Recorded 1922–1969 Girls' name Peak 1922 18 births

Lettice — girls' name

18 babies named Lettice in U.S. Social Security records since 1922, with the highest year being 1922. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1920s81950s51960s5

The verdict

18 girls have been named Lettice since 1922, peaking in the 1920s, last recorded in 1969.

18
total births
1922–1969
years on record
1920s
peak decade
44%
born in that decade
1920s
Peak decade

44% of everyone ever named Lettice was born in this single decade.

1922
Single peak year

8 babies were named Lettice in 1922 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Lettice

The Social Security Administration has registered 18 babies named Lettice between 1922 and 1969, spanning 48 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Lettice currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1969. The name reached its historical peak in 1922, when 8 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Lettice performed strongest in the 1920s, accumulating 8 births during that ten-year window. Across the 3 decades of recorded activity, Lettice shows notable generational variation in parental adoption.

No etymological entry is currently available for Lettice 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 18 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.

Lettice at a glance

Last recorded 1969

Total births

18

Since 1922

48 years of records

Peak year

1922

8 births that year

Strongest decade: 1920s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1969

Active since

1922

Recorded for 48 years

Last year on file: 1969

Lettice popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1969–1922

Last recorded 1969
Peak year (1922)
8
Annual births at peak — across 48 years of records
456789 196919591922 8

Lettice by decade

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

Peak: 1920s
Peak decade
1920s
8 births that decade — 44% of Lettice's all-time total
1920s81950s51960s5

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Lettice?
18 babies have been named Lettice since 1922. It was last recorded in 1969. The peak year was 1922 with 8 births.
When was Lettice most popular?
Lettice was most popular in the 1920s decade with 8 total births. The single peak year was 1922.
How long has the name Lettice been used?
Lettice has been recorded in Social Security data since 1922, spanning 48 years of data through 1969.
What names are similar to Lettice?
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, 1922–1969 (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.