Recorded 1968–1986 Girls' name Peak 1972 84 births

Letina — girls' name

84 babies named Letina in U.S. Social Security records since 1968, with the highest year being 1972. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1960s121970s461980s26

The verdict

84 girls have been named Letina since 1968, peaking in the 1970s, last recorded in 1986.

84
total births
1968–1986
years on record
1970s
peak decade
55%
born in that decade
1970s
Peak decade

55% of everyone ever named Letina was born in this single decade.

1972
Single peak year

9 babies were named Letina in 1972 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Letina

The Social Security Administration has registered 84 babies named Letina between 1968 and 1986, spanning 19 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Letina currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1986. The name reached its historical peak in 1972, when 9 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Letina performed strongest in the 1970s, accumulating 46 births during that ten-year window. Across the 3 decades of recorded activity, Letina shows notable generational variation in parental adoption.

No etymological entry is currently available for Letina 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 84 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.

Letina at a glance

Last recorded 1986

Total births

84

Since 1968

19 years of records

Peak year

1972

9 births that year

Strongest decade: 1970s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1986

Active since

1968

Recorded for 19 years

Last year on file: 1986

Letina popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1986–1968

Last recorded 1986
Peak year (1972)
9
Annual births at peak — across 19 years of records
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Letina by decade

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

Peak: 1970s
Peak decade
1970s
46 births that decade — 55% of Letina's all-time total
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Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Letina?
84 babies have been named Letina since 1968. It was last recorded in 1986. The peak year was 1972 with 9 births.
When was Letina most popular?
Letina was most popular in the 1970s decade with 46 total births. The single peak year was 1972.
How long has the name Letina been used?
Letina has been recorded in Social Security data since 1968, spanning 19 years of data through 1986.
What names are similar to Letina?
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, 1968–1986 (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.