Girls' name · since 1927
Letrice
Since 1927, U.S. Social Security records show 429 babies named Letrice, peaking in 1980. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #12,969 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 429
- born since 1927
- 1970s
- peak decade
Letrice is not among the current top-ranked girls names; 429 have been recorded since 1927.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Letrice has been recorded 429 times among girls since 1927, though it is not among the currently most-used girls names, with its heaviest use in the 1970s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1927 to 1994.
- #12,969 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 429 born since 1927
- 1970s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Letrice ranks #12,969 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 429 born since 1927, peaking in the 1970s.
- #12,969 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 429
- born since 1927
- 1970s
- peak decade
Letrice's 429 recorded births place it above 82.06% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 3 jurisdictions, led by California.
Letrice's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Letrice splits its recorded history at 1978: 52% of all births land in the more recent half, 48% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1927 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1980 peak of 28 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Letrice popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1927–1994
- Peak year (1980)
- 28
- Annual births at peak, across 68 years of records
Letrice by decade
1970s is the heaviest window (162 births, 38% of the file).
1970s was Letrice's strongest decade.
162 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 38% of all-time use.
Letrice births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1920s 10
1920s
10 births
- 1930s 6
1930s
6 births
- 1960s 60
1960s
60 births
- 1970s
1970s
162 births
- 1980s
1980s
150 births
- 1990s 41
1990s
41 births
What this shows Peak: 1970s at 162 births (38% of all-time use).
Letrice by state
Where Letrice concentrates geographically, total births since 1927
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 11 | 2.6% |
| #2 | Georgia | | 6 | 1.4% |
| #3 | Illinois | | 5 | 1.2% |
11 of 429 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 3 reporting states.
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What to do with Letrice's data
- Letrice's decade-level peak was the 1970s (162 total births); usage has since declined to 41 in the 1990s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- California records the most Letrices (11 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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Two nationwide peer axes for Letrice: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1980)
Similar record span (~67 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, 1927–1994 (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 Letrice 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.