Letha
Last seen for girls in 2020 at #15,088 · Last seen for boys in 1923 at #4,239
Given to girls 99.9% of the time
- Peak · girls
- 1903 · 165 births
- Debut · girls
- 25 births
- In top 100 · girls
- neverof 146 years
- Total births · girls
- 19,137since 1880
Letha over time
Rank among girls' names. Letha 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 | — | — | ||
| 2024 | — | — | ||
| 2023 | — | — | ||
| 2022 | — | — | ||
| 2021 | — | — | ||
| 2020 | #15,088 | 5 | — | |
| 2019 | #13,799 | 6 | — | |
| 2018 | — | — | ||
| 2017 | — | — | ||
| 2016 | #10,859 | 9 | — | |
| 2015 | #11,835 | 8 | — | |
| 2014 | #10,955 | 9 | — | |
| 2013 | #13,150 | 7 | — | |
| 2012 | #14,962 | 6 | — | |
| 2011 | #14,824 | 6 | — | |
| 2010 | — | — | ||
| 2009 | #17,294 | 5 | — | |
| 2008 | — | — | ||
| 2007 | #10,129 | 11 | — | |
| 2006 | — | — | ||
| 2005 | — | — | ||
| 2004 | #11,624 | 8 | — | |
| 2003 | — | — | ||
| 2002 | #11,108 | 8 | — | |
| 2001 | #11,020 | 8 | — | |
| 2000 | #13,154 | 6 | — | |
| 1999 | #6,836 | 14 | — | |
| 1998 | — | — | ||
| 1997 | #9,802 | 8 | — | |
| 1996 | #5,531 | 17 | — | |
| 1995 | #7,514 | 11 | — | |
| 1994 | #7,097 | 12 | — | |
| 1993 | #6,622 | 13 | — | |
| 1992 | #4,382 | 23 | — | |
| 1991 | #5,659 | 16 | — | |
| 1990 | #6,867 | 12 | — | |
| 1989 | #3,893 | 25 | — | |
| 1988 | #3,893 | 23 | — | |
| 1987 | #2,972 | 32 | — | |
| 1986 | #3,757 | 22 | — | |
| 1985 | #3,517 | 24 | — | |
| 1984 | #3,329 | 25 | — | |
| 1983 | #3,065 | 27 | — | |
| 1982 | #2,645 | 35 | — | |
| 1981 | #2,085 | 49 | — | |
| 1980 | #2,486 | 38 | — | |
| 1979 | #2,050 | 49 | — | |
| 1978 | #1,707 | 61 | — | |
| 1977 | #1,801 | 56 | — | |
| 1976 | #1,936 | 46 | — | |
| 1975 | #1,935 | 46 | — | |
| 1974 | #1,667 | 55 | — | |
| 1973 | #1,293 | 79 | — | |
| 1972 | #1,192 | 90 | — | |
| 1971 | #1,194 | 95 | — | |
| 1970 | #1,201 | 94 | — | |
| 1969 | #1,129 | 96 | — | |
| 1968 | #1,133 | 89 | — | |
| 1967 | #896 | 131 | — | |
| 1966 | #772 | 162 | — | |
| 1965 | #732 | 185 | — | |
| 1964 | #801 | 170 | — | |
| 1963 | #829 | 158 | — | |
| 1962 | #798 | 171 | — | |
| 1961 | #805 | 169 | — | |
| 1960 | #759 | 180 | — | |
| 1959 | #704 | 202 | — | |
| 1958 | #761 | 171 | — | |
| 1957 | #807 | 157 | — | |
| 1956 | #655 | 214 | — | |
| 1955 | #722 | 172 | — | |
| 1954 | #739 | 156 | — | |
| 1953 | #712 | 165 | — | |
| 1952 | #770 | 134 | — | |
| 1951 | #772 | 132 | — | |
| 1950 | #670 | 159 | — | |
| 1949 | #671 | 154 | — | |
| 1948 | #644 | 167 | — | |
| 1947 | #596 | 205 | — | |
| 1946 | #646 | 149 | — | |
| 1945 | #577 | 160 | — | |
| 1944 | #534 | 185 | — | |
| 1943 | #578 | 170 | — | |
| 1942 | #577 | 164 | — | |
| 1941 | #503 | 190 | — | |
| 1940 | #490 | 196 | — | |
| 1939 | #479 | 194 | — | |
| 1938 | #462 | 212 | — | |
| 1937 | #439 | 224 | — | |
| 1936 | #442 | 214 | — | |
| 1935 | #432 | 222 | — | |
| 1934 | #415 | 248 | — | |
| 1933 | #418 | 235 | — | |
| 1932 | #413 | 250 | — | |
| 1931 | #410 | 249 | — | |
| 1930 | #394 | 296 | — | |
| 1929 | #391 | 296 | — | |
| 1928 | #383 | 307 | — | |
| 1927 | #379 | 327 | — | |
| 1926 | #330 | 397 | — | |
| 1925 | #344 | 383 | — | |
| 1924 | #336 | 401 | — | |
| 1923 | #325 | 401 | #4,239 | 5 |
| 1922 | #327 | 398 | — | |
| 1921 | #315 | 428 | — | |
| 1920 | #316 | 429 | #3,208 | 8 |
| 1919 | #299 | 450 | — | |
| 1918 | #293 | 473 | — | |
| 1917 | #293 | 442 | — | |
| 1916 | #284 | 445 | #3,516 | 6 |
| 1915 | #277 | 452 | — | |
| 1914 | #282 | 347 | — | |
| 1913 | #261 | 313 | — | |
| 1912 | #279 | 261 | — | |
| 1911 | #258 | 225 | — | |
| 1910 | #273 | 202 | — | |
| 1909 | #260 | 191 | #1,277 | 6 |
| 1908 | #244 | 198 | — | |
| 1907 | #257 | 181 | — | |
| 1906 | #250 | 169 | — | |
| 1905 | #240 | 174 | — | |
| 1904 | #252 | 155 | — | |
| 1903 | #231 | 165 | — | |
| 1902 | #242 | 159 | — | |
| 1901 | #238 | 147 | — | |
| 1900 | #235 | 182 | — | |
| 1899 | #246 | 129 | — | |
