Recorded 1957–2004 Girls' name Peak 1975 525 births

Letecia — girls' name

525 babies named Letecia in U.S. Social Security records since 1957, with the highest year being 1975. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1950s111960s1121970s1821980s1351990s622000s23
1970s
Peak decade

35% of everyone ever named Letecia was born in this single decade.

1975
Single peak year

26 babies were named Letecia in 1975 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Letecia

The Social Security Administration has registered 525 babies named Letecia between 1957 and 2004, spanning 48 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Letecia currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2004. The name reached its historical peak in 1975, when 26 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Letecia performed strongest in the 1970s, accumulating 182 births during that ten-year window. Across the 6 decades of recorded activity, Letecia shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in California, which accounts for 32 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by Texas. In total, SSA state-level files list Letecia in 2 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Letecia in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 525 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.

Letecia at a glance

Last recorded 2004

Total births

525

Since 1957

48 years of records

Peak year

1975

26 births that year

Strongest decade: 1970s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2004

Active since

1957

Recorded for 48 years

Last year on file: 2004

Letecia popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2004–1957

Last recorded 2004
Peak year (1975)
26
Annual births at peak — across 48 years of records
051015202530 20041994198719811975196919631957 5

Letecia by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 1970s
Peak decade
1970s
182 births that decade — 35% of Letecia's all-time total
1950s111960s1121970s1821980s1351990s622000s23

Letecia by state

Where Letecia concentrates geographically — total births since 1957

Geographically diffuse
Top 2 states by recorded births for the name Letecia
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 California
32 6.1%
#2 Texas
25 4.8%
California share of Letecia's total US births 6.1%
Even split

32 of 525 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 2 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Letecia?
525 babies have been named Letecia since 1957. It was last recorded in 2004. The peak year was 1975 with 26 births.
When was Letecia most popular?
Letecia was most popular in the 1970s decade with 182 total births. The single peak year was 1975.
Where is Letecia most popular?
The top states for the name Letecia are California (32 births), Texas (25 births).
How long has the name Letecia been used?
Letecia has been recorded in Social Security data since 1957, spanning 48 years of data through 2004.
What names are similar to Letecia?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Leticia, Letha, Leta, Letitia, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

Data Sources

Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 1957–2004 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.