Recorded 1958–2023 Girls' name Peak 1979 1,894 births

Letisha — girls' name

1,894 babies named Letisha in U.S. Social Security records since 1958, with the highest year being 1979. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1950s61960s1161970s7081980s7931990s2362000s302020s5
1980s
Peak decade

42% of everyone ever named Letisha was born in this single decade.

1979
Single peak year

124 babies were named Letisha in 1979 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Letisha

The Social Security Administration has registered 1,894 babies named Letisha between 1958 and 2023, spanning 66 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Letisha currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2023. The name reached its historical peak in 1979, when 124 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Letisha performed strongest in the 1980s, accumulating 793 births during that ten-year window. Across the 7 decades of recorded activity, Letisha shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in New York, which accounts for 139 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by California and Texas. In total, SSA state-level files list Letisha in 20 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Letisha 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 1,894 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.

Letisha at a glance

Last recorded 2023

Total births

1,894

Since 1958

66 years of records

Peak year

1979

124 births that year

Strongest decade: 1980s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2023

Active since

1958

Recorded for 66 years

Last year on file: 2023

Letisha popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2023–1958

Last recorded 2023
Peak year (1979)
124
Annual births at peak — across 66 years of records
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Letisha by decade

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

Peak: 1980s
Peak decade
1980s
793 births that decade — 42% of Letisha's all-time total
1950s61960s1161970s7081980s7931990s2362000s302020s5

Letisha by state

Where Letisha concentrates geographically — total births since 1958

Geographically diffuse
Top 8 states by recorded births for the name Letisha
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 New York
139 7.3%
#2 California
129 6.8%
#3 Texas
106 5.6%
#4 North Carolina
43 2.3%
#5 Virginia
39 2.1%
#6 Illinois
34 1.8%
#7 Tennessee
26 1.4%
#8 New Mexico
22 1.2%
New York share of Letisha's total US births 7.3%
Even split

139 of 1,894 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 20 reporting states.

Letisha appears in 20 states. Explore state details →

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Letisha?
1,894 babies have been named Letisha since 1958. It was last recorded in 2023. The peak year was 1979 with 124 births.
When was Letisha most popular?
Letisha was most popular in the 1980s decade with 793 total births. The single peak year was 1979.
Where is Letisha most popular?
The top states for the name Letisha are New York (139 births), California (129 births), Texas (106 births).
How long has the name Letisha been used?
Letisha has been recorded in Social Security data since 1958, spanning 66 years of data through 2023.
What names are similar to Letisha?
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.

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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, 1958–2023 (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.