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Leticia

/ləˈtɪʃə/ · 100% girls · 120 born in 2025

Leticia has been given to about 43,199 people in the United States since 1880. It was most common in 1980, which makes it a Gen X and millennial name.

Meaning—
Origin—
Syllables3
Pronunciation/ləˈtɪʃə/
Nicknames—
Living in the US≈ 40,838
Median age today47 years

Popularity, 1880–2025

Babies named Leticia per year · SSA, ONS, NRS, CSO, INSEE and SSB
18802025
United StatesEngland & WalesScotlandFranceeach scaled to its own peak
  • Peak year1980 · 1,079
  • Born in 2025120
  • All time43,199
  • England & Wales, 202512

How popular is Leticia?

Its best year was 1980, when 1,079 babies were given the name, ranking 241st. The typical living American called Leticia is about 47 years old today. It is relatively most common in Florida, where it accounts for 0.01% of births.

Names that sound like Leticia

Phonetic similarity, 0–1
  1. Letitia0.89
  2. Felicia0.79
  3. Elicia0.79
  4. Latricia0.78
  5. Patricia0.68
  6. Cecilia0.68
  7. Emilia0.68
  8. Alicia0.64

Middle names for Leticia

Ranked by flow score
  1. Leticia Rose0.85
  2. Leticia June0.84
  3. Leticia Pearl0.84
  4. Leticia Quinn0.84
  5. Leticia Nell0.84
  6. Leticia Wren0.83

Sibling names for Leticia

Same era, comparable use, no clash
  1. Bridgetsister · 0.95
  2. Angiesister · 0.92
  3. Elisasister · 0.91
  4. Claybrother · 0.91
  5. Damonbrother · 0.91
  6. Andrebrother · 0.90

Where Leticia is strongest

Share of 2025 births by state
  1. Florida0.01%
  2. California0.01%
  3. Texas0.00%

With a common surname

Flow score against the most-used American surnames · try your own
  1. Leticia White0.80
  2. Leticia Reyes0.80
  3. Leticia Nguyen0.80
  4. Leticia Moore0.80
  5. Leticia Hill0.80
  6. Leticia Green0.80

How to read these numbers

Every score on this page is explained
  1. Phonetic similarity0–1
  2. Middle-name flow0–1
  3. Sibling fit0–1
  4. Living population estimatemethod
  5. PronunciationCMU dictionary

Sources for Leticia

Every figure on this page is public record
  1. United States1880–2025
  2. England & Wales1996–2025
  3. Scotland1974–2020
  4. France1900–2025
  5. PronunciationCMU dictionary

Leticia across America

Share of 2025 births in each state. Darker means more common.
ME
WA
VT
NH
MT
ND
MN
WI
MI
NY
MA
OR
ID
SD
IA
IL
IN
OH
PA
NJ
CT
RI
NV
WY
NE
MO
KY
WV
VA
MD
DE
CA
UT
CO
KS
AR
TN
NC
DC
AZ
NM
OK
LA
MS
AL
SC
AK
TX
GA
FL
HI
raremost common

Source: US Social Security Administration, national and state name files, 2025 release, and the Office for National Statistics for England and Wales. Etymology researched and written by our editors. Living-population and median-age figures are our own estimates, described in the methodology.