Recorded 1962–1996 Girls' name Peak 1982 193 births

Letica — girls' name

193 babies named Letica in U.S. Social Security records since 1962, with the highest year being 1982. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1960s311970s841980s591990s19

The verdict

193 girls have been named Letica since 1962, peaking in the 1970s, last recorded in 1996.

193
total births
1962–1996
years on record
1970s
peak decade
44%
born in that decade
1970s
Peak decade

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

1982
Single peak year

12 babies were named Letica in 1982 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Letica

The Social Security Administration has registered 193 babies named Letica between 1962 and 1996, spanning 35 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Letica currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1996. The name reached its historical peak in 1982, when 12 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Letica performed strongest in the 1970s, accumulating 84 births during that ten-year window. Across the 4 decades of recorded activity, Letica shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in California, which accounts for 10 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Letica in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Letica 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 193 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.

Letica at a glance

Last recorded 1996

Total births

193

Since 1962

35 years of records

Peak year

1982

12 births that year

Strongest decade: 1970s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1996

Active since

1962

Recorded for 35 years

Last year on file: 1996

Letica popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1996–1962

Last recorded 1996
Peak year (1982)
12
Annual births at peak — across 35 years of records
468101214 19961987198219781974197019641962 5

Letica by decade

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

Peak: 1970s
Peak decade
1970s
84 births that decade — 44% of Letica's all-time total
1960s311970s841980s591990s19

Letica by state

Where Letica concentrates geographically — total births since 1962

Geographically diffuse
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Letica
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 California
10 5.2%
California share of Letica's total US births 5.2%

10 of 193 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Letica?
193 babies have been named Letica since 1962. It was last recorded in 1996. The peak year was 1982 with 12 births.
When was Letica most popular?
Letica was most popular in the 1970s decade with 84 total births. The single peak year was 1982.
Where is Letica most popular?
The top states for the name Letica are California (10 births).
How long has the name Letica been used?
Letica has been recorded in Social Security data since 1962, spanning 35 years of data through 1996.
What names are similar to Letica?
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, 1962–1996 (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.