Letitia
From the Latin laetitia, meaning joy or gladness; medieval England used the form Lettice, and Letitia restores the Latin spelling of the same name.
Letitia in 2025
Letitia was not given to any babies in 2025. The Social Security Administration only publishes a name once at least five babies receive it in a year, so Letitia has fallen below that threshold.
The history of Letitia
Letitia reached its highest point in 1964, when 329 babies were given the name, ranking 970th that year. Its best-ever ranking was 699th, in 1887.
Across the 146 years of records since 1880, 11,408 babies have been named Letitia. Half of them were born before 1964, which places the name's centre of gravity with the Baby Boomers.
Letitia by decade
| Decade | Babies named Letitia | Best rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 226 | 699 |
| 1890s | 281 | 739 |
| 1900s | 235 | 998 |
| 1910s | 543 | 1,228 |
| 1920s | 578 | 1,629 |
| 1930s | 610 | 1,489 |
| 1940s | 906 | 1,226 |
| 1950s | 1,205 | 1,405 |
| 1960s | 2,645 | 970 |
| 1970s | 2,482 | 1,028 |
| 1980s | 1,201 | 1,458 |
| 1990s | 388 | 3,058 |
| 2000s | 72 | 12,694 |
| 2010s | 19 | 19,883 |
| 2020s | 17 | 21,562 |
Where Letitia is heading
Letitia was not in use ten years ago, so there is no decade-long trend to compare against yet.
That is less than 5% of its 1964 peak — Letitia is now a rare name in the United States.
Names like Letitia
Names that rose and fell at the same time as Letitia.