Total births
241
Girls' name · since 1897
Lether
241 babies named Lether in U.S. Social Security records since 1897, with the highest year being 1924. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- 241
- total births
- 1897–1949
- years on record
- 1920s
- peak decade
- 36%
- born in that decade
Lether sits outside today's top ranks for girls, with 241 recorded since 1897.
Lether has 241 recorded births among girls since 1897, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used girls names, busiest in the 1920s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1897 to 1949.
- 241 total births
- 1897–1949 years on record
- 1920s peak decade
- 36% born in that decade
Data updated Jul 2026
The verdict
241 girls have been named Lether since 1897, peaking in the 1920s, last recorded in 1949.
- 241
- total births
- 1897–1949
- years on record
- 1920s
- peak decade
- 36%
- born in that decade
1920s
Peak decade
36% of everyone ever named Lether was born in this single decade.
1924
Single peak year
14 babies were named Lether in 1924 - its busiest year on record.
Lether's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Lether splits its recorded history at 1924: 51% of all births land in the more recent half, 49% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1897 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1924 peak of 14 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Lether at a glance
Last recorded 1949Peak year
1924
Current rank
Unranked
Active since
1897
Lether popularity over time - girls
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1897–1949
- Peak year (1924)
- 14
- Annual births at peak, across 53 years of records
Lether popularity over time - boys
5 total births recorded since 1916 (Lether as boys' name)
Lether by decade
Total births in each ten-year window, peak vs trough at a glance
1920s was Lether's strongest decade.
86 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 36% of all-time use.
Lether births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1890s 5
1890s
5 births
- 1900s 12
1900s
12 births
- 1910s
1910s
71 births
- 1920s
1920s
86 births
- 1930s
1930s
50 births
- 1940s 17
1940s
17 births
What this shows Peak: 1920s at 86 births (36% of all-time use).
Lether by state
Where Lether concentrates geographically, total births since 1897
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | South Carolina | | 16 | 6.6% |
South Carolina share of Lether's total US births 6.6%
16 of 241 births nationwide.
Frequently Asked Questions
How popular is the name Lether? ▼
Lether has been given to 241 babies in the U.S. since 1897, according to SSA data. Its last appearance in the data was 1949. 14 babies were born in 1924, its single highest year.
When was Lether most popular? ▼
Lether was most popular in the 1920s decade with 86 total births. The single peak year was 1924.
Where is Lether most popular? ▼
The top states for the name Lether are South Carolina (16 births).
How long has the name Lether been used? ▼
Lether has been recorded in Social Security data since 1897, spanning 53 years of data through 1949.
What names are similar to Lether? ▼
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.
What to do with Lether's data
- Lether's decade-level peak was the 1920s (86 total births); usage has since declined to 17 in the 1940s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- South Carolina records the most Lethers (16 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. South Carolina names
- Weighing it against an alternative? Put two names side by side. Compare names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
Keep exploring Lether
Nearby Names Like Lether
Names with a similar sound, spelling, or feel to Lether
Leticia Girl
#1760 42,984 births
Letha Girl
19,137 births
Leta Girl
#8947 11,944 births
Letitia Girl
#12165 11,408 births
Lettie Girl
#935 11,097 births
Compare Lether side by side: Lether vs Leticia Lether vs Letha Lether vs Leta
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Data Sources
Data as of July 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, 1897–1949 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
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NameAlmanac Editorial. "Lether: Baby Name Since 1897 - 241 Births, Peak 1924." NameAlmanac. Accessed via https://namealmanac.com/name/lether. Licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.
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 Lether 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 July 2026.