Leticia
#1,703 for girls in 2025, 120 births · Last seen for boys in 1993 at #7,638
Given to girls 99.5% of the time
- Peak · girls
- 1976 · 1,037 births
- Debut · girls
- 5 births
- In top 100 · girls
- neverof 146 years
- Total births · girls
- 42,984since 1916
Leticia over time
Rank among girls' names. Leticia has never cracked the top 200 here.
Gaps mean fewer than 5 babies received the name that year, so the SSA doesn't publish it.
Show data table
| Year | girls | boys | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| rank | births | rank | births | |
| 2025 | #1,703 | 120 | — | |
| 2024 | #1,753 | 115 | — | |
| 2023 | #1,669 | 124 | — | |
| 2022 | #1,692 | 123 | — | |
| 2021 | #1,698 | 122 | — | |
| 2020 | #1,678 | 122 | — | |
| 2019 | #1,740 | 119 | — | |
| 2018 | #1,623 | 131 | — | |
| 2017 | #1,614 | 134 | — | |
| 2016 | #1,505 | 151 | — | |
| 2015 | #1,470 | 156 | — | |
| 2014 | #1,422 | 160 | — | |
| 2013 | #1,457 | 153 | — | |
| 2012 | #1,379 | 169 | — | |
| 2011 | #1,354 | 170 | — | |
| 2010 | #1,070 | 232 | — | |
| 2009 | #1,073 | 238 | — | |
| 2008 | #983 | 271 | — | |
| 2007 | #991 | 269 | — | |
| 2006 | #797 | 342 | — | |
| 2005 | #782 | 332 | — | |
| 2004 | #744 | 353 | — | |
| 2003 | #690 | 378 | — | |
| 2002 | #646 | 391 | — | |
| 2001 | #561 | 461 | — | |
| 2000 | #557 | 468 | — | |
| 1999 | #531 | 477 | — | |
| 1998 | #474 | 541 | — | |
| 1997 | #462 | 543 | — | |
| 1996 | #458 | 547 | — | |
| 1995 | #438 | 587 | — | |
| 1994 | #389 | 649 | — | |
| 1993 | #380 | 671 | #7,638 | 6 |
| 1992 | #321 | 850 | #5,660 | 9 |
| 1991 | #392 | 651 | — | |
| 1990 | #340 | 782 | #4,673 | 11 |
| 1989 | #380 | 663 | #6,941 | 6 |
| 1988 | #359 | 682 | #4,450 | 10 |
| 1987 | #348 | 693 | — | |
| 1986 | #353 | 673 | #3,882 | 11 |
| 1985 | #308 | 783 | #4,333 | 9 |
| 1984 | #315 | 753 | #4,215 | 9 |
| 1983 | #279 | 842 | #4,499 | 8 |
| 1982 | #257 | 966 | #4,234 | 9 |
| 1981 | #241 | 1,036 | #4,961 | 7 |
| 1980 | #240 | 1,070 | #4,134 | 9 |
| 1979 | #246 | 1,018 | #3,357 | 12 |
| 1978 | #240 | 1,021 | #5,772 | 5 |
| 1977 | #242 | 1,020 | #4,582 | 7 |
| 1976 | #232 | 1,037 | #5,587 | 5 |
| 1975 | #249 | 977 | #5,464 | 5 |
| 1974 | #251 | 1,019 | #2,946 | 12 |
| 1973 | #254 | 987 | #3,694 | 8 |
| 1972 | #256 | 1,052 | #2,418 | 15 |
| 1971 | #274 | 1,052 | — | |
| 1970 | #297 | 973 | #4,230 | 6 |
| 1969 | #283 | 991 | #3,595 | 7 |
| 1968 | #304 | 851 | #4,136 | 5 |
| 1967 | #313 | 764 | — | |
| 1966 | #305 | 841 | #3,249 | 7 |
| 1965 | #321 | 786 | — | |
| 1964 | #324 | 843 | — | |
| 1963 | #333 | 803 | — | |
| 1962 | #334 | 791 | — | |
| 1961 | #318 | 870 | #3,356 | 7 |
| 1960 | #343 | 772 | #2,685 | 10 |
| 1959 | #386 | 602 | — | |
| 1958 | #389 | 554 | — | |
| 1957 | #391 | 543 | — | |
| 1956 | #416 | 478 | — | |
| 1955 | #448 | 402 | — | |
| 1954 | #489 | 326 | — | |
| 1953 | #498 | 307 | — | |
| 1952 | #567 | 234 | — | |
| 1951 | #719 | 148 | — | |
| 1950 | #833 | 110 | — | |
| 1949 | #1,144 | 63 | — | |
| 1948 | #1,197 | 57 | — | |
| 1947 | #1,397 | 44 | — | |
| 1946 | #1,360 | 41 | — | |
| 1945 | #1,543 | 28 | — | |
| 1944 | #1,609 | 26 | — | |
| 1943 | #1,994 | 19 | — | |
| 1942 | #1,706 | 24 | — | |
| 1941 | #1,696 | 22 | — | |
| 1940 | #1,442 | 28 | — | |
| 1939 | #2,038 | 16 | — | |
| 1938 | #2,730 | 10 | — | |
| 1937 | #1,999 | 16 | — | |
| 1936 | #2,032 | 15 | — | |
| 1935 | #2,731 | 10 | — | |
| 1934 | #1,913 | 17 | — | |
| 1933 | #2,404 | 12 | — | |
| 1932 | #2,644 | 11 | — | |
| 1931 | #2,427 | 12 | — | |
| 1930 | #2,845 | 10 | — | |
| 1929 | #2,587 | 12 | — | |
| 1928 | #3,743 | 7 | — | |
| 1927 | #3,875 | 7 | — | |
| 1926 | — | — | ||
| 1925 | #4,028 | 7 | — | |
| 1924 | #4,002 | 7 | — | |
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| 1920 | #3,340 | 9 | — | |
| 1919 | #4,251 | 6 | — | |
| 1918 | — | — | ||
| 1917 | #3,344 | 8 | — | |
| 1916 | #4,417 | 5 | — | |
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| 1880 | — | — | ||
The first year at least five girls were named Leticia! It came in at #4,417, and was given to 5 baby girls.
