girls' name ★ peaked 1980

Leticia

Gender Girl Rank 2025 #1,707 Trend → Stable
Rank 2025
#1,707
among girls · ↑56 vs 2024
Babies in 2025
120
named Leticia · +4% vs 2024
How common
1 in 13,394
girls born in 2025
Peak year
1980
1,079 babies
All-time total
43,199
#663 all-time among girls
First recorded
1916
in Social Security records

Leticia popularity over time

43,199 babies have been named Leticia since 1916, according to official Social Security records. Switch measure to see births per year or the yearly rank.

Measure
Births per 1,000 babies of that sex, comparable across eras
0.190.380.560.7518801900192019401960198020002020GirlsBoys
GirlsBoys

By decade. Change compares yearly averages, so the current partial decade is on equal footing. Best rank is the name's best yearly rank within the decade.

Decade Girls Boys Total Per year Change Best rank
1880s – – – – – –
1890s – – – – – –
1900s – – – – – –
1910s 19 – 19 2 – #3,543
1920s 49 – 49 5 +158% #2,661
1930s 129 – 129 13 +163% #1,961
1940s 352 – 352 35 +173% #1,149
1950s 3,704 – 3,704 370 +952% #386
1960s 8,312 36 8,348 835 +125% #283
1970s 10,156 75 10,231 1,023 +23% #232
1980s 8,161 78 8,239 824 -19% #241
1990s 6,298 26 6,324 632 -23% #321
2000s 3,503 – 3,503 350 -45% #558
2010s 1,575 – 1,575 158 -55% #1,072
2020s (to 2025) 726 – 726 121 -23% #1,677

Where Leticia is heading

A five-year projection from the recent trend in births per 1,000 girls (damped so it flattens over time), converted to babies at today's birth totals. The implied rank places that projection in the 2025 field. A projection, not a promise: real trends bend.

Year Projected babies Per 1,000 girls Implied rank
2026 120 0.07 outside top 500
2027 120 0.07 outside top 500
2028 120 0.07 outside top 500
2029 119 0.07 outside top 500
2030 119 0.07 outside top 500

Where Leticia is most popular

Girls named Leticia per 1,000 girls born in each state, 2021–2025. National average: 0.074 per 1,000. Strongest in Florida, California, and Nevada.

Vs national average
well below below near national above well above no data

All 50 states and DC, sorted by rate. Counts are girls named Leticia born 2021–2025; the per-1,000 rate makes states of different sizes comparable, and the last column shows each state against the national average.

State Girls 2021–2025 Per 1,000 vs national
Florida 62 0.145 +95%
California 109 0.130 +74%
Nevada 6 0.129 +73%
Texas 99 0.123 +65%
Georgia 14 0.062 -17%
Arizona 6 0.043 -43%
Massachusetts 5 0.041 -44%
Washington 5 0.035 -54%
New York 8 0.020 -73%
Alaska – – –
Alabama – – –
Arkansas – – –
Colorado – – –
Connecticut – – –
District of Columbia – – –
Delaware – – –
Hawaii – – –
Iowa – – –
Idaho – – –
Illinois – – –
Indiana – – –
Kansas – – –
Kentucky – – –
Louisiana – – –
Maryland – – –
Maine – – –
Michigan – – –
Minnesota – – –
Missouri – – –
Mississippi – – –
Montana – – –
North Carolina – – –
North Dakota – – –
Nebraska – – –
New Hampshire – – –
New Jersey – – –
New Mexico – – –
Ohio – – –
Oklahoma – – –
Oregon – – –
Pennsylvania – – –
Rhode Island – – –
South Carolina – – –
South Dakota – – –
Tennessee – – –
Utah – – –
Virginia – – –
Vermont – – –
Wisconsin – – –
West Virginia – – –
Wyoming – – –

State counts come from the Social Security Administration's state files, which omit any state-year with fewer than five babies of a name, so small states can undercount slightly.

The story of Leticia

Leticia is rare for girls in the United States, ranked #1,707 in 2025 with 120 babies given the name. It is currently declining compared with a decade ago.

