Lettie
Pet form of Letitia, which comes from the Latin laetitia, meaning gladness or joy.
Lettie in 2025
Lettie was given to 358 babies in the United States in 2025, making it the 1,487th most popular name of the year. That is roughly one in every 9,261 babies born.
The history of Lettie
Lettie reached its highest point in 2025, when 358 babies were given the name, ranking 1,487th that year. Its best-ever ranking was 337th, in 1887.
Across the 146 years of records since 1880, 11,097 babies have been named Lettie. Half of them were born before 1927, which places the name's centre of gravity with the Greatest Generation.
Lettie by decade
| Decade | Babies named Lettie | Best rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 783 | 337 |
| 1890s | 1,019 | 383 |
| 1900s | 1,027 | 419 |
| 1910s | 1,420 | 625 |
| 1920s | 1,564 | 913 |
| 1930s | 1,039 | 1,140 |
| 1940s | 804 | 1,352 |
| 1950s | 628 | 1,829 |
| 1960s | 324 | 2,810 |
| 1970s | 173 | 4,912 |
| 1980s | 83 | 7,768 |
| 1990s | 64 | 11,080 |
| 2000s | 56 | 16,261 |
| 2010s | 730 | 2,854 |
| 2020s | 1,383 | 1,487 |
Where Lettie is heading
Lettie has risen 241% over the past decade, from 105 babies in 2015 to 358 in 2025.
Names like Lettie
Names that rose and fell at the same time as Lettie.