Given name
Laretta
“crowned with laurel; from the laurel tree”
Laretta is a variant of Loretta. In Italian use, Loretta carries the interpretation “crowned with laurel; from the laurel tree.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
Laretta is a variant of Loretta. In Italian use, Loretta carries the interpretation “crowned with laurel; from the laurel tree.”
Explained through its name family
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1909. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Laretta through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 661
- 0 boys · 661 girls
- Most popular year
- 1956
- 20 babies
- 2025
- 6
- #14,155 for girls
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- —
- Too few births to compare
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 6 U.S. birth records for girls, ranking No. 14,155 among girls’ names. The recent annual counts are too incomplete to establish a ten-year comparison. Its largest published annual count for girls was 20 in 1956. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 395 as a first name in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Laretta’s family of names
Laretta has a related form in Loretta.
Inner ring: spellings · outer: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 1
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Spellings & scripts 1
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
Similar names
If you love Laretta, these share its style, era, origin or sound, from outside its own family.
Marita
“star of the sea” · “from the sea of bitterness”
>99% girls
Lorette
“crowned with laurel; from the laurel tree”
>99% girls
Laureen
“crowned with laurel; from the laurel tree”
>99% girls
Lewana
“of the white moon”
>99% girls
Loriann
“crowned with laurel; from the laurel tree”
>99% girls
Lorianne
“crowned with laurel; from the laurel tree”
>99% girls
Maribeth
“star of the sea” · “from the sea of bitterness”
>99% girls
Lorilynn
“crowned with laurel; from the laurel tree”
>99% girls