Since 1916, 43,199 American babies have been named Leticia. Its peak came in 1980, when 1,079 newborns received the name, the signature sound of the 1980s.

The chart above shows the full history: the popularity view (births per 1,000 babies) is the honest comparison across generations, since total US births have changed enormously since 1880. Switch to the rank view to see where Leticia stood among all girls' names in any year, or use the compare tool to plot it against other names.

How old are people named Leticia?

The median living Leticia is about 46 years old; half are between 33 and 56. An estimated 41 thousand people named Leticia are alive in the United States today.

median 46 020406080100

Estimated from births per year and Social Security period life tables; an approximation of the living age distribution, by age in years.

Leticia year by year

Every year since 2001, and five-year steps back to 1880. Rank is within each sex.

Year Girls Girls rank Boys Boys rank
2025 120 #1,707 – –
2024 115 #1,763 – –
2023 124 #1,677 – –
2022 123 #1,702 – –
2021 122 #1,704 – –
2020 122 #1,684 – –
2019 119 #1,741 – –
2018 131 #1,629 – –
2017 134 #1,621 – –
2016 151 #1,508 – –
2015 156 #1,473 – –
2014 160 #1,424 – –
2013 153 #1,460 – –
2012 169 #1,381 – –
2011 170 #1,359 – –
2010 232 #1,072 – –
2009 238 #1,074 – –
2008 271 #987 – –
2007 269 #993 – –
2006 342 #800 – –
2005 332 #784 – –
2004 353 #744 – –
2003 378 #690 – –
2002 391 #646 – –
2001 461 #561 – –
2000 468 #558 – –
1995 587 #438 – –
1990 782 #340 11 #4,874
1985 783 #309 9 #4,547
1980 1,070 #241 9 #4,360
1975 977 #249 5 #5,962
1970 973 #297 6 #4,529
1965 786 #321 – –
1960 772 #343 10 #2,789
1955 402 #448 – –
1950 110 #837 – –
1945 28 #1,560 – –
1940 28 #1,455 – –
1935 10 #2,843 – –
1930 10 #2,965 – –
1925 7 #4,242 – –
1920 9 #3,483 – –
1915 – – – –
1910 – – – –
1905 – – – –
1900 – – – –
1895 – – – –
1890 – – – –
1885 – – – –
1880 – – – –

Famous people named Leticia

The most globally famous bearers of the name, ranked by fame across Wikipedia editions (Pantheon project, MIT).

  1. 1 Leticia Calderón Leticia Calderón Mexican actress (born 1968) Contemporary
  2. 2 Leticia Dolera Leticia Dolera Spanish actress b. 1981 · Contemporary

Portraits from Wikipedia (Wikimedia Commons).

Frequently asked questions

Quick answers about Leticia, drawn from the same Social Security data as the charts above.

How old is the average Leticia?

The median living Leticia is about 46 years old. Half of all living Leticias are between 33 and 56 years old.

How many people named Leticia are alive today?

An estimated 41 thousand people named Leticia are alive in the United States, based on 43,199 recorded births and Social Security life tables.

How popular is the name Leticia in 2025?

Leticia ranked #1,707 among girls' names in the United States in 2025, with 120 babies given the name, according to Social Security Administration data.

How many people are named Leticia?

43,199 babies have been named Leticia in the United States since 1916, based on Social Security card applications.

When was the name Leticia most popular?

Leticia peaked in 1980, when 1,079 newborns received the name.

Is Leticia a boy or girl name?

Leticia is overwhelmingly a girl's name: 100% of babies with the name.

Is the name Leticia rising or falling?

Leticia is declining, less popular now than a decade ago.

Will Leticia become more popular?

Leticia looks stable. If the recent trend holds, we project roughly 119 girls named Leticia in 2030, ranking outside the top 500. Forecasts assume the current trend continues and become less certain further out.

Who are famous people named Leticia?

Well-known people named Leticia include Leticia Calderón (actor), Leticia Dolera (actor).

Names like Leticia

Names that sound and feel close to Leticia: shared sounds, similar era, similar popularity. Each links to its full history.

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