US rank #1604 Girls' name Peak 2016 4,454 births

Letty — #1604 US girls' name

4,454 babies named Letty in U.S. Social Security records since 1880, with the highest year being 2016. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

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#1604
of 17,661 girls in use

More common than 91% of names given to girls today.

2010s
Peak decade

22% of everyone ever named Letty was born in this single decade.

2016
Single peak year

163 babies were named Letty in 2016 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Letty

The Social Security Administration has registered 4,454 babies named Letty between 1880 and 2024, spanning 145 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Letty currently holds the #1604 rank among girls for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2016, when 163 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Letty performed strongest in the 2010s, accumulating 984 births during that ten-year window. Across the 15 decades of recorded activity, Letty shows notable generational variation in parental adoption. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Texas, which accounts for 235 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by California and Pennsylvania. In total, SSA state-level files list Letty in 30 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Letty 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 4,454 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.

Letty at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

4,454

Since 1880

145 years of records

Peak year

2016

163 births that year

Strongest decade: 2010s

Current rank

#1,604

Among girls

As of 2024

Active since

1880

Recorded for 145 years

Last year on file: 2024

Letty popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1880

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2016)
163
Annual births at peak — across 145 years of records
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Letty by decade

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

Peak: 2010s
Peak decade
2010s
984 births that decade — 22% of Letty's all-time total
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Letty by state

Where Letty concentrates geographically — total births since 1880

Geographically diffuse
Top 8 states by recorded births for the name Letty
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Texas
235 5.3%
#2 California
200 4.5%
#3 Pennsylvania
113 2.5%
#4 New York
98 2.2%
#5 Ohio
90 2.0%
#6 Minnesota
66 1.5%
#7 Missouri
61 1.4%
#8 Michigan
54 1.2%
Texas share of Letty's total US births 5.3%
Even split

235 of 4,454 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 30 reporting states.

Letty appears in 30 states. Explore state details →

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Letty?
4,454 babies have been named Letty since 1880. It currently ranks #1604 among girls. The peak year was 2016 with 163 births.
When was Letty most popular?
Letty was most popular in the 2010s decade with 984 total births. The single peak year was 2016.
Where is Letty most popular?
The top states for the name Letty are Texas (235 births), California (200 births), Pennsylvania (113 births).
How long has the name Letty been used?
Letty has been recorded in Social Security data since 1880, spanning 145 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Letty?
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.

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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, 1880–2024 (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.