Recorded 1896–1926 Girls' name Peak 1926 18 births

Lethie — girls' name

18 babies named Lethie in U.S. Social Security records since 1896, with the highest year being 1926. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1890s51910s51920s8
1920s
Peak decade

44% of everyone ever named Lethie was born in this single decade.

1926
Single peak year

8 babies were named Lethie in 1926 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Lethie

The Social Security Administration has registered 18 babies named Lethie between 1896 and 1926, spanning 31 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Lethie currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1926. The name reached its historical peak in 1926, when 8 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Lethie performed strongest in the 1920s, accumulating 8 births during that ten-year window. Across the 3 decades of recorded activity, Lethie shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade.

No etymological entry is currently available for Lethie 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 18 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.

Lethie at a glance

Last recorded 1926

Total births

18

Since 1896

31 years of records

Peak year

1926

8 births that year

Strongest decade: 1920s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1926

Active since

1896

Recorded for 31 years

Last year on file: 1926

Lethie popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1926–1896

Last recorded 1926
Peak year (1926)
8
Annual births at peak — across 31 years of records
456789 192619181896 5

Lethie by decade

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

Peak: 1920s
Peak decade
1920s
8 births that decade — 44% of Lethie's all-time total
1890s51910s51920s8

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Lethie?
18 babies have been named Lethie since 1896. It was last recorded in 1926. The peak year was 1926 with 8 births.
When was Lethie most popular?
Lethie was most popular in the 1920s decade with 8 total births. The single peak year was 1926.
How long has the name Lethie been used?
Lethie has been recorded in Social Security data since 1896, spanning 31 years of data through 1926.
What names are similar to Lethie?
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, 1896–1926 (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.