Lettie
- #756 for girls in 2025, 358 births
- Peak · girls
- 1881 · 68 births
- Debut · girls
- 62 births
- In top 100 · girls
- neverof 146 years
- Total births · girls
- 11,097since 1880
Lettie over time
girls
Rank among girls' names. Lettie has never cracked the top 100 here.
Hover or use arrow keys to read values by year; click or press Enter to open that year.
Gaps mean fewer than 5 babies received the name that year, so the SSA doesn't publish it.
Show data table
| Year | girls | |
|---|---|---|
| rank | births | |
| 2025 | #756 | 358 |
| 2024 | #935 | 282 |
| 2023 | #1,129 | 215 |
| 2022 | #1,166 | 207 |
| 2021 | #1,301 | 174 |
| 2020 | #1,459 | 147 |
| 2019 | #1,566 | 137 |
| 2018 | #1,774 | 115 |
| 2017 | #2,236 | 84 |
| 2016 | #1,897 | 106 |
| 2015 | #1,919 | 105 |
| 2014 | #2,560 | 69 |
| 2013 | #4,002 | 37 |
| 2012 | #4,296 | 34 |
| 2011 | #7,118 | 17 |
| 2010 | #5,247 | 26 |
| 2009 | #10,679 | 10 |
| 2008 | #15,405 | 6 |
| 2007 | #12,676 | 8 |
| 2006 | #13,606 | 7 |
| 2005 | #11,834 | 8 |
| 2004 | — | |
| 2003 | #9,671 | 10 |
| 2002 | #12,187 | 7 |
| 2001 | — | |
| 2000 | — | |
| 1999 | #12,688 | 6 |
| 1998 | #14,122 | 5 |
| 1997 | #13,724 | 5 |
| 1996 | #8,812 | 9 |
| 1995 | #10,514 | 7 |
| 1994 | #7,604 | 11 |
| 1993 | — | |
| 1992 | — | |
| 1991 | #8,588 | 9 |
| 1990 | #6,867 | 12 |
| 1989 | #9,681 | 7 |
| 1988 | #7,111 | 10 |
| 1987 | — | |
| 1986 | #9,545 | 6 |
| 1985 | #7,563 | 8 |
| 1984 | #6,810 | 9 |
| 1983 | #10,275 | 5 |
| 1982 | #5,209 | 13 |
| 1981 | #4,963 | 14 |
| 1980 | #5,912 | 11 |
| 1979 | #4,420 | 16 |
| 1978 | #4,459 | 15 |
| 1977 | #4,069 | 17 |
| 1976 | #5,215 | 11 |
| 1975 | #3,052 | 23 |
| 1974 | #3,426 | 19 |
| 1973 | #3,635 | 17 |
| 1972 | #3,404 | 18 |
| 1971 | #3,373 | 19 |
| 1970 | #3,435 | 18 |
| 1969 | #2,917 | 21 |
| 1968 | #2,874 | 20 |
| 1967 | #2,167 | 30 |
| 1966 | #2,453 | 24 |
| 1965 | #1,993 | 34 |
| 1964 | #1,892 | 39 |
| 1963 | #2,094 | 32 |
| 1962 | #1,732 | 43 |
| 1961 | #1,872 | 38 |
| 1960 | #1,725 | 43 |
| 1959 | #1,407 | 58 |
| 1958 | #1,282 | 68 |
| 1957 | #1,507 | 50 |
| 1956 | #1,413 | 55 |
| 1955 | #1,209 | 69 |
| 1954 | #1,224 | 66 |
| 1953 | #1,241 | 61 |
| 1952 | #1,080 | 76 |
| 1951 | #1,224 | 57 |
| 1950 | #1,114 | 68 |
| 1949 | #1,088 | 68 |
| 1948 | #910 | 91 |
| 1947 | #1,021 | 75 |
| 1946 | #1,032 | 67 |
| 1945 | #856 | 77 |
| 1944 | #881 | 75 |
| 1943 | #798 | 93 |
| 1942 | #752 | 101 |
| 1941 | #798 | 82 |
| 1940 | #820 | 75 |
| 1939 | #678 | 100 |
| 1938 | #724 | 89 |
| 1937 | #704 | 94 |
| 1936 | #666 | 98 |
| 1935 | #631 | 106 |
| 1934 | #617 | 115 |
| 1933 | #624 | 109 |
| 1932 | #616 | 115 |
| 1931 | #702 | 91 |
| 1930 | #626 | 122 |
| 1929 | #619 | 123 |
| 1928 | #689 | 103 |
| 1927 | #612 | 136 |
| 1926 | #573 | 154 |
| 1925 | #541 | 174 |
| 1924 | #492 | 201 |
| 1923 | #511 | 187 |
| 1922 | #584 | 151 |
| 1921 | #523 | 183 |
| 1920 | #581 | 152 |
| 1919 | #522 | 170 |
| 1918 | #559 | 161 |
| 1917 | #520 | 164 |
| 1916 | #499 | 168 |
| 1915 | #445 | 190 |
| 1914 | #477 | 133 |
| 1913 | #413 | 142 |
| 1912 | #491 | 95 |
| 1911 | #414 | 95 |
| 1910 | #390 | 102 |
| 1909 | #383 | 94 |
| 1908 | #329 | 116 |
| 1907 | #337 | 108 |
| 1906 | #330 | 105 |
| 1905 | #342 | 98 |
| 1904 | #363 | 81 |
| 1903 | #355 | 79 |
| 1902 | #304 | 108 |
| 1901 | #305 | 95 |
| 1900 | #272 | 143 |
| 1899 | #316 | 89 |
| 1898 | #279 | 120 |
| 1897 | #284 | 99 |
| 1896 | #294 | 98 |
| 1895 | #273 | 107 |
| 1894 | #247 | 119 |
| 1893 | #269 | 99 |
| 1892 | #262 | 102 |
| 1891 | #257 | 90 |
| 1890 | #254 | 96 |
| 1889 | #251 | 87 |
| 1888 | #246 | 90 |
| 1887 | #206 | 98 |
| 1886 | #213 | 86 |
| 1885 | #239 | 70 |
| 1884 | #227 | 72 |
| 1883 | #184 | 82 |
| 1882 | #201 | 68 |
| 1881 | #181 | 68 |
| 1880 | #195 | 62 |
First appearance
1880
In the first year the SSA published name data, Lettie was already there! It came in at #195, and was given to 62 baby girls.
