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Leticia

Girl

Meaning of Leticia: Latin: 'joy'

Leticia is a girl's name most strongly associated with Latin naming. It has 7 letters and 3 syllables, and it is familiar but far from overused — 1656th most popular girls' name in the United States in 2025 and 3015th in England & Wales.

US rank 2025

#1656

120 babies in 2025

England & Wales 2024

#3015

8 babies in 2024

US babies since 1880

43,199

First recorded 1916 · peak 1980

Trend

stable

Style: uncommon

Popularity over time

1981: 1,043 babies1982: 975 babies1983: 850 babies1984: 762 babies1985: 792 babies1986: 684 babies1987: 693 babies1988: 692 babies1989: 669 babies1990: 793 babies19901991: 651 babies1992: 859 babies1993: 677 babies1994: 649 babies1995: 587 babies1996: 547 babies1997: 543 babies1998: 541 babies1999: 477 babies2000: 468 babies20002001: 461 babies2002: 391 babies2003: 378 babies2004: 353 babies2005: 332 babies2006: 342 babies2007: 269 babies2008: 271 babies2009: 238 babies2010: 232 babies20102011: 170 babies2012: 169 babies2013: 153 babies2014: 160 babies2015: 156 babies2016: 151 babies2017: 134 babies2018: 131 babies2019: 119 babies2020: 122 babies20202021: 122 babies2022: 123 babies2023: 124 babies2024: 115 babies2025: 120 babies
US babies named Leticia per year (Social Security Administration). Peak bar = 1,043.

Gender split

1% boys · 99% girls, based on US, UK and international usage.

Origins & cultures

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