Girls' name · since 1962
Letica
Since 1962, U.S. Social Security records show 193 babies named Letica, peaking in 1982. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #20,187 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 193
- born since 1962
- 1970s
- peak decade
Letica sits outside today's top ranks for girls, with 193 recorded since 1962.
Social Security Administration records show Letica recorded 193 times among girls since 1962, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used girls names, peaking in the 1970s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1962 to 1996.
- #20,187 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 193 born since 1962
- 1970s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Letica ranks #20,187 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 193 born since 1962, peaking in the 1970s.
- #20,187 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 193
- born since 1962
- 1970s
- peak decade
Letica's 193 recorded births place it above 72.05% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by California.
Letica's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Letica splits its recorded history at 1978: 49% of all births land in the more recent half, 51% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1962 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1982 peak of 12 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Letica popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1962–1996
- Peak year (1982)
- 12
- Annual births at peak, across 35 years of records
Letica by decade
1970s is the heaviest window (84 births, 44% of the file).
1970s was Letica's strongest decade.
84 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 44% of all-time use.
Letica births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1960s 31
1960s
31 births
- 1970s
1970s
84 births
- 1980s
1980s
59 births
- 1990s 19
1990s
19 births
What this shows Peak: 1970s at 84 births (44% of all-time use).
Letica by state
Where Letica concentrates geographically, total births since 1962
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 10 | 5.2% |
10 of 193 births nationwide.
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What to do with Letica's data
- Letica's decade-level peak was the 1970s (84 total births); usage has since declined to 19 in the 1990s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- California records the most Leticas (10 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. California names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Letica: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1982)
Similar record span (~34 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, 1962–1996 (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 Letica 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.