Loretto
Loretto is a unisex given name: about 11% of people named Loretto are men and 89% are women, so a gendered salutation is a coin flip and the neutral form is the safe choice.
- Verdict
- Mostly female
- Male / female split
- 11% male / 89% female
- Confidence
- Medium (8 to 63 weighted country observations)
- Most common in
- United States, Italy
- US births since 1880
- 5 male / 923 female
- Data
- nam_dict (GFDL) + US SSA
- Updated
- 2026-09-11
How to address Loretto
To address Loretto when you do not know their gender, use the full name with no title: "Dear Loretto," in English, "Guten Tag Loretto," in German. About 11% of people named Loretto are men and 89% 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 Loretto,
German
Guten Tag Loretto,
French
Bonjour Loretto,
Spanish
Estimado/a Loretto:
Chinese
Loretto您好：
Japanese
Loretto様
English
Hi Loretto,
German
Hi Loretto,
French
Salut Loretto,
Spanish
Hola Loretto,
Chinese
Loretto你好：
Japanese
Lorettoさん
This is a statistical estimate, not a statement about the gender, identity or correct form of address of any particular person.
Country breakdown
| Country | How common | Usually | Male share |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | uncommon | woman's name | 1% |
| Italy | rare | man's name | 98% |
United States birth data
5 male · 923 female · 928 births recorded
Frequently asked questions
Is Loretto a male or female name?
Loretto is a unisex given name: about 11% of people named Loretto are men and 89% are women, so a gendered salutation is a coin flip and the neutral form is the safe choice.
How do I address Loretto in an email?
To address Loretto when you do not know their gender, use the full name with no title: "Dear Loretto," in English, "Guten Tag Loretto," in German. About 11% of people named Loretto are men and 89% are women, so a gendered salutation is close to a coin flip, and the neutral form above is the safer choice.
Is Loretto a unisex name?
Loretto is not a unisex name: 11% of people named Loretto are men. Loretto leans strongly female overall.
Related names
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.
DearWho, "Is Loretto a male or female name?", https://dearwho.vercel.app/name/loretto (accessed 2026-09-11). Data: nam_dict (J. Michael, GFDL) and US SSA, built 2026-09-11.
BibTeX
@misc{dearwho_loretto,
title = {Is Loretto a male or female name?},
author = {{DearWho}},
year = {2026},
url = {https://dearwho.vercel.app/name/loretto},
note = {Data: nam_dict (GFDL), US SSA public domain}
}