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

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Peak · girls
1976 · 1,037 births
Debut · girls
5 births
In top 100 · girls
never
of 146 years
Total births · girls
42,984
since 1916

Leticia over time

girls

Rank among girls' names. Leticia has never cracked the top 200 here.

#1#10#100#1,000rank188019001920194019601980200020201968peak #232, 1976girls
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Gaps mean fewer than 5 babies received the name that year, so the SSA doesn't publish it.

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2025#1,703120—
2024#1,753115—
2023#1,669124—
2022#1,692123—
2021#1,698122—
2020#1,678122—
2019#1,740119—
2018#1,623131—
2017#1,614134—
2016#1,505151—
2015#1,470156—
2014#1,422160—
2013#1,457153—
2012#1,379169—
2011#1,354170—
2010#1,070232—
2009#1,073238—
2008#983271—
2007#991269—
2006#797342—
2005#782332—
2004#744353—
2003#690378—
2002#646391—
2001#561461—
2000#557468—
1999#531477—
1998#474541—
1997#462543—
1996#458547—
1995#438587—
1994#389649—
1993#380671#7,6386
1992#321850#5,6609
1991#392651—
1990#340782#4,67311
1989#380663#6,9416
1988#359682#4,45010
1987#348693—
1986#353673#3,88211
1985#308783#4,3339
1984#315753#4,2159
1983#279842#4,4998
1982#257966#4,2349
1981#2411,036#4,9617
1980#2401,070#4,1349
1979#2461,018#3,35712
1978#2401,021#5,7725
1977#2421,020#4,5827
1976#2321,037#5,5875
1975#249977#5,4645
1974#2511,019#2,94612
1973#254987#3,6948
1972#2561,052#2,41815
1971#2741,052—
1970#297973#4,2306
1969#283991#3,5957
1968#304851#4,1365
1967#313764—
1966#305841#3,2497
1965#321786—
1964#324843—
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1962#334791—
1961#318870#3,3567
1960#343772#2,68510
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1955#448402—
1954#489326—
1953#498307—
1952#567234—
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1950#833110—
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1947#1,39744—
1946#1,36041—
1945#1,54328—
1944#1,60926—
1943#1,99419—
1942#1,70624—
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1940#1,44228—
1939#2,03816—
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First appearance
1916

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 1968

  • Rank in state
  • Top 10
  • 11–50
  • 51–100
  • 101–500
  • 501+
  • Not published
Alaska: fewer than 5 girls named Leticia, so not publishedAKMaine: fewer than 5 girls named Leticia, so not publishedMEVermont: fewer than 5 girls named Leticia, so not publishedVTNew Hampshire: fewer than 5 girls named Leticia, so not publishedNHWashington: fewer than 5 girls named Leticia, so not publishedWAIdaho: fewer than 5 girls named Leticia, so not publishedIDMontana: fewer than 5 girls named Leticia, so not publishedMTNorth Dakota: fewer than 5 girls named Leticia, so not publishedNDMinnesota: fewer than 5 girls named Leticia, so not publishedMNIllinois: #316 for girls · 39 births · 1 in 2,145 girlsILWisconsin: fewer than 5 girls named Leticia, so not publishedWIMichigan: #564 for girls · 11 births · 1 in 6,314 girlsMINew York: #626 for girls · 21 births · 1 in 6,488 girlsNYMassachusetts: fewer than 5 girls named Leticia, so not publishedMARhode Island: fewer than 5 girls named Leticia, so not publishedRIOregon: fewer than 5 girls named Leticia, so not publishedORNevada: fewer than 5 girls named Leticia, so not publishedNVWyoming: fewer than 5 girls named Leticia, so not publishedWYSouth Dakota: fewer than 5 girls named Leticia, so not publishedSDIowa: fewer than 5 girls named Leticia, so not publishedIAIndiana: #527 for girls · 7 births · 1 in 5,685 girlsINOhio: #593 for girls · 11 births · 1 in 7,510 girlsOHPennsylvania: #825 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 14,036 girlsPANew Jersey: #548 for girls · 9 births · 1 in 5,362 girlsNJConnecticut: fewer than 5 girls named Leticia, so not publishedCTCalifornia: #115 for girls · 305 births · 1 in 504 girlsCAUtah: fewer than 5 girls named Leticia, so not publishedUTColorado: fewer than 5 girls named Leticia, so not publishedCONebraska: fewer than 5 girls named Leticia, so not publishedNEMissouri: #459 for girls · 8 births · 1 in 4,111 girlsMOKentucky: fewer than 5 girls named Leticia, so not publishedKYWest Virginia: fewer than 5 girls named Leticia, so not publishedWVVirginia: fewer than 5 girls named Leticia, so not publishedVAMaryland: fewer than 5 girls named Leticia, so not publishedMDDelaware: fewer than 5 girls named Leticia, so not publishedDEArizona: #152 for girls · 21 births · 1 in 615 girlsAZNew Mexico: #160 for girls · 12 births · 1 in 638 girlsNMKansas: fewer than 5 girls named Leticia, so not publishedKSArkansas: fewer than 5 girls named Leticia, so not publishedARTennessee: fewer than 5 girls named Leticia, so not publishedTNNorth Carolina: fewer than 5 girls named Leticia, so not publishedNCSouth Carolina: fewer than 5 girls named Leticia, so not publishedSCDistrict of Columbia: fewer than 5 girls named Leticia, so not publishedDCOklahoma: fewer than 5 girls named Leticia, so not publishedOKLouisiana: #610 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 5,050 girlsLAMississippi: fewer than 5 girls named Leticia, so not publishedMSAlabama: fewer than 5 girls named Leticia, so not publishedALGeorgia: fewer than 5 girls named Leticia, so not publishedGAHawaii: fewer than 5 girls named Leticia, so not publishedHITexas: #57 for girls · 338 births · 1 in 278 girlsTXFlorida: #551 for girls · 9 births · 1 in 4,694 girlsFL

