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girls' name ★ peaked 2025

Lettie

Meaning A diminutive of the female given name Letitia or Lettice Gender Girl Rank 2025 #757 Trend ↑ Rising 120%

A diminutive of the female given name Letitia or Lettice.

Rank 2025
#757
among girls · ↑179 vs 2024
Babies in 2025
358
named Lettie · +27% vs 2024
How common
1 in 4,490
girls born in 2025
Peak year
2025
358 babies
All-time total
11,097
#1,560 all-time among girls
First recorded
1880
in Social Security records

Lettie popularity over time

11,097 babies have been named Lettie since 1880, 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
0.250.50.75118801900192019401960198020002020Peak 1881Girls

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 Per year Change Best rank
1880s 783 78 – #184
1890s 1,019 102 +30% #248
1900s 1,027 103 +1% #272
1910s 1,420 142 +38% #393
1920s 1,564 156 +10% #493
1930s 1,039 104 -34% #620
1940s 804 80 -23% #758
1950s 628 63 -22% #1,084
1960s 324 32 -48% #1,738
1970s 173 17 -47% #3,112
1980s 83 8 -52% #5,120
1990s 64 6 -23% #7,131
2000s 56 6 -13% #10,114
2010s 730 73 +1204% #1,567
2020s (to 2025) 1,383 231 +216% #757

Where Lettie 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 410 0.26 outside top 500
2027 461 0.29 outside top 500
2028 508 0.32 outside top 500
2029 553 0.34 outside top 500
2030 593 0.37 outside top 500

Where Lettie is most popular

Girls named Lettie per 1,000 girls born in each state, 2021–2025. National average: 0.152 per 1,000. Strongest in South Dakota, North Dakota, and Iowa.

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 Lettie 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
South Dakota 16 1.12 +636%
North Dakota 12 0.913 +499%
Iowa 49 0.839 +450%
Utah 54 0.649 +326%
Minnesota 70 0.649 +326%
Wisconsin 59 0.573 +276%
Nebraska 20 0.556 +265%
Kentucky 42 0.491 +222%
Alabama 45 0.479 +215%
Tennessee 67 0.423 +178%
Missouri 49 0.407 +167%
Indiana 55 0.392 +157%
Mississippi 18 0.385 +153%
Oklahoma 26 0.353 +132%
Louisiana 25 0.286 +87%
Ohio 60 0.253 +66%
North Carolina 56 0.246 +61%
Arkansas 11 0.208 +37%
Georgia 39 0.172 +13%
Illinois 39 0.170 +12%
Pennsylvania 38 0.161 +5%
Kansas 7 0.121 -20%
Michigan 22 0.121 -21%
Colorado 12 0.108 -29%
South Carolina 8 0.089 -42%
Virginia 13 0.076 -50%
Texas 58 0.072 -53%
New York 15 0.038 -75%
Florida 10 0.023 -85%
Alaska – – –
Arizona – – –
California – – –
Connecticut – – –
District of Columbia – – –
Delaware – – –
Hawaii – – –
Idaho – – –
Massachusetts – – –
Maryland – – –
Maine – – –
Montana – – –
New Hampshire – – –
New Jersey – – –
New Mexico – – –
Nevada – – –
Oregon – – –
Rhode Island – – –
Vermont – – –
Washington – – –
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 Lettie

Lettie is uncommon for girls in the United States, ranked #757 in 2025 with 358 babies given the name. It is currently rising compared with a decade ago.

Since 1880, 11,097 American babies have been named Lettie. Its peak came in 2025, when 358 newborns received the name, the signature sound of the 2020s.

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 Lettie stood among all girls' names in any year, or use the compare tool to plot it against other names.

How old are people named Lettie?

The median living Lettie is about 14 years old; half are between 3 and 72. An estimated 4,100 people named Lettie are alive in the United States today.

median 14 020406080100

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

Lettie year by year

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

Year Girls Girls rank
2025 358 #757
2024 282 #936
2023 215 #1,134
2022 207 #1,169
2021 174 #1,302
2020 147 #1,465
2019 137 #1,567
2018 115 #1,781
2017 84 #2,247
2016 106 #1,906
2015 105 #1,927
2014 69 #2,572
2013 37 #4,053
2012 34 #4,343
2011 17 #7,293
2010 26 #5,344
2009 10 #11,141
2008 6 #16,618
2007 8 #13,385
2006 7 #14,468
2005 8 #12,499
2004 – –
2003 10 #10,114
2002 7 #13,025
2001 – –
2000 – –
1995 7 #11,220
1990 12 #7,131
1985 8 #7,978
1980 11 #6,142
1975 23 #3,112
1970 18 #3,510
1965 34 #2,016
1960 43 #1,738
1955 69 #1,216
1950 68 #1,119
1945 77 #860
1940 75 #825
1935 106 #632
1930 122 #628
1925 174 #543
1920 152 #581
1915 190 #446
1910 102 #393
1905 98 #344
1900 143 #272
1895 107 #274
1890 96 #254
1885 70 #239
1880 62 #195

Frequently asked questions

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

How old is the average Lettie?

The median living Lettie is about 14 years old. Half of all living Letties are between 3 and 72 years old.

How many people named Lettie are alive today?

An estimated 4,100 people named Lettie are alive in the United States, based on 11,097 recorded births and Social Security life tables.

What does the name Lettie mean?

A diminutive of the female given name Letitia or Lettice.

How popular is the name Lettie in 2025?

Lettie ranked #757 among girls' names in the United States in 2025, with 358 babies given the name, according to Social Security Administration data.

How many people are named Lettie?

11,097 babies have been named Lettie in the United States since 1880, based on Social Security card applications.

When was the name Lettie most popular?

Lettie peaked in 2025, when 358 newborns received the name.

Is Lettie a boy or girl name?

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

Is the name Lettie rising or falling?

Lettie is on the rise, noticeably more popular now than a decade ago.

Will Lettie become more popular?

Lettie is trending upward. If the recent trend holds, we project roughly 593 girls named Lettie in 2030, which would rank outside the top 500. Forecasts assume the current trend continues and become less certain further out.

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