Lorita
Lorita is a genus of moths belonging to the subfamily Tortricinae of the family Tortricidae.
- Italian
Meaning & Origin of Lorita
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Lorita is a genus of moths belonging to the subfamily Tortricinae of the family Tortricidae.
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Cultural Origins (via Behind the Name)
- Italian
The Story of Lorita
The earliest SSA record of Lorita as a baby girl name dates back to 1902, when 5 babies received it. 1944 was its biggest year on record, with 43 newborns named Lorita — #1,205 in the national rankings. Lorita last appeared in the published SSA data in 1992, with 6 recorded births — it has not charted nationally since. All told, over 2K Americans have carried the name since 1880, from the 1900s to the 2020s.
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About the name Lorita
Lorita is a girl baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1902 and has accumulated 2K births in the dataset. Lorita's peak popularity came in 1944 when it ranked #1,205. Use the chart and map above to compare Lorita'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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