Girls' name · since 1954
Letisia
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.
- #7,875 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 934
- born since 1954
- 1970s
- peak decade
Letisia is not among the current top-ranked girls names; 934 have been recorded since 1954.
Social Security Administration records show Letisia recorded 934 times among girls since 1954, 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 1954 to 2010.
- #7,875 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 934 born since 1954
- 1970s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Letisia ranks #7,875 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 934 born since 1954, peaking in the 1970s.
- #7,875 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 934
- born since 1954
- 1970s
- peak decade
Letisia's 934 recorded births place it above 89.11% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 3 jurisdictions, led by California.
Letisia's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Letisia's SSA record in two at 1982 and the more recent half accounts for 45% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 55%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1954, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1979 peak of 41, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Letisia popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1954–2010
- Peak year (1979)
- 41
- Annual births at peak, across 57 years of records
Letisia by decade
1970s is the heaviest window (285 births, 31% of the file).
1970s was Letisia's strongest decade.
285 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 31% of all-time use.
Letisia births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1950s 26
1950s
26 births
- 1960s
1960s
129 births
- 1970s
1970s
285 births
- 1980s
1980s
256 births
- 1990s
1990s
143 births
- 2000s 88
2000s
88 births
- 2010s 7
2010s
7 births
What this shows Peak: 1970s at 285 births (31% of all-time use).
How Letisia 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 Letisia's total volume
Letisia by state
Where Letisia concentrates geographically, total births since 1954
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 299 | 32.0% |
| #2 | Texas | | 75 | 8.0% |
| #3 | Illinois | | 6 | 0.6% |
299 of 934 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 3 reporting states.
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What to do with Letisia's data
- Letisia's decade-level peak was the 1970s (285 total births); usage has since declined to 7 in the 2010s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- California records the most Letisias (299 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 Letisia: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1979)
Similar record span (~56 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, 1954–2010 (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 Letisia 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.