Baby Name Popularity Profile
Lettie
Data-driven SSA statistics, rankings, and historical trends for Lettie.
National Rank (2025)
#757
All-Time Peak Rank
#184
Achieved 1881
Total U.S. Births
11,097
since 1880
Unisex Distribution
0.0% Boy / 100.0% Girl
Female Archetype
First Recorded
1880
Data through: 2025
Peak Decade
1920s
358 births in 2025
π‘ The Lettie Vibe: Considered a Rising Star. A high-velocity modern choice demonstrating rapid, sustained growth in recent registries.
π Meaning & Etymology
Primary Meaning
Joy, happiness
Language Origin
Latin
Origin Type
single
Diminutive of Letitia, derived from Latin laetitia meaning 'joy, happiness'. It is also used as a diminutive of Charlotte.
Alternative Spellings
Letty
Pronunciation:
LET-ee
Etymology confidence:
High
π Popularity Over Time (1880 β 2025)
Annual registration volume (number of births) for Lettie across 146 years of SSA data.
Historical Timeline (1880 - 2025)
Recent Decade (2015 - 2025)
5-Year Trend (2020β2025)
+143.5%
10-Year Trend (2015β2025)
+241.0%
2015
2020
2025
π Popularity Milestones
Busiest Year on Record
358
births in 2025
Years in Top 100
0 yrs
Years in Top 500
37 yrs
Longest Streak
107 yrs
Decade-by-Decade Registration Volumes
1880s: 783
1890s: 1,019
1900s: 1,027
1910s: 1,420
1920s: 1,564
1930s: 1,039
1940s: 804
1950s: 628
1960s: 324
1970s: 173
1980s: 83
1990s: 64
2000s: 56
2010s: 730
2020s: 1,383
π Sound & Spelling Structure
Phonetic Syllables
Letti-e
Letter Count
6 letters
Spelling Complexity
Moderate
Length Percentile
Longer than 25.7% of names
Linguistic Profile: Longer than 25.7% of SSA names. Starts with L, a letter used by only 5.7% of SSA names.
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π Authentic State & Regional Rankings
Highest Ranking State
Mississippi
Top States
Mississippi, North Carolina, Alabama, Kentucky, Louisiana
States with Data
32
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