Lettie
Lettie is a name with a single cultural origin: English.
- English
Meaning & Origin of Lettie
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Lettie is a name with a single cultural origin: English.
Origin data from Behind the Name .
Cultural Origins (via Behind the Name)
- English
The Story of Lettie
The earliest SSA record of Lettie as a baby girl name dates back to 1880, when 62 babies received it. 2026 was its biggest year on record, with 296 newborns named Lettie — #902 in the national rankings. As of 2026, Lettie ranks #902 for baby girls with 296 births, rising sharply (+95% over the past five years). All told, over 11K Americans have carried the name since 1880, from the 1880s to the 2020s.
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Variants & Related Forms of Lettie
Foreign forms, alternate spellings, and nicknames that share roots with Lettie. Linked entries have a profile on Peek a Name.
Names that sound like Lettie
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About the name Lettie
Lettie is a girl baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1880 and has accumulated 11K births in the dataset. Lettie's peak popularity came in 2026 when it ranked #181. Use the chart and map above to compare Lettie'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.