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Top states · girls
  1. Texas#57 · 1 in 278
  2. California#115 · 1 in 504
  3. Arizona#152 · 1 in 615
  4. New Mexico#160 · 1 in 638
  5. Illinois#316 · 1 in 2,145

Best ever in a state: #50 in Texas, 1966.

Show every state
StateRankBirthsShare
Texas#573381 in 278
California#1153051 in 504
Arizona#152211 in 615
New Mexico#160121 in 638
Illinois#316391 in 2,145
Missouri#45981 in 4,111
Indiana#52771 in 5,685
New Jersey#54891 in 5,362
Florida#55191 in 4,694
Michigan#564111 in 6,314
Ohio#593111 in 7,510
Louisiana#61061 in 5,050
New York#626211 in 6,488
Pennsylvania#82561 in 14,036
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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
Momentum · girls
Holding steady
  • 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)
Rise & fade · girls
60 yrs to peak
  • Debuted 1916
  • Peaked 1976 at #232 (1,037 births)
  • Births halved by 1999, 23 yrs later
Top of the charts · girls
Top 1,000 for 59 yrs
  • Top 10: never
  • Top 100: never
  • Top 1,000: 59 yrs · run 1950–2008
Share of babies · girls
1 in 1,413
  • 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%)
Era · girls
The 1970s
  • 23.6% of all girls named Leticia (10,156) were born in this decade
Show by decade
DecadeBirthsBest rankAvg rank
1910s19#3,344 (1917)#4,004
1920s49#2,587 (1929)#3,596
1930s129#1,913 (1934)#2,376
1940s352#1,144 (1949)#1,509
1950s3,704#386 (1959)#514
1960s8,312#283 (1969)#318
1970s10,156#232 (1976)#254
1980s8,161#240 (1980)#308
1990s6,298#321 (1992)#419
2000s3,503#557 (2000)#782
2010s1,575#1,070 (2010)#1,463
2020s726#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 1968

girls
#304
851 births · 1 in 1,928 girls
boys
#4,136
5 births · 1 in 347,595 boys

Top girls' names in 1968

  1. #1Lisa49,534
  2. #2Michelle33,223
  3. #3Kimberly31,906
  4. #4Jennifer26,853
  5. #5Melissa21,733
  6. #6Mary21,727
  7. #7Angela20,670
  8. #8Tammy20,058
  9. #9Karen19,560
  10. #10Susan19,503
  11. #304Leticia851

Top boys' names in 1968

  1. #1Michael81,968
  2. #2David63,679
  3. #3John60,903
  4. #4James60,665
  5. #5Robert58,174
  6. #6William36,927
  7. #7Mark35,401
  8. #8Richard32,976
  9. #9Christopher31,468
  10. #10Brian29,922
  11. #4,136Leticia5
More about 1968

girls

1,640,389 girls got a published name in 1968; 1 in 1,928 of them was named Leticia, which outranked 96.3% of the 8,198 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 16.1% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Leticia
  1. #301Jodie859
  2. #302Priscilla857
  3. #303Jenny856
  4. #304Leticia851
  5. #305Misty841
  6. #306Hope832
  7. #307Billie815
Biggest movers since 1967
Risers
  1. ↑ 3,132Coretta#3,656 → #524
  2. ↑ 1,257Tamika#1,980 → #723
  3. ↑ 1,150Tamiko#1,702 → #552
  4. ↑ 607Chantel#1,348 → #741
  5. ↑ 490Chantal#1,441 → #951
Fallers
  1. ↓ 602Wende#857 → #1,459
  2. ↓ 545Zina#959 → #1,504
  3. ↓ 341Evonne#970 → #1,311
  4. ↓ 294Portia#902 → #1,196
  5. ↓ 285Mariann#973 → #1,258

Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.

boys

1,737,974 boys got a published name in 1968; 1 in 347,595 of them was named Leticia, which outranked 12.9% of the 4,746 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 28.3% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Leticia
  1. #3,673Yvan6
  2. #3,673Zeno6
  3. #3,673Zollie6
  4. #4,136Leticia5
  5. #4,136Abrahan5
  6. #4,136Achille5
  7. #4,136Achilles5

Tied with 610 names at #4,136; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.

Biggest movers since 1967
Risers
  1. ↑ 649Dustin#1,018 → #369
  2. ↑ 567Damion#1,411 → #844
  3. ↑ 490Korey#1,388 → #898
  4. ↑ 434Darby#1,364 → #930
  5. ↑ 393Jamal#1,181 → #788
Fallers
  1. ↓ 926Illya#968 → #1,894
  2. ↓ 357Maury#925 → #1,282
  3. ↓ 298Cedrick#885 → #1,183
  4. ↓ 290Dell#875 → #1,165
  5. ↓ 257Faron#843 → #1,100

Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.

See the top 100 for 1968 →