Girls' name · since 1916
Leticia
42,984 babies named Leticia in U.S. Social Security records since 1916, with the highest year being 1980. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #663 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #1,708 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 42,984
- born since 1916
- 1970s
- peak decade
42,984 babies have been named Leticia since 1916, making it today's #1708 girls' name.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Leticia has been recorded 42,984 times among girls since 1916, currently ranked #1708 nationally and more common than 90% of girls, with its heaviest use in the 1970s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1916 to 2025.
- #663 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #1,708 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 42,984 born since 1916
- 1970s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Leticia ranks #663 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #1,708 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 42,984 born since 1916, peaking in the 1970s.
- #663 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #1,708 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 42,984
- born since 1916
- 1970s
- peak decade
Leticia's 42,984 recorded births place it above 99.08% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
39 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by California.
How Leticia compares
42,984 Top 4% higher than 96% of 17,297 names currently given to girls
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked girls names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Leticia's all-time total is 114x the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Leticia | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 42,984 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 1,070 | 21 | 19,840 |
Leticia's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Leticia's SSA record in two at 1973 and the more recent half accounts for 64% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 36%, consistent with a name still gaining ground rather than fading. Its calmest year was 1916, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1980 peak of 1,070, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Leticia popularity over time - girls
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1916–2025
- Peak year (1980)
- 1,070
- Annual births at peak, across 110 years of records
Leticia popularity over time - boys
215 total births recorded since 1960 (Leticia as boys' name)
Leticia by decade
1970s is the heaviest window (10,156 births, 24% of the file).
1970s was Leticia's strongest decade.
10,156 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 24% of all-time use.
Leticia births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1910s 19
1910s
19 births
- 1920s 49
1920s
49 births
- 1930s 129
1930s
129 births
- 1940s 352
1940s
352 births
- 1950s 3,704
1950s
3,704 births
- 1960s
1960s
8,312 births
- 1970s
1970s
10,156 births
- 1980s
1980s
8,161 births
- 1990s
1990s
6,298 births
- 2000s 3,503
2000s
3,503 births
- 2010s 1,575
2010s
1,575 births
- 2020s 726
2020s
726 births
What this shows Peak: 1970s at 10,156 births (24% of all-time use).
How Leticia compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 girls names closest to Leticia's total volume
Leticia by state
Where Leticia concentrates geographically, total births since 1916
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 14,576 | 33.9% |
| #2 | Texas | | 12,743 | 29.6% |
| #3 | Illinois | | 2,312 | 5.4% |
| #4 | New York | | 1,851 | 4.3% |
| #5 | Arizona | | 1,587 | 3.7% |
| #6 | Florida | | 1,063 | 2.5% |
| #7 | New Mexico | | 583 | 1.4% |
| #8 | Washington | | 466 | 1.1% |
14,576 of 42,984 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 39 reporting states.
Leticia appears in 39 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Leticia's data
- Leticia's decade-level peak was the 1970s (10,156 total births); usage has since declined to 726 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- California records the most Leticias (14,576 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.
Keep exploring Leticia
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Related Names
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Leticia: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1980)
Similar record span (~109 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, 1916–2025 (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 Leticia 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.