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#1,000rank188019001920194019601980200020201976peak #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—
1963#333803—
1962#334791—
1961#318870#3,3567
1960#343772#2,68510
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1954#489326—
1953#498307—
1952#567234—
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1950#833110—
1949#1,14463—
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1947#1,39744—
1946#1,36041—
1945#1,54328—
1944#1,60926—
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1942#1,70624—
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1940#1,44228—
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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 1976

  • 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: #334 for girls · 10 births · 1 in 2,084 girlsWAIdaho: 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: #173 for girls · 80 births · 1 in 874 girlsILWisconsin: #413 for girls · 7 births · 1 in 3,919 girlsWIMichigan: #552 for girls · 11 births · 1 in 4,946 girlsMINew York: #488 for girls · 30 births · 1 in 3,343 girlsNYMassachusetts: fewer than 5 girls named Leticia, so not publishedMARhode Island: fewer than 5 girls named Leticia, so not publishedRIOregon: #402 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 2,756 girlsORNevada: 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: #363 for girls · 12 births · 1 in 2,816 girlsINOhio: #880 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 11,227 girlsOHPennsylvania: fewer than 5 girls named Leticia, so not publishedPANew Jersey: #300 for girls · 20 births · 1 in 1,761 girlsNJConnecticut: fewer than 5 girls named Leticia, so not publishedCTCalifornia: #67 for girls · 432 births · 1 in 333 girlsCAUtah: #423 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 2,765 girlsUTColorado: #425 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 2,701 girlsCONebraska: fewer than 5 girls named Leticia, so not publishedNEMissouri: fewer than 5 girls named Leticia, so not publishedMOKentucky: 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: #150 for girls · 23 births · 1 in 663 girlsAZNew Mexico: #121 for girls · 16 births · 1 in 479 girlsNMKansas: #334 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 2,169 girlsKSArkansas: fewer than 5 girls named Leticia, so not publishedARTennessee: fewer than 5 girls named Leticia, so not publishedTNNorth Carolina: #657 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 6,398 girlsNCSouth Carolina: #482 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 3,380 girlsSCDistrict of Columbia: fewer than 5 girls named Leticia, so not publishedDCOklahoma: fewer than 5 girls named Leticia, so not publishedOKLouisiana: #503 for girls · 8 births · 1 in 3,252 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: #71 for girls · 279 births · 1 in 347 girlsTXFlorida: #285 for girls · 26 births · 1 in 1,576 girlsFL

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Top states · girls
  1. California#67 · 1 in 333
  2. Texas#71 · 1 in 347
  3. New Mexico#121 · 1 in 479
  4. Arizona#150 · 1 in 663
  5. Illinois#173 · 1 in 874

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

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StateRankBirthsShare
California#674321 in 333
Texas#712791 in 347
New Mexico#121161 in 479
Arizona#150231 in 663
Illinois#173801 in 874
Florida#285261 in 1,576
New Jersey#300201 in 1,761
Kansas#33461 in 2,169
Washington#334101 in 2,084
Indiana#363121 in 2,816
Oregon#40251 in 2,756
Wisconsin#41371 in 3,919
Utah#42351 in 2,765
Colorado#42561 in 2,701
South Carolina#48251 in 3,380
New York#488301 in 3,343
Louisiana#50381 in 3,252
Michigan#552111 in 4,946
North Carolina#65751 in 6,398
Ohio#88061 in 11,227
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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 1976

girls
#232
1,037 births · 1 in 1,413 girls
boys
#5,587
5 births · 1 in 313,801 boys

Top girls' names in 1976

  1. #1Jennifer59,473
  2. #2Amy31,339
  3. #3Melissa25,094
  4. #4Heather24,192
  5. #5Angela22,038
  6. #6Michelle19,550
  7. #7Kimberly18,962
  8. #8Jessica18,368
  9. #9Lisa17,346
  10. #10Amanda15,588
  11. #232Leticia1,037

Top boys' names in 1976

  1. #1Michael66,915
  2. #2Jason52,643
  3. #3Christopher45,190
  4. #4David39,265
  5. #5James38,294
  6. #6John33,976
  7. #7Robert33,789
  8. #8Brian30,517
  9. #9Matthew29,951
  10. #10Daniel24,702
  11. #5,587Leticia5
More about 1976

girls

1,465,099 girls got a published name in 1976; 1 in 1,413 of them was named Leticia, which outranked 97.9% of the 10,913 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 17.2% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Leticia
  1. #229Bobbie1,049
  2. #230Belinda1,047
  3. #231Miranda1,044
  4. #232Leticia1,037
  5. #233Keisha1,027
  6. #234Tracie1,021
  7. #235Nikki1,009
Biggest movers since 1975
Risers
  1. ↑ 3,548Rhiannon#4,141 → #593
  2. ↑ 3,533Mackenzie#4,370 → #837
  3. ↑ 3,060Khalilah#3,774 → #714
  4. ↑ 1,663Kenisha#2,612 → #949
  5. ↑ 1,455Latoria#2,411 → #956
Fallers
  1. ↓ 821Nyree#926 → #1,747
  2. ↓ 668Syreeta#778 → #1,446
  3. ↓ 505Cher#994 → #1,499
  4. ↓ 398Kandice#957 → #1,355
  5. ↓ 370Racquel#973 → #1,343

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

boys

1,569,007 boys got a published name in 1976; 1 in 313,801 of them was named Leticia, which outranked 14.0% of the 6,495 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 25.2% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Leticia
  1. #4,935Ziad6
  2. #4,935Ziyad6
  3. #4,935Zollie6
  4. #5,587Leticia5
  5. #5,587Abdulla5
  6. #5,587Abdur5
  7. #5,587Abiel5

Tied with 908 names at #5,587; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.

Biggest movers since 1975
Risers
  1. ↑ 3,506Seneca#4,309 → #803
  2. ↑ 1,165Jameel#2,134 → #969
  3. ↑ 712Delvin#1,658 → #946
  4. ↑ 567Jerimy#1,530 → #963
  5. ↑ 510Jamaal#1,042 → #532
Fallers
  1. ↓ 1,113Santino#1,000 → #2,113
  2. ↓ 511Carnell#900 → #1,411
  3. ↓ 453Nakia#337 → #790
  4. ↓ 395Charlton#938 → #1,333
  5. ↓ 376Benjiman#970 → #1,346

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

See the top 100 for 1976 →