Girl
Lauretta
The name Lauretta carries the meaning "Italian diminutive of Laura", with roots in Italian. It has not kept pace since its 1920s peak. In the current registry, it is uncommon enough to feel personal. It has quietly persisted through most of the last century of American birth records.
ItalianItalian diminutive of Laura
EtymologyMeaning "laurel"
Births by decade
1900s
654
1910s
1,621
1920s
1,777
1930s
1,222
1940s
1,200
1950s
1,256
1960s
673
1970s
241
1980s
157
1990s
93
2000s
48
2010s
45
Peaked in the 1920s · 8,987 total U.S. births since 1900