Lauretta
Lauretta is a feminine given name, which is probably derived from the name Laura. Notable people with the name include:
Meaning & Origin of Lauretta
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Lauretta is a feminine given name, which is probably derived from the name Laura. Notable people with the name include:
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The Story of Lauretta
Lauretta first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a baby girl name in 1880, with 6 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 1915, when 224 Laurettas were born — ranking #402 that year. As of 2026, Lauretta ranks #7,496 for baby girls with 14 births, rising sharply (+30% over the past five years). In total, more than 10K Laurettas have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1880s through the 2020s.
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About the name Lauretta
Lauretta is a girl baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1880 and has accumulated 10K births in the dataset. Lauretta's peak popularity came in 1915 when it ranked #351. Use the chart and map above to compare Lauretta's trajectory across years and U.S. states, or browse the related names section to discover similar choices.
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Data sources
- Birth statistics (counts, ranks, years 1880–2026) — U.S. Social Security Administration . Predictions for years not yet released by SSA are computed by Peek a Name from historical trends; we update with official data as soon as it ships.
- Etymology, cultural origins, and related forms — Behind the Name (used under their public API terms).
- Meaning prose and editorial summary — Wikipedia article extracts, licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0 .
- Predicted nationality distribution — Nationalize.io .
- Phonetically similar names — Datamuse .
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