Recorded 1957–2000 Girls' name Peak 1987 379 births

Letia — girls' name

379 babies named Letia in U.S. Social Security records since 1957, with the highest year being 1987. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1950s111960s271970s791980s1551990s1022000s5
1980s
Peak decade

41% of everyone ever named Letia was born in this single decade.

1987
Single peak year

21 babies were named Letia in 1987 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Letia

The Social Security Administration has registered 379 babies named Letia between 1957 and 2000, spanning 44 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Letia currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2000. The name reached its historical peak in 1987, when 21 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Letia performed strongest in the 1980s, accumulating 155 births during that ten-year window. Across the 6 decades of recorded activity, Letia shows a clear decline from its mid-century high.

No etymological entry is currently available for Letia 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 379 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.

Letia at a glance

Last recorded 2000

Total births

379

Since 1957

44 years of records

Peak year

1987

21 births that year

Strongest decade: 1980s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2000

Active since

1957

Recorded for 44 years

Last year on file: 2000

Letia popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2000–1957

Last recorded 2000
Peak year (1987)
21
Annual births at peak — across 44 years of records
0510152025 20001993198819831978197219621957 5

Letia by decade

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

Peak: 1980s
Peak decade
1980s
155 births that decade — 41% of Letia's all-time total
1950s111960s271970s791980s1551990s1022000s5

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Letia?
379 babies have been named Letia since 1957. It was last recorded in 2000. The peak year was 1987 with 21 births.
When was Letia most popular?
Letia was most popular in the 1980s decade with 155 total births. The single peak year was 1987.
How long has the name Letia been used?
Letia has been recorded in Social Security data since 1957, spanning 44 years of data through 2000.
What names are similar to Letia?
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, 1957–2000 (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.