Recorded 1954–2010 Girls' name Peak 1979 934 births

Letisia — girls' name

934 babies named Letisia in U.S. Social Security records since 1954, with the highest year being 1979. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1950s261960s1291970s2851980s2561990s1432000s882010s7
1970s
Peak decade

31% of everyone ever named Letisia was born in this single decade.

1979
Single peak year

41 babies were named Letisia in 1979 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Letisia

The Social Security Administration has registered 934 babies named Letisia between 1954 and 2010, spanning 57 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Letisia currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2010. The name reached its historical peak in 1979, when 41 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Letisia performed strongest in the 1970s, accumulating 285 births during that ten-year window. Across the 7 decades of recorded activity, Letisia shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in California, which accounts for 299 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by Texas and Illinois. In total, SSA state-level files list Letisia in 3 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Letisia 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 934 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.

Letisia at a glance

Last recorded 2010

Total births

934

Since 1954

57 years of records

Peak year

1979

41 births that year

Strongest decade: 1970s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2010

Active since

1954

Recorded for 57 years

Last year on file: 2010

Letisia popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2010–1954

Last recorded 2010
Peak year (1979)
41
Annual births at peak — across 57 years of records
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Letisia by decade

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

Peak: 1970s
Peak decade
1970s
285 births that decade — 31% of Letisia's all-time total
1950s261960s1291970s2851980s2561990s1432000s882010s7

Letisia by state

Where Letisia concentrates geographically — total births since 1954

Regionally concentrated
Top 3 states by recorded births for the name Letisia
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 California
299 32.0%
#2 Texas
75 8.0%
#3 Illinois
6 0.6%
California share of Letisia's total US births 32.0%
Even split

299 of 934 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 3 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Letisia?
934 babies have been named Letisia since 1954. It was last recorded in 2010. The peak year was 1979 with 41 births.
When was Letisia most popular?
Letisia was most popular in the 1970s decade with 285 total births. The single peak year was 1979.
Where is Letisia most popular?
The top states for the name Letisia are California (299 births), Texas (75 births), Illinois (6 births).
How long has the name Letisia been used?
Letisia has been recorded in Social Security data since 1954, spanning 57 years of data through 2010.
What names are similar to Letisia?
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, 1954–2010 (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.