# Lauretta (first name)

Source: https://namelineage.com/first-name/lauretta/  
Publisher: Name Lineage. US counts from the Social Security Administration; England and Wales counts from the Office for National Statistics; meaning and etymology from Wiktionary. Data updated 2026-11-11.

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Usually given to | girls |
| Origin | Latin |
| Meaning | not recorded |
| Pronunciation | /ˌləˈɹɛtə/, 3 syllables |
| Nicknames | none recorded |
| Variant spellings | Loretta, Laurette, Lorett, Lourett, Laurett |
| US babies named this | 9,710 since 1880 |
| Boys / girls in the US | 0 / 9,710 (100% girls) |
| Babies in England and Wales | 28, 1996 to 2025 |

## Etymology

An Italian pet form of Laura; first introduced into English as the name of one of the narrators in the Decameron.

## Popularity

The last 15 years of each series. A year is missing when too few babies were given the name for the agency to publish it: five in the US, three in England and Wales.

### United States, girls

| Year | Babies | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2009 | 6 | 16,360 |
| 2012 | 5 | 18,388 |
| 2013 | 5 | 18,114 |
| 2014 | 9 | 11,513 |
| 2015 | 7 | 13,838 |
| 2016 | 12 | 9,172 |
| 2017 | 7 | 13,502 |
| 2018 | 8 | 12,029 |
| 2019 | 10 | 10,161 |
| 2020 | 8 | 11,677 |
| 2021 | 14 | 7,859 |
| 2022 | 10 | 10,096 |
| 2023 | 10 | 10,016 |
| 2024 | 14 | 7,803 |
| 2025 | 11 | 9,210 |

### England and Wales, girls

| Year | Babies | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 3 | 3,900 |
| 2000 | 3 | 3,912 |
| 2002 | 5 | 2,868 |
| 2005 | 4 | 3,970 |
| 2006 | 4 | 4,157 |
| 2008 | 3 | 5,545 |
| 2010 | 3 | 5,707 |
| 2024 | 3 | 5,891 |

## People named Lauretta

- Lauretta Bender, American neuropsychiatrist (1897–1987)
- Lauretta Hanson, Australian cyclist
- Stacey Dash, American actress (born 1967)

## How to read these numbers

A count is babies registered with that name in that year, not people alive now, so a name common a century ago can have a large total and few recent births.