How Many People Are Named Lettice?
An estimated 8 people in the United States have the first name Lettice. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 64 years old, and Lettice peaked in popularity in 1922 with 8 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Lettice 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 Lettice paired with any surname.
Key Insights
- Lettice is exceptionally rare. Fewer than 100 people with this name are estimated to be alive in the U.S. today.
Estimated Living Americans
8
About 1 in 42,844,292 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
64
years old
Peak Year
1922
8 births
Total Registered
18
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Lettice
Lettice is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 18 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Lettice as a female name
Ranked #8,104 in 1969
5 female births in 1969
Peak: 1922 (8 births)
Lettice: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Lettice span from the 1920s to the 1960s, covering 3 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1920s, when 8 babies were registered. While Lettice is less common than at its peak in the 1920s, it remains a well-established name with steady registrations.
Lettice by Decade
How has Lettice 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.
Lettice + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Lettice as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Lettice
Other first names starting with L with a similar number of bearers.
Lettice: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Lettice?
We estimate approximately 8 people named Lettice 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 42,844,292 Americans share this first name.
Is Lettice a common name?
Lettice is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 24.6% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 18 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Lettice most popular?
Lettice reached peak popularity in 1922, when 8 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Lettice is approximately 64 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Lettice a female name?
Lettice is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Lettice Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Lettice Smith, Lettice Johnson, Lettice 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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