Quietest stretch: 1987, when fewer than 5 girls a year got the name.
Where Lettie is popular in 2025
- Rank in state
- Top 10
- 11–50
- 51–100
- 101–500
- 501+
- Not published
Hover or tap a state for its numbers.
Top states · girls
- North Dakota#195 · 1 in 540
- Utah#260 · 1 in 1,005
- Minnesota#271 · 1 in 1,074
- Iowa#275 · 1 in 981
- Wisconsin#296 · 1 in 1,125
Best ever in a state: #129 in North Dakota, 2024.
Show every state
| State | Rank | Births | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| North Dakota | #195 | 5 | 1 in 540 |
| Utah | #260 | 17 | 1 in 1,005 |
| Minnesota | #271 | 20 | 1 in 1,074 |
| Iowa | #275 | 12 | 1 in 981 |
| Wisconsin | #296 | 18 | 1 in 1,125 |
| Alabama | #297 | 16 | 1 in 1,145 |
| Kentucky | #331 | 13 | 1 in 1,327 |
| Missouri | #350 | 17 | 1 in 1,429 |
| Tennessee | #364 | 22 | 1 in 1,458 |
| Oklahoma | #374 | 11 | 1 in 1,344 |
| Mississippi | #384 | 7 | 1 in 1,271 |
| Nebraska | #396 | 5 | 1 in 1,419 |
| Indiana | #418 | 16 | 1 in 1,744 |
| Arkansas | #555 | 5 | 1 in 2,119 |
| North Carolina | #560 | 19 | 1 in 2,446 |
| South Carolina | #560 | 8 | 1 in 2,286 |
| Ohio | #562 | 18 | 1 in 2,626 |
| Pennsylvania | #763 | 12 | 1 in 3,891 |
| Michigan | #787 | 9 | 1 in 3,970 |
| Colorado | #789 | 6 | 1 in 3,888 |
| Georgia | #854 | 11 | 1 in 4,110 |
| Illinois | #1,113 | 7 | 1 in 6,333 |
| Florida | #1,325 | 10 | 1 in 8,676 |
| Texas | #1,532 | 15 | 1 in 10,703 |
| New York | #1,654 | 7 | 1 in 11,190 |
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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 Lettie
Momentum · girls
Rising
- 703 spots since 2020 (#1,459 → #756)
- Biggest jump: 194 spots in 2024
- Biggest drop: 178 spots in 1949
Rise & fade · girls
1 yr to peak
- Debuted 1880
- Peaked 1881 at #181 (68 births)
- Births halved by 1963, 82 yrs later
Top of the charts · girls
Top 1,000 for 69 yrs
- Top 10: never
- Top 100: never
- Top 1,000: 69 yrs · run 1880–1945
Share of babies · girls
1 in 1,352
- Highest: 1 in 1,352 girls born in 1881 were named Lettie (0.07%)
- Latest: 1 in 4,490 girls born in 2025 (0.02%)
Era · girls
The 1920s
- 14.1% of all girls named Lettie (1,564) were born in this decade
Show by decade
| Decade | Births | Best rank | Avg rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 783 | #181 (1881) | #214 |
| 1890s | 1,019 | #247 (1894) | #274 |
| 1900s | 1,027 | #272 (1900) | #332 |
| 1910s | 1,420 | #390 (1910) | #473 |
| 1920s | 1,564 | #492 (1924) | #573 |
| 1930s | 1,039 | #616 (1932) | #659 |
| 1940s | 804 | #752 (1942) | #896 |
| 1950s | 628 | #1,080 (1952) | #1,270 |
| 1960s | 324 | #1,725 (1960) | #2,172 |
| 1970s | 173 | #3,052 (1975) | #3,849 |
| 1980s | 83 | #4,963 (1981) | #7,452 |
| 1990s | 64 | #6,867 (1990) | #10,365 |
| 2000s | 56 | #9,671 (2003) | #12,294 |
| 2010s | 730 | #1,566 (2019) | #3,262 |
| 2020s | 1,383 | #756 (2025) | #1,124 |
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.
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