Given name & surname
Lauretta
“crowned with laurel; from the laurel tree”
Lauretta is a variant of Loretta. In Italian use, Loretta carries the interpretation “crowned with laurel; from the laurel tree.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
Lauretta is a variant of Loretta. In Italian use, Loretta carries the interpretation “crowned with laurel; from the laurel tree.”
Explained through its name family
How it developed
In Italian use, Lauretta is used as a diminutive of Laura.
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1880. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Lauretta through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 9,710
- 0 boys · 9,710 girls
- Most popular year
- 1915
- 224 babies
- 2025
- 11
- #9,210 for girls
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- +31%
- Rising
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 11 U.S. birth records for girls, ranking No. 9,210 among girls’ names. Average annual use for girls was 31.1% higher in 2021–2025 than in 2016–2020. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 3,884 as a first name in 2020; 200 as a surname in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Lauretta’s family of names
Lauretta is a diminutive of Laura. Lauretta shares a linguistic root with Laurette. Lauretta has a related form in Loretta.
The ring: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 7
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
People named Lauretta
- Lauretta MasieroItalian actress and singer (1927-2010)
- Lauretta BenderAmerican neuropsychiatrist (1897–1987)
- Lauretta NgcoboSouth African novelist and essayist1931–2015
- Lauretta HansonAustralian cyclistborn 1994
- Lauretta of SaarbrückenSovereign countess regnant1215–1271
- Chiaka Lauretta IhebomNigerian handball playerborn 1968
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
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