514
19025—#1,933