How Many People Are Named Leticia?
An estimated 38,427 people in the United States have the first name Leticia. It is predominantly female (99.5%). The average bearer is 45 years old, and Leticia peaked in popularity in 1980 with 1,079 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Leticia as a first name in the United States, including gender data, a year-by-year popularity timeline going back to 1880, a decade breakdown, and state-by-state birth registrations. You can also check how many people share the full name Leticia paired with any surname.
Key Insights
- While Leticia is overwhelmingly female, 215 male births have been registered with this name since 1880.
Estimated Living Americans
38,427
About 1 in 8,920 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Uncommon
Predicted Gender
Female
99.5% confidence
Average Age
45
years old
Peak Year
1980
1,079 births
Total Registered
43,075
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Leticia
Leticia is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 43,075 total births registered, 99.5% were female.
Leticia as a male name
Ranked #8,261 in 1993
6 male births in 1993
Peak: 1972 (15 births)
Leticia as a female name
Ranked #1,768 in 2024
114 female births in 2024
Peak: 1980 (1,070 births)
Leticia: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Leticia span from the 1910s to the 2020s, covering 12 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1970s, when 10,230 babies were registered. Leticia has declined significantly from its peak in the 1970s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Leticia by Decade
How has Leticia tracked across different eras? The table below groups all SSA birth registrations into 10-year periods, with separate male and female counts. The colored bar shows each decade's share relative to the peak.
Leticia by State
Birth registrations for Leticia span all 39 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in California, Texas, Illinois. The lowest are in Mississippi, Hawaii, South Carolina. On average, about 1,005 Leticias were registered per state.
Leticia + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Leticia as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Leticia
Other first names starting with L with a similar number of bearers.
Leticia: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Leticia?
We estimate approximately 38,427 people named Leticia are alive in the United States today. This is based on SSA birth records from 1880 to 2024, adjusted for mortality using CDC life tables. About 1 in 8,920 Americans share this first name.
Is Leticia a common name?
Leticia is classified as "Uncommon" and is more popular than 99% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 43,075 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Leticia most popular?
Leticia reached peak popularity in 1980, when 1,079 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Leticia is approximately 45 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Leticia a female name?
Leticia is predominantly female. 99.5% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Leticia Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Leticia Smith, Leticia Johnson, Leticia Williams. You can also search any combination on our homepage.
Where does this data come from?
Our estimates use Social Security Administration birth records (1880 to 2024), adjusted for survival using CDC 2023 life tables broken down by sex. The U.S. population figure (342,754,338) is from the Census Bureau's July 2025 estimate. Full methodology.
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