Leticia
Leticia is a name with multiple cultural origins: Spanish, Portuguese, Hungarian.
- Spanish
- Portuguese
- Hungarian
Meaning & Origin of Leticia
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Leticia is a name with multiple cultural origins: Spanish, Portuguese, Hungarian.
Origin data from Behind the Name .
Cultural Origins (via Behind the Name)
- Spanish
- Portuguese
- Hungarian
The Story of Leticia
Leticia first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a baby girl name in 1916, with 5 babies given the name that year. The name hit its high-water mark in 1980: 1,070 births, good for #240 nationwide. About 24% of every Leticia on record arrived during the 1970s, its defining decade. As of 2026, Leticia ranks #1,758 for baby girls with 116 births, gradually falling (-5%). All told, over 43K Americans have carried the name since 1880, from the 1910s to the 2020s.
Popularity Over Time
Popularity by State
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About the name Leticia
Leticia is a girl baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1916 and has accumulated 43K births in the dataset. Leticia's peak popularity came in 1980 when it ranked #232. Use the chart and map above to compare Leticia's trajectory across years and U.S. states, or browse the related names section to discover similar choices.
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Data sources
- Birth statistics (counts, ranks, years 1880–2026) — U.S. Social Security Administration . Predictions for years not yet released by SSA are computed by Peek a Name from historical trends; we update with official data as soon as it ships.
- Etymology, cultural origins, and related forms — Behind the Name (used under their public API terms).
- Meaning prose and editorial summary — Wikipedia article extracts, licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0 .
- Predicted nationality distribution — Nationalize.io .
- Phonetically similar names — Datamuse .
Peek a Name aggregates and presents the above data for informational purposes. Statistical predictions and external attributions are clearly labelled where shown; we make no guarantee of accuracy beyond what each source provides.