Loretta Sanchez
There are approximately 154 people named Loretta Sanchez living in the United States today. That makes this name combination very rare, occurring at a rate of about 1 in 2,225,678 Americans.
This estimate combines SSA birth records for the first name Loretta with Census Bureau frequency data for the surname Sanchez. Below you will find a breakdown of both names, including popularity trends, gender data, and Census demographics where available.
Expected bearers
154
1 in 2,225,678
Named Loretta
76K
Alive today
Named Sanchez
697K
Alive today
US population
343M
Denominator
Estimated living: 76K
Rarity: Uncommon
Gender: Female
Peak year: 1938
Average age: 65
Top Census group: White (72.3%)
Estimated bearers: 697K
Rarity: Very Common
Census rank: #25
Per 100K: 203.36
Top ancestry: Hispanic (92.4%)
First name trend
Loretta: popularity over time
Year-by-year SSA birth registrations for the first name Loretta. The peak year was 1938 with 3,931 births. The average person named Loretta today is 65 years old.
Babies born per year
Demographics
Ancestry and ethnicity for Loretta
Self-reported race and ethnicity breakdown for people with the first name Loretta, from the 2020 US Census Bureau first-name tables. The largest published group is White at 72.3%.
The bar chart below shows how people with the first name Loretta described their own race and ethnicity on the 2020 Census form. These are self-reported numbers, and they describe the population who happened to carry the name Loretta at the time of the Census. A first name does not determine a person's race or ethnicity.
- White72.3% · 65,903
- Black or African American16.8% · 15,355
- Hispanic or Latino5.7% · 5,155
- Two or more races2.5% · 2,303
- American Indian and Alaska Native1.4% · 1,322
- Asian and Pacific Islander1.3% · 1,158
Ethnicity
Ancestry of the Sanchez surname
Self-reported race and ethnicity breakdown for people with the surname Sanchez, from the 2020 US Census Bureau. The largest group is Hispanic at 92.4%.
The bar chart below shows how people with the surname Sanchez described their own race and ethnicity on the 2020 Census form. These are self-reported numbers, and they describe the population who happened to carry the surname Sanchez at the time of the Census. A surname does not determine a person's race or ethnicity.
- Hispanic or Latino92.4% · 561,478
- White5.2% · 31,353
- Asian and Pacific Islander1.1% · 6,965
- Black or African American0.5% · 3,195
- American Indian and Alaska Native0.4% · 2,458
- Two or more races0.4% · 2,399
Methodology
How we calculated this
The first name Loretta has a living-bearer frequency of 0.0221% of the US population, based on 75,682 estimated living Americans carrying this first name (from SSA birth records going back to 1880, adjusted for mortality using CDC life tables).
Even though the Census Bureau now publishes first-name tables, we do not use that file as the main first-name input for this estimate. The latest first-name Census snapshot is from 2020, which makes it 6 years old today. Because Census first-name data is only released once every 10 years, SSA birth records plus CDC survival rates give a better current estimate of how many people are likely alive with the name Loretta right now.
The surname Sanchez appears at a rate of 203.36 per 100,000 residents in the 2020 Census Bureau surname file, which translates to a frequency of 0.2034%.
Multiplying these two independent frequencies against the current US population of 342,754,338 gives an expected count of approximately 154 people with the full name Loretta Sanchez. This assumes statistical independence between first and last names, which is a simplification but produces reasonable estimates for most combinations.
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FAQ
Loretta Sanchez: questions and answers
How many people are named Loretta Sanchez?
We estimate approximately 154 people in the United States share the full name Loretta Sanchez. That works out to about 1 in 2,225,678 Americans. This is calculated by combining the first-name frequency (0.0221%) with the surname frequency (203.36 per 100K) against the current US population.
How rare is the name Loretta Sanchez?
We classify Loretta Sanchez as "Very Rare". About 1 in 2,225,678 Americans share this exact first and last name combination.
Is Loretta a male or female name?
Loretta is predominantly female. Out of 177,574 total SSA registrations, 0.3% were male and 99.7% were female. See the full Loretta profile for detailed gender data.
Where does this data come from?
First-name data comes from the Social Security Administration's national baby name files (1880 to 2024). Surname data comes from the 2020 US Census Bureau decennial surname tables. Living-bearer estimates use CDC actuarial life tables to adjust for mortality. Read the full methodology.
How many Americans are named Loretta Sanchez?
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