| 1898 | #234 | 157 | — | |
| 1897 | #237 | 140 | — | |
| 1896 | #253 | 128 | — | |
| 1895 | #261 | 117 | — | |
| 1894 | #284 | 95 | — | |
| 1893 | #260 | 106 | — | |
| 1892 | #255 | 107 | — | |
| 1891 | #274 | 82 | — | |
| 1890 | #265 | 89 | — | |
| 1889 | #319 | 59 | — | |
| 1888 | #296 | 63 | — | |
| 1887 | #319 | 45 | — | |
| 1886 | #290 | 50 | — | |
| 1885 | #306 | 43 | — | |
| 1884 | #277 | 48 | — | |
| 1883 | #331 | 29 | — | |
| 1882 | #278 | 40 | — | |
| 1881 | #283 | 31 | — | |
| 1880 | #317 | 25 | — | |
In the first year the SSA published name data, Letha was already there! It came in at #317, and was given to 25 baby girls.
Quietest stretch: 1998, when fewer than 5 girls a year got the name.
Where Letha is popular in 1940
- Rank in state
- Top 10
- 11–50
- 51–100
- 101–500
- 501+
- Not published
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- South Carolina#237 · 1 in 1,460
- Kentucky#241 · 1 in 1,592
- Oklahoma#251 · 1 in 1,551
- New Mexico#258 · 1 in 1,174
- Arkansas#280 · 1 in 1,738
Best ever in a state: #101 in Idaho, 1913.
Show every state
| State | Rank | Births | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| South Carolina | #237 | 15 | 1 in 1,460 |
| Kentucky | #241 | 18 | 1 in 1,592 |
| Oklahoma | #251 | 13 | 1 in 1,551 |
| New Mexico | #258 | 5 | 1 in 1,174 |
| Arkansas | #280 | 11 | 1 in 1,738 |
| Mississippi | #311 | 10 | 1 in 2,261 |
| North Carolina | #331 | 12 | 1 in 3,139 |
| Georgia | #335 | 11 | 1 in 2,887 |
| Tennessee | #412 | 6 | 1 in 4,695 |
| California | #416 | 12 | 1 in 4,160 |
| Missouri | #432 | 5 | 1 in 5,594 |
| Illinois | #452 | 9 | 1 in 6,251 |
| Texas | #486 | 15 | 1 in 4,007 |
| Alabama | #493 | 5 | 1 in 5,907 |
| Michigan | #498 | 5 | 1 in 8,746 |
| Ohio | #547 | 5 | 1 in 10,541 |
| Alaska | — | — | — |
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| Washington | — | — | — |
| West Virginia | — | — | — |
| Wisconsin | — | — | — |
| Wyoming | — | — | — |
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 Letha
- Not published in 2025; last seen 2020
- Biggest jump: 69 spots in 1965 (#801 → #732)
- Biggest drop: 237 spots in 1968 (#896 → #1,133)
- Debuted 1880
- Peaked 1903 at #231 (165 births)
- Births halved by 1973, 70 yrs later
- Top 10: never
- Top 100: never
- Top 1,000: 88 yrs · run 1880–1967
- Highest: 1 in 1,588 girls born in 1903 were named Letha (0.06%)
- Latest: 1 in 323,310 girls born in 2020 (0.00%)
- 19.7% of all girls named Letha (3,767) were born in this decade
Show by decade
| Decade | Births | Best rank | Avg rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 433 | #277 (1884) | #302 |
| 1890s | 1,150 | #234 (1898) | #257 |
| 1900s | 1,721 | #231 (1903) | #245 |
| 1910s | 3,610 | #258 (1911) | #280 |
| 1920s | 3,767 | #315 (1921) | #345 |
| 1930s | 2,344 | #394 (1930) | #430 |
| 1940s | 1,740 | #490 (1940) | #582 |
| 1950s | 1,662 | #655 (1956) | #731 |
| 1960s | 1,511 | #732 (1965) | #865 |
| 1970s | 671 | #1,192 (1972) | #1,598 |
| 1980s | 300 | #2,085 (1981) | #3,164 |
| 1990s | 126 | #4,382 (1992) | #6,701 |
| 2000s | 46 | #10,129 (2007) | #12,388 |
| 2010s | 51 | #10,859 (2016) | #12,912 |
| 2020s | 5 | #15,088 (2020) | #15,088 |
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.
Letha in 1940
Top girls' names in 1940
More about 1940
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1,143,528 girls got a published name in 1940; 1 in 5,834 of them was named Letha, which outranked 90.3% of the 5,028 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 23.1% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).
- #486Rae197
- #486Sherrill197
- #486Sonya197
- #490Letha196
- #490Carmela196
- #490Retha196
- #490Reva196
- #495Bennie195
- #495Cathy195
- #497Madeleine194
Tied with 4 names at #490; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.
Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.