Letha vs Leta

Side-by-side comparison of Letha and Leta — popularity rank, total births, peak decade, and historical trends from Social Security Administration data.

Name A

Letha

Girl name

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Name B

Leta

Girl name · Rank #8923

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Metric Letha Leta
Current Rank Unranked #8923
Total Births (all years) 19,137 11,934
Peak Year 1918 1918
Peak Year Births 473 233
Peak Decade 1920ss 1920ss
Gender Girl Girl
First Recorded Year 1880 1880

Births by Decade

Decade Letha Leta
1880ss 433 289
1890ss 1,150 666
1900ss 1,721 863
1910ss 3,610 1,663
1920ss 3,767 2,072
1930ss 2,344 1,587
1940ss 1,740 1,332
1950ss 1,662 1,439
1960ss 1,511 864
1970ss 671 426
1980ss 300 265
1990ss 126 156
2000ss 46 124
2010ss 51 119
2020ss 5 69

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

Year Letha Leta
2014 9 22
2015 8 9
2016 9 15
2017 — 14
2018 — 13
2019 6 14
2020 5 27
2021 — 10
2022 — 8
2023 — 13
2024 — 11

Data Sources

Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, ssa.gov/oact/babynames.
Source: SSA Annual Name Rankings, 1880–2020.

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