Recorded 1960–1985 Girls' name Peak 1971 160 births

Letetia — girls' name

160 babies named Letetia in U.S. Social Security records since 1960, with the highest year being 1971. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1960s671970s661980s27

The verdict

160 girls have been named Letetia since 1960, peaking in the 1960s, last recorded in 1985.

160
total births
1960–1985
years on record
1960s
peak decade
42%
born in that decade
1960s
Peak decade

42% of everyone ever named Letetia was born in this single decade.

1971
Single peak year

14 babies were named Letetia in 1971 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Letetia

The Social Security Administration has registered 160 babies named Letetia between 1960 and 1985, spanning 26 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Letetia currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1985. The name reached its historical peak in 1971, when 14 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Letetia performed strongest in the 1960s, accumulating 67 births during that ten-year window. Across the 3 decades of recorded activity, Letetia shows notable generational variation in parental adoption. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in New York, which accounts for 5 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Letetia in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Letetia 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 160 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.

Letetia at a glance

Last recorded 1985

Total births

160

Since 1960

26 years of records

Peak year

1971

14 births that year

Strongest decade: 1960s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1985

Active since

1960

Recorded for 26 years

Last year on file: 1985

Letetia popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1985–1960

Last recorded 1985
Peak year (1971)
14
Annual births at peak — across 26 years of records
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Letetia by decade

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

Peak: 1960s
Peak decade
1960s
67 births that decade — 42% of Letetia's all-time total
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Letetia by state

Where Letetia concentrates geographically — total births since 1960

Geographically diffuse
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Letetia
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 New York
5 3.1%
New York share of Letetia's total US births 3.1%

5 of 160 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Letetia?
160 babies have been named Letetia since 1960. It was last recorded in 1985. The peak year was 1971 with 14 births.
When was Letetia most popular?
Letetia was most popular in the 1960s decade with 67 total births. The single peak year was 1971.
Where is Letetia most popular?
The top states for the name Letetia are New York (5 births).
How long has the name Letetia been used?
Letetia has been recorded in Social Security data since 1960, spanning 26 years of data through 1985.
What names are similar to Letetia?
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, 1960–1985 (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.