Girls' name · since 1911
Lethea
Since 1911, U.S. Social Security records show 54 babies named Lethea, peaking in 1950. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #34,129 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 54
- born since 1911
- 1920s
- peak decade
Lethea is not among the current top-ranked girls names; 54 have been recorded since 1911.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Lethea has been recorded 54 times among girls since 1911, though it is not among the currently most-used girls names, with its heaviest use in the 1920s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1911 to 1970.
- #34,129 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 54 born since 1911
- 1920s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Lethea ranks #34,129 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 54 born since 1911, peaking in the 1920s.
- #34,129 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 54
- born since 1911
- 1920s
- peak decade
Lethea's 54 recorded births place it above 52.66% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Lethea's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Lethea splits its recorded history at 1950: 57% of all births land in the more recent half, 43% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1921 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1950 peak of 7 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Lethea popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1911–1970
- Peak year (1950)
- 7
- Annual births at peak, across 60 years of records
Lethea by decade
1920s is the heaviest window (17 births, 31% of the file).
1920s was Lethea's strongest decade.
17 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 31% of all-time use.
Lethea births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1910s 6
1910s
6 births
- 1920s
1920s
17 births
- 1950s
1950s
14 births
- 1960s
1960s
12 births
- 1970s 5
1970s
5 births
What this shows Peak: 1920s at 17 births (31% of all-time use).
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- Lethea's decade-level peak was the 1920s (17 total births); usage has since declined to 5 in the 1970s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Lethea: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1950)
Similar record span (~59 yrs)
Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.
Data Sources
Data as of August 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).
According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.
Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 1911–1970 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Lethea draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of August 2026.