Recorded 1968–1978 Girls' name Peak 1968 15 births

Lettica — girls' name

15 babies named Lettica in U.S. Social Security records since 1968, with the highest year being 1968. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1960s51970s10

The verdict

15 girls have been named Lettica since 1968, peaking in the 1970s, last recorded in 1978.

15
total births
1968–1978
years on record
1970s
peak decade
67%
born in that decade
1970s
Peak decade

67% of everyone ever named Lettica was born in this single decade.

1968
Single peak year

5 babies were named Lettica in 1968 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Lettica

The Social Security Administration has registered 15 babies named Lettica between 1968 and 1978, spanning 11 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Lettica currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1978. The name reached its historical peak in 1968, when 5 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Lettica performed strongest in the 1970s, accumulating 10 births during that ten-year window. Across the 2 decades of recorded activity, Lettica shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade.

No etymological entry is currently available for Lettica 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 15 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.

Lettica at a glance

Last recorded 1978

Total births

15

Since 1968

11 years of records

Peak year

1968

5 births that year

Strongest decade: 1970s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1978

Active since

1968

Recorded for 11 years

Last year on file: 1978

Lettica popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1978–1968

Last recorded 1978
Peak year (1968)
5
Annual births at peak — across 11 years of records
5 197819721968 5

Lettica by decade

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

Peak: 1970s
Peak decade
1970s
10 births that decade — 67% of Lettica's all-time total
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Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Lettica?
15 babies have been named Lettica since 1968. It was last recorded in 1978. The peak year was 1968 with 5 births.
When was Lettica most popular?
Lettica was most popular in the 1970s decade with 10 total births. The single peak year was 1968.
How long has the name Lettica been used?
Lettica has been recorded in Social Security data since 1968, spanning 11 years of data through 1978.
What names are similar to Lettica?
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, 1968–1978 (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.