How Many People Are Named Letty?
An estimated 2,792 people in the United States have the first name Letty. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 30 years old, and Letty peaked in popularity in 2016 with 163 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Letty 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 Letty paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
2,792
About 1 in 122,763 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
30
years old
Peak Year
2016
163 births
Total Registered
4,454
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Letty
Letty is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 4,454 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Letty as a female name
Ranked #1,607 in 2024
130 female births in 2024
Peak: 2016 (163 births)
Letty: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Letty span from the 1880s to the 2020s, covering 15 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 2010s, when 984 babies were registered. While Letty is less common than at its peak in the 2010s, it remains a well-established name with steady registrations.
Letty by Decade
How has Letty 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.
Letty by State
Birth registrations for Letty span all 30 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in Texas, California, Pennsylvania. The lowest are in West Virginia, Utah, Oregon. On average, about 46 Lettys were registered per state.
Letty + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Letty as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Letty
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Letty: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Letty?
We estimate approximately 2,792 people named Letty 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 122,763 Americans share this first name.
Is Letty a common name?
Letty is classified as "Rare" and is more popular than 94.9% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 4,454 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Letty most popular?
Letty reached peak popularity in 2016, when 163 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Letty is approximately 30 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Letty a female name?
Letty is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Letty Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Letty Smith, Letty Johnson, Letty 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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