Quietest stretch: 1918, when fewer than 5 girls a year got the name.
Where Leticia is popular in 1980
- Rank in state
- Top 10
- 11–50
- 51–100
- 101–500
- 501+
- Not published
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- California#73 · 1 in 396
- Texas#87 · 1 in 458
- Arizona#117 · 1 in 536
- New Mexico#150 · 1 in 583
- Illinois#170 · 1 in 943
Best ever in a state: #50 in Texas, 1966.
Show every state
| State | Rank | Births | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| California | #73 | 439 | 1 in 396 |
| Texas | #87 | 262 | 1 in 458 |
| Arizona | #117 | 36 | 1 in 536 |
| New Mexico | #150 | 16 | 1 in 583 |
| Illinois | #170 | 82 | 1 in 943 |
| Colorado | #222 | 17 | 1 in 1,159 |
| Washington | #229 | 22 | 1 in 1,220 |
| Connecticut | #290 | 8 | 1 in 1,861 |
| Oklahoma | #297 | 11 | 1 in 1,755 |
| Kansas | #376 | 6 | 1 in 2,519 |
| Florida | #413 | 19 | 1 in 2,716 |
| Wisconsin | #413 | 8 | 1 in 3,936 |
| New Jersey | #456 | 11 | 1 in 3,382 |
| New York | #461 | 31 | 1 in 3,221 |
| Indiana | #480 | 9 | 1 in 4,111 |
| Alabama | #530 | 6 | 1 in 3,832 |
| Massachusetts | #578 | 5 | 1 in 6,250 |
| Tennessee | #601 | 5 | 1 in 5,686 |
| Virginia | #642 | 5 | 1 in 5,963 |
| Michigan | #660 | 9 | 1 in 6,697 |
| Ohio | #781 | 8 | 1 in 9,164 |
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Ranks are within each state; “1 in N” is out of the girls born there that year. The SSA only publishes a name in a state when 5 or more babies of one sex got it.
See more about Leticia
- 50 spots since 2024 (#1,753 → #1,703)
- 25 spots since 2020 (#1,678 → #1,703)
- 233 spots since 2015 (#1,470 → #1,703)
- Biggest jump: 311 spots in 1950 (#1,144 → #833)
- Biggest drop: 194 spots in 2007 (#797 → #991)
- Debuted 1916
- Peaked 1976 at #232 (1,037 births)
- Births halved by 1999, 23 yrs later
- Top 10: never
- Top 100: never
- Top 1,000: 59 yrs · run 1950–2008
- Highest: 1 in 1,413 girls born in 1976 were named Leticia (0.07%)
- Latest: 1 in 13,394 girls born in 2025 (0.01%)
- 23.6% of all girls named Leticia (10,156) were born in this decade
Show by decade
| Decade | Births | Best rank | Avg rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1910s | 19 | #3,344 (1917) | #4,004 |
| 1920s | 49 | #2,587 (1929) | #3,596 |
| 1930s | 129 | #1,913 (1934) | #2,376 |
| 1940s | 352 | #1,144 (1949) | #1,509 |
| 1950s | 3,704 | #386 (1959) | #514 |
| 1960s | 8,312 | #283 (1969) | #318 |
| 1970s | 10,156 | #232 (1976) | #254 |
| 1980s | 8,161 | #240 (1980) | #308 |
| 1990s | 6,298 | #321 (1992) | #419 |
| 2000s | 3,503 | #557 (2000) | #782 |
| 2010s | 1,575 | #1,070 (2010) | #1,463 |
| 2020s | 726 | #1,669 (2023) | #1,699 |
All figures count published births only (names given to at least 5 girls in a year). Registrations before 1937 are incomplete, so early shares and totals run low.
Leticia in 1980
Top girls' names in 1980
Top boys' names in 1980
More about 1980
girls
1,660,307 girls got a published name in 1980; 1 in 1,552 of them was named Leticia, which outranked 98.0% of the 12,161 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 17.1% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).
boys
1,783,951 boys got a published name in 1980; 1 in 198,217 of them was named Leticia, which outranked 43.3% of the 7,293 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 23.6% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).
- #3,838Zeshan10
- #3,838Zeth10
- #3,838Zoran10
- #4,134Leticia9
- #4,134Abdiel9
- #4,134Abelino9
- #4,134Addis9
- #4,495Abbas8
- #4,495Abdel8
- #4,495Abdulaziz8
Tied with 360 names at #4,134; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.
Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.