Girls' name · since 1960
Letti
Since 1960, U.S. Social Security records show 599 babies named Letti, peaking in 2021. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #10,567 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #4,000 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 599
- born since 1960
- 2010s
- peak decade
Yes -- Letti is the #4000 most popular girls' name in the U.S. today, with 599 recorded since 1960.
Social Security Administration records show Letti recorded 599 times among girls since 1960, holding rank #4000 nationally today, ahead of 77% of girls, peaking in the 2010s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1960 to 2025.
- #10,567 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #4,000 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 599 born since 1960
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Letti ranks #10,567 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #4,000 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 599 born since 1960, peaking in the 2010s.
- #10,567 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #4,000 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 599
- born since 1960
- 2010s
- peak decade
Letti's 599 recorded births place it above 85.38% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
6 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by Minnesota.
How Letti compares
599 Top 42% higher than 58% of 17,297 names currently given to girls
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked girls names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Letti's all-time total is 59% above the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Letti | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 599 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 58 | 21 | 19,840 |
Letti's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Letti's SSA record in two at 2017 and the more recent half accounts for 74% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 26%, consistent with a name still gaining ground rather than fading. Its calmest year was 1960, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 2021 peak of 58, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Letti popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1960–2025
- Peak year (2021)
- 58
- Annual births at peak, across 66 years of records
Currently ranks #4000 among girls.
599 total births across 66 years of SSA records. Peaked in 2021 with 58 births in a single year.
Letti by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (297 births, 50% of the file).
2010s was Letti's strongest decade.
297 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 50% of all-time use.
Letti births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1960s 5
1960s
5 births
- 2010s
2010s
297 births
- 2020s
2020s
297 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 297 births (50% of all-time use).
Letti decade highlights
- Peak decade 297 births
- Runner-up 297 births
- Modern era share 2010s + 2020s
- Decades tracked with recorded births
How Letti 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 Letti's total volume
Letti by state
Where Letti concentrates geographically, total births since 1960
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Minnesota | | 11 | 1.8% |
| #2 | Ohio | | 6 | 1.0% |
| #3 | Alabama | | 5 | 0.8% |
| #4 | Indiana | | 5 | 0.8% |
| #5 | Missouri | | 5 | 0.8% |
| #6 | Wisconsin | | 5 | 0.8% |
11 of 599 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 6 reporting states.
Top 5 states
- Minnesota 1.8% of nationwide
- Ohio 1.0% of nationwide
- Alabama 0.8% of nationwide
- Indiana 0.8% of nationwide
- Missouri 0.8% of nationwide
Recorded in 6 of 51 SSA jurisdictions
Minnesota accounts for 1.8% of all recorded births nationwide - a relatively diffuse profile for this name.
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What to do with Letti's data
- Letti's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (297 total births) through the 2020s (297) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- Minnesota records the most Lettis (11 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Minnesota 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 Letti: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2021)
Similar record span (~65 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, 1960–2025 (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 Letti 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.
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