Total births
86
Girls' name · since 1962
Letonia
86 babies named Letonia in U.S. Social Security records since 1962, with the highest year being 1972. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- 86
- total births
- 1962–1975
- years on record
- 1970s
- peak decade
- 63%
- born in that decade
86 girls have been named Letonia since 1962, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
Letonia has 86 recorded births among girls since 1962, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used girls names, busiest in the 1970s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1962 to 1975.
- 86 total births
- 1962–1975 years on record
- 1970s peak decade
- 63% born in that decade
Data updated Jul 2026
The verdict
86 girls have been named Letonia since 1962, peaking in the 1970s, last recorded in 1975.
- 86
- total births
- 1962–1975
- years on record
- 1970s
- peak decade
- 63%
- born in that decade
1970s
Peak decade
63% of everyone ever named Letonia was born in this single decade.
1972
Single peak year
13 babies were named Letonia in 1972 - its busiest year on record.
Letonia's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Letonia's SSA record in two at 1970 and the more recent half accounts for 63% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 37%, consistent with a name still gaining ground rather than fading. Its calmest year was 1966, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1972 peak of 13, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Letonia at a glance
Last recorded 1975Peak year
1972
Current rank
Unranked
Active since
1962
Letonia popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1962–1975
- Peak year (1972)
- 13
- Annual births at peak, across 14 years of records
Letonia by decade
Total births in each ten-year window, peak vs trough at a glance
1970s was Letonia's strongest decade.
54 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 63% of all-time use.
Letonia births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1960s
1960s
32 births
- 1970s
1970s
54 births
What this shows Peak: 1970s at 54 births (63% of all-time use).
Frequently Asked Questions
How popular is the name Letonia? ▼
Letonia has been given to 86 babies in the U.S. since 1962, according to SSA data. Its last appearance in the data was 1975. 13 babies were born in 1972, its single highest year.
When was Letonia most popular? ▼
Letonia was most popular in the 1970s decade with 54 total births. The single peak year was 1972.
How long has the name Letonia been used? ▼
Records for Letonia go back to 1962, giving 14 years of history through 1975.
What names are similar to Letonia? ▼
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.
Keep exploring Letonia
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Data Sources
Data as of July 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, 1962–1975 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
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NameAlmanac Editorial. "Letonia: Baby Name Since 1962 - 86 Births, Peak 1972." NameAlmanac. Accessed via https://namealmanac.com/name/letonia. Licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.
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 Letonia 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 July 2026.