Loreto

Loreto is a unisex given name: about 66% of people named Loreto are men and 34% are women, so a gendered salutation is a coin flip and the neutral form is the safe choice.

Mostly maleMedium

Male 66%Female 34%

Verdict: Mostly male
Male / female split: 66% male / 34% female
Confidence: Medium (8 to 63 weighted country observations)
Most common in: Spain, United States, Italy
US births since 1880: 454 male / 16 female
Data: nam_dict (GFDL) + US SSA
Updated: 2026-09-11

How to address Loreto

To address Loreto when you do not know their gender, use the full name with no title: "Dear Loreto," in English, "Guten Tag Loreto," in German. About 66% of people named Loreto are men and 34% are women, so a gendered salutation is close to a coin flip, and the neutral form above is the safer choice.

Ready-made greetings in six languages

English

Dear Loreto,

German

Guten Tag Loreto,

French

Bonjour Loreto,

Spanish

Estimado/a Loreto:

Chinese

Loreto您好：

Japanese

Loreto様

English

Hi Loreto,

German

Hi Loreto,

French

Salut Loreto,

Spanish

Hola Loreto,

Chinese

Loreto你好：

Japanese

Loretoさん

Greeting generator

This is a statistical estimate, not a statement about the gender, identity or correct form of address of any particular person.

Country breakdown

Gender of the name Loreto by country (nam_dict, 55 country columns)
Country	How common	Usually	Male share
Spain	rare	woman's name	12%
United States	rare	man's name	97%
Italy	rare	man's name	98%
Switzerland	rare	man's name	98%

United States birth data

454 male · 16 female · 470 births recorded

Male 97%Female 3%

Since 1980: 100% male.

Frequently asked questions

Is Loreto a male or female name?

Loreto is a unisex given name: about 66% of people named Loreto are men and 34% are women, so a gendered salutation is a coin flip and the neutral form is the safe choice.

How do I address Loreto in an email?

Is Loreto a unisex name?

Loreto is not a unisex name: 66% of people named Loreto are men. Loreto leans strongly male overall.

Sources

Gender by country: nam_dict, the c't first-names dictionary by Joerg Michael, roughly 44,000 names across 55 countries, licensed GFDL. US frequencies: United States Social Security Administration baby-name data, public domain. Method: how we classify names. Full dataset: data & licences. Data built 2026-09-11.

Cite this page

DearWho, "Is Loreto a male or female name?", https://dearwho.vercel.app/name/loreto (accessed 2026-09-11). Data: nam_dict (J. Michael, GFDL) and US SSA, built 2026-09-11.

BibTeX

@misc{dearwho_loreto,
  title  = {Is Loreto a male or female name?},
  author = {{DearWho}},
  year   = {2026},
  url    = {https://dearwho.vercel.app/name/loreto},
  note   = {Data: nam_dict (GFDL), US SSA public domain}
}