Girls' name · since 1952

Letticia

Letticia has 581 recorded births since 1952 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1971 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.

#10,763 of 72,339
all-time among girls
581
born since 1952
1980s
peak decade

581 girls have been named Letticia since 1952, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.

Letticia has 581 recorded births among girls since 1952, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used girls names, busiest in the 1980s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1952 to 2019.

  • #10,763 of 72,339 all-time among girls
  • 581 born since 1952
  • 1980s peak decade

Data updated Aug 2026

The verdict

According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Letticia ranks #10,763 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 581 born since 1952, peaking in the 1980s.

#10,763 of 72,339
all-time among girls
581
born since 1952
1980s
peak decade
Above the archive median
All-time archive position

Letticia's 581 recorded births place it above 85.11% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.

3 jurisdictions
State-record footprint

The state file records this name in 3 jurisdictions, led by California.

Letticia's usage pattern, beyond the headline number

Letticia splits its recorded history at 1983: 46% of all births land in the more recent half, 54% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 2001 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1971 peak of 23 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.

Letticia popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1952–2019

Last recorded 2019
Peak year (1971)
23
Annual births at peak, across 68 years of records
0510152025 195219641971197819851992199920122019 8

Letticia by decade

1980s is the heaviest window (150 births, 26% of the file).

1980s was Letticia's strongest decade.

150 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 26% of all-time use.

Letticia births by decade

Total births in each ten-year window

births

What this shows Peak: 1980s at 150 births (26% of all-time use).

Source U.S. Social Security Administration · Baby Names As of August 2026

How Letticia 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 Letticia's total volume

Letticia vs 15 similarly-sized girls names Scatter plot of 16 data points. 0%5%10%15%20% 050100150 New & already peakedOld name, single-era peakNew & still diversifyingLong history, steady all along Years in SSA records % of total births in the single peak year -31, 10.3%-27, 6.9%-27, 6.4%-47, 6.9%-132, 2.9%-74, 3.3%-32, 16%-13, 17.4%-37, 8.1%-23, 8.6%-41, 6.7%-27, 10.8%-29, 7.6%-108, 4.3%-49, 4%Letticia-68, 4%Letticia
Letticia vs 15 similarly-sized girls names

Letticia by state

Where Letticia concentrates geographically, total births since 1952

Geographically diffuse
Top 3 states by recorded births for the name Letticia
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 California
79 13.6%
#2 New York
26 4.5%
#3 Texas
16 2.8%
California share of Letticia's total US births 13.6%
Even split

79 of 581 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 3 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Letticia?
Letticia has been given to 581 babies in the U.S. since 1952, according to SSA data. Its archive ordinal is #10,763 of 72,339 among girls' names (total births, highest first). Its last appearance in the data was 2019. 23 babies were born in 1971, its single highest year.
Where does Letticia sit in the SSA name archive?
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Letticia ranks #10,763 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). All-time ordinal matches browse popularity (total births DESC); the current ordinal uses the null SSA file. See /methodology#corpus-placement.
When was Letticia most popular?
Letticia was most popular in the 1980s decade with 150 total births. The single peak year was 1971.
Where is Letticia most popular?
The top states for the name Letticia are California (79 births), New York (26 births), Texas (16 births).
How long has the name Letticia been used?
The SSA has tracked Letticia since 1952 -- 68 years through the most recent 2019 data.
What names are similar to Letticia?
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.

What to do with Letticia's data

  • Letticia's decade-level peak was the 1980s (150 total births); usage has since declined to 22 in the 2010s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
  • California records the most Letticias (79 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.

Keep exploring Letticia

Nearby Names Like Letticia

Names with a similar sound, spelling, or feel to Letticia

Names with a similar number of total births

Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span

Two nationwide peer axes for Letticia: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.

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, 1952–2019 (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 Letticia 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.