Baby Names US
girls' name ★ peaked 2016

Letty

Meaning A diminutive of the female given name Letitia Gender Girl Rank 2025 #1,386 Trend → Stable

A diminutive of the female given name Letitia.

Rank 2025
#1,386
among girls · ↑226 vs 2024
Babies in 2025
158
named Letty · +22% vs 2024
How common
1 in 10,173
girls born in 2025
Peak year
2016
163 babies
All-time total
4,615
#2,707 all-time among girls
First recorded
1880
in Social Security records

Letty popularity over time

4,615 babies have been named Letty 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
0.040.080.110.1518801900192019401960198020002020Peak 2025Girls

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 28 3 – #888
1890s 80 8 +186% #819
1900s 108 11 +35% #955
1910s 261 26 +142% #1,047
1920s 474 47 +82% #957
1930s 395 40 -17% #949
1940s 359 36 -9% #1,042
1950s 318 32 -11% #1,339
1960s 350 35 +10% #1,628
1970s 169 17 -52% #2,862
1980s 94 9 -44% #5,443
1990s 112 11 +19% #4,322
2000s 67 7 -40% #6,453
2010s 987 99 +1373% #1,423
2020s (to 2025) 813 136 +37% #1,386

Where Letty 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 160 0.10 outside top 500
2027 162 0.10 outside top 500
2028 164 0.10 outside top 500
2029 165 0.10 outside top 500
2030 166 0.10 outside top 500

Where Letty is most popular

Girls named Letty per 1,000 girls born in each state, 2021–2025. National average: 0.086 per 1,000. Strongest in Iowa, North Dakota, and Minnesota.

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 Letty 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
Iowa 27 0.462 +440%
North Dakota 6 0.456 +434%
Minnesota 37 0.343 +301%
Ohio 42 0.177 +107%
Indiana 21 0.150 +75%
Nebraska 5 0.139 +63%
Wisconsin 14 0.136 +59%
Oklahoma 10 0.136 +59%
Pennsylvania 31 0.131 +53%
Tennessee 18 0.114 +33%
Missouri 13 0.108 +26%
Kansas 6 0.104 +22%
Kentucky 8 0.094 +9%
Alabama 7 0.075 -13%
Illinois 16 0.070 -18%
South Carolina 6 0.067 -22%
Maryland 6 0.057 -34%
Georgia 12 0.053 -38%
North Carolina 12 0.053 -38%
Virginia 7 0.041 -52%
Texas 28 0.035 -59%
Florida 11 0.026 -70%
California 6 0.007 -92%
Alaska – – –
Arkansas – – –
Arizona – – –
Colorado – – –
Connecticut – – –
District of Columbia – – –
Delaware – – –
Hawaii – – –
Idaho – – –
Louisiana – – –
Massachusetts – – –
Maine – – –
Michigan – – –
Mississippi – – –
Montana – – –
New Hampshire – – –
New Jersey – – –
New Mexico – – –
Nevada – – –
New York – – –
Oregon – – –
Rhode Island – – –
South Dakota – – –
Utah – – –
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 Letty

Letty is uncommon for girls in the United States, ranked #1,386 in 2025 with 158 babies given the name. It is currently rising compared with a decade ago.

Since 1880, 4,615 American babies have been named Letty. Its peak came in 2016, when 163 newborns received the name, the signature sound of the 2010s.

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

How old are people named Letty?

The median living Letty is about 11 years old; half are between 5 and 61. An estimated 3,200 people named Letty are alive in the United States today.

median 11 020406080100

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

Letty year by year

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

Year Girls Girls rank
2025 158 #1,386
2024 130 #1,612
2023 150 #1,466
2022 134 #1,587
2021 122 #1,705
2020 119 #1,710
2019 149 #1,482
2018 144 #1,516
2017 157 #1,445
2016 163 #1,423
2015 128 #1,671
2014 99 #2,003
2013 49 #3,297
2012 35 #4,257
2011 31 #4,635
2010 32 #4,554
2009 21 #6,453
2008 – –
2007 5 #19,292
2006 7 #14,469
2005 5 #18,057
2004 11 #9,620
2003 – –
2002 6 #14,659
2001 6 #14,579
2000 6 #14,211
1995 8 #10,117
1990 23 #4,322
1985 8 #7,979
1980 6 #9,764
1975 20 #3,458
1970 22 #3,073
1965 36 #1,936
1960 48 #1,628
1955 30 #1,961
1950 26 #1,888
1945 27 #1,609
1940 38 #1,196
1935 46 #1,028
1930 27 #1,513
1925 50 #1,083
1920 50 #1,058
1915 32 #1,241
1910 15 #1,188
1905 15 #992
1900 13 #1,084
1895 10 #1,091
1890 – –
1885 – –
1880 5 #888

Frequently asked questions

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

How old is the average Letty?

The median living Letty is about 11 years old. Half of all living Lettys are between 5 and 61 years old.

How many people named Letty are alive today?

An estimated 3,200 people named Letty are alive in the United States, based on 4,615 recorded births and Social Security life tables.

What does the name Letty mean?

A diminutive of the female given name Letitia.

How popular is the name Letty in 2025?

Letty ranked #1,386 among girls' names in the United States in 2025, with 158 babies given the name, according to Social Security Administration data.

How many people are named Letty?

4,615 babies have been named Letty in the United States since 1880, based on Social Security card applications.

When was the name Letty most popular?

Letty peaked in 2016, when 163 newborns received the name.

Is Letty a boy or girl name?

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

Is the name Letty rising or falling?

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

Will Letty become more popular?

Letty looks stable. If the recent trend holds, we project roughly 166 girls named Letty in 2030, ranking outside the top 500. Forecasts assume the current trend continues and become less certain further out.

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