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Letty

/ˈlɛti/ · 100% girls · 158 born in 2025

Letty has been given to about 4,615 people in the United States since 1880. It was most common in 2016, which makes it a current name.

Meaning—
Origin—
Syllables2
Pronunciation/ˈlɛti/
Nicknames—
Living in the US≈ 3,317
Median age today13 years

Popularity, 1880–2025

Babies named Letty per year · SSA, ONS, NRS, CSO, INSEE and SSB
18802025
United StatesEngland & WalesScotlandFranceeach scaled to its own peak
  • Peak year2016 · 163
  • Born in 2025158
  • All time4,615
  • England & Wales, 202510

How popular is Letty?

Its best year was 2016, when 163 babies were given the name, ranking 1423rd. The typical living American called Letty is about 13 years old today. It is relatively most common in North Dakota, where it accounts for 0.10% of births.

Names that sound like Letty

Phonetic similarity, 0–1
  1. Betty0.82
  2. Lesly0.64
  3. Lettie0.62
  4. Leta0.61
  5. Liberty0.60
  6. Leigh0.57
  7. Letha0.53
  8. Patty0.49

Middle names for Letty

Ranked by flow score
  1. Letty Anne0.81
  2. Letty Catherine0.78
  3. Letty Josephine0.78
  4. Letty Rose0.77
  5. Letty Marie0.77
  6. Letty Grace0.77

Sibling names for Letty

Same era, comparable use, no clash
  1. Merritteither · 0.94
  2. Evelinasister · 0.94
  3. Vedasister · 0.91
  4. Clementinesister · 0.91
  5. Emmittbrother · 0.91
  6. Dukebrother · 0.91

Where Letty is strongest

Share of 2025 births by state
  1. North Dakota0.10%
  2. Minnesota0.02%
  3. Maryland0.01%
  4. Wisconsin0.01%
  5. Ohio0.01%

With a common surname

Flow score against the most-used American surnames · try your own
  1. Letty Anderson0.77
  2. Letty White0.72
  3. Letty Nguyen0.72
  4. Letty Moore0.72
  5. Letty Hill0.72
  6. Letty Hall0.72

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 Letty

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

Letty 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.