Letta — #12126 US girls' name

What the Data Says About Letta

The Social Security Administration has registered 775 babies named Letta between 1880 and 2024, spanning 145 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Letta currently holds the #12126 rank among girls for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 1971, when 24 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Letta performed strongest in the 1930s, accumulating 111 births during that ten-year window. Across the 12 decades of recorded activity, Letta shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in New York, which accounts for 11 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by Missouri. In total, SSA state-level files list Letta in 2 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Letta 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 775 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.