How Many People Are Named Letitia?
An estimated 7,407 people in the United States have the first name Letitia. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 56 years old, and Letitia peaked in popularity in 1964 with 329 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Letitia 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 Letitia paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
7,407
About 1 in 46,274 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
56
years old
Peak Year
1964
329 births
Total Registered
11,408
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Letitia
Letitia is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 11,408 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Letitia as a female name
Ranked #12,852 in 2024
7 female births in 2024
Peak: 1964 (329 births)
Letitia: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Letitia span from the 1880s to the 2020s, covering 15 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1960s, when 2,645 babies were registered. Letitia has declined significantly from its peak in the 1960s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Letitia by Decade
How has Letitia 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.
Letitia by State
Birth registrations for Letitia span all 36 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in New York, Pennsylvania, California. The lowest are in Oregon, Maine, Hawaii. On average, about 188 Letitias were registered per state.
Letitia + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Letitia as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
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Letitia: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Letitia?
We estimate approximately 7,407 people named Letitia 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 46,274 Americans share this first name.
Is Letitia a common name?
Letitia is classified as "Rare" and is more popular than 97.3% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 11,408 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Letitia most popular?
Letitia reached peak popularity in 1964, when 329 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Letitia is approximately 56 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Letitia a female name?
Letitia is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Letitia Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Letitia Smith, Letitia Johnson, Letitia 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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