Recorded 1961–1988 Girls' name Peak 1975 96 births

Letita — girls' name

96 babies named Letita in U.S. Social Security records since 1961, with the highest year being 1975. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1960s301970s431980s23

The verdict

96 girls have been named Letita since 1961, peaking in the 1970s, last recorded in 1988.

96
total births
1961–1988
years on record
1970s
peak decade
45%
born in that decade
1970s
Peak decade

45% of everyone ever named Letita was born in this single decade.

1975
Single peak year

10 babies were named Letita in 1975 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Letita

The Social Security Administration has registered 96 babies named Letita between 1961 and 1988, spanning 28 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Letita currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1988. The name reached its historical peak in 1975, when 10 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Letita performed strongest in the 1970s, accumulating 43 births during that ten-year window. Across the 3 decades of recorded activity, Letita shows notable generational variation in parental adoption.

No etymological entry is currently available for Letita 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 96 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.

Letita at a glance

Last recorded 1988

Total births

96

Since 1961

28 years of records

Peak year

1975

10 births that year

Strongest decade: 1970s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1988

Active since

1961

Recorded for 28 years

Last year on file: 1988

Letita popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1988–1961

Last recorded 1988
Peak year (1975)
10
Annual births at peak — across 28 years of records
4681012 19881981197919761974196819631961 6

Letita by decade

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

Peak: 1970s
Peak decade
1970s
43 births that decade — 45% of Letita's all-time total
1960s301970s431980s23

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Letita?
96 babies have been named Letita since 1961. It was last recorded in 1988. The peak year was 1975 with 10 births.
When was Letita most popular?
Letita was most popular in the 1970s decade with 43 total births. The single peak year was 1975.
How long has the name Letita been used?
Letita has been recorded in Social Security data since 1961, spanning 28 years of data through 1988.
What names are similar to Letita?
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, 1961–1988 (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.