Is Leticia a boy or girl name?
Leticia is a girl name in the US. In 2024, 114 girls and 0 boys were named Leticia, so 100% were girls. Across 1880–2024, 99.5% of the 43,075 US babies named Leticia were girls.
- Boy rank, 2024
- Not ranked
- Girl rank, 2024
- #1,768
- Babies named Leticia since 1916
- 43,075
- Most popular year
- 1980
- 1,079 babies
Boys and girls named Leticia, by decade
| Decade | Boys | Girls | Share girls |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1910s | 0 | 19 | 100% |
| 1920s | 0 | 49 | 100% |
| 1930s | 0 | 129 | 100% |
| 1940s | 0 | 352 | 100% |
| 1950s | 0 | 3,704 | 100% |
| 1960s | 36 | 8,312 | 99.6% |
| 1970s | 75 | 10,155 | 99.3% |
| 1980s | 78 | 8,160 | 99.1% |
| 1990s | 26 | 6,298 | 99.6% |
| 2000s | 0 | 3,503 | 100% |
| 2010s | 0 | 1,574 | 100% |
| 2020s | 0 | 605 | 100% |
Every year
| Year | Boys | Boy rank | Girls | Girl rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 0 | – | 114 | #1,768 |
| 2023 | 0 | – | 124 | #1,676 |
| 2022 | 0 | – | 123 | #1,699 |
| 2021 | 0 | – | 122 | #1,703 |
| 2020 | 0 | – | 122 | #1,683 |
| 2019 | 0 | – | 119 | #1,741 |
| 2018 | 0 | – | 131 | #1,629 |
| 2017 | 0 | – | 134 | #1,620 |
| 2016 | 0 | – | 151 | #1,508 |
| 2015 | 0 | – | 156 | #1,473 |
| 2014 | 0 | – | 160 | #1,424 |
| 2013 | 0 | – | 153 | #1,459 |
| 2012 | 0 | – | 169 | #1,381 |
| 2011 | 0 | – | 169 | #1,365 |
| 2010 | 0 | – | 232 | #1,072 |
| 2009 | 0 | – | 238 | #1,073 |
| 2008 | 0 | – | 271 | #987 |
| 2007 | 0 | – | 269 | #993 |
| 2006 | 0 | – | 342 | #799 |
| 2005 | 0 | – | 332 | #784 |
| 2004 | 0 | – | 353 | #744 |
| 2003 | 0 | – | 378 | #690 |
| 2002 | 0 | – | 391 | #646 |
| 2001 | 0 | – | 461 | #561 |
| 2000 | 0 | – | 468 | #558 |
| 1999 | 0 | – | 477 | #532 |
| 1998 | 0 | – | 541 | #474 |
| 1997 | 0 | – | 543 | #462 |
| 1996 | 0 | – | 547 | #458 |
| 1995 | 0 | – | 587 | #438 |
| 1994 | 0 | – | 649 | #389 |
| 1993 | 6 | #8,261 | 671 | #380 |
| 1992 | 9 | #5,936 | 850 | #321 |
| 1991 | 0 | – | 651 | #393 |
| 1990 | 11 | #4,874 | 782 | #340 |
| 1989 | 6 | #7,527 | 663 | #380 |
| 1988 | 10 | #4,634 | 681 | #359 |
| 1987 | 0 | – | 693 | #348 |
| 1986 | 11 | #4,023 | 673 | #353 |
| 1985 | 9 | #4,547 | 784 | #308 |
| 1984 | 9 | #4,416 | 752 | #316 |
| 1983 | 8 | #4,741 | 842 | #279 |
| 1982 | 9 | #4,442 | 966 | #257 |
| 1981 | 7 | #5,257 | 1,036 | #240 |
| 1980 | 9 | #4,361 | 1,070 | #241 |
| 1979 | 12 | #3,474 | 1,017 | #246 |
| 1978 | 5 | #6,380 | 1,021 | #240 |
| 1977 | 7 | #4,915 | 1,020 | #242 |
| 1976 | 5 | #6,122 | 1,037 | #232 |
| 1975 | 5 | #5,962 | 977 | #249 |
| 1974 | 12 | #3,059 | 1,019 | #252 |
| 1973 | 8 | #3,922 | 987 | #255 |
| 1972 | 15 | #2,494 | 1,052 | #256 |
| 1971 | 0 | – | 1,052 | #274 |
| 1970 | 6 | #4,529 | 973 | #297 |
| 1969 | 7 | #3,796 | 991 | #283 |
| 1968 | 5 | #4,494 | 851 | #304 |
| 1967 | 0 | – | 764 | #313 |
| 1966 | 7 | #3,416 | 841 | #305 |
| 1965 | 0 | – | 786 | #321 |
| 1964 | 0 | – | 843 | #324 |
| 1963 | 0 | – | 803 | #333 |
| 1962 | 0 | – | 791 | #334 |
| 1961 | 7 | #3,539 | 870 | #318 |
| 1960 | 10 | #2,789 | 772 | #343 |
| 1959 | 0 | – | 602 | #386 |
| 1958 | 0 | – | 554 | #389 |
| 1957 | 0 | – | 543 | #391 |
| 1956 | 0 | – | 478 | #416 |
| 1955 | 0 | – | 402 | #448 |
| 1954 | 0 | – | 326 | #489 |
| 1953 | 0 | – | 307 | #498 |
| 1952 | 0 | – | 234 | #567 |
| 1951 | 0 | – | 148 | #720 |
| 1950 | 0 | – | 110 | #837 |
| 1949 | 0 | – | 63 | #1,149 |
| 1948 | 0 | – | 57 | #1,203 |
| 1947 | 0 | – | 44 | #1,404 |
| 1946 | 0 | – | 41 | #1,367 |
| 1945 | 0 | – | 28 | #1,560 |
| 1944 | 0 | – | 26 | #1,640 |
| 1943 | 0 | – | 19 | #2,042 |
| 1942 | 0 | – | 24 | #1,738 |
| 1941 | 0 | – | 22 | #1,720 |
| 1940 | 0 | – | 28 | #1,455 |
| 1939 | 0 | – | 16 | #2,084 |
| 1938 | 0 | – | 10 | #2,838 |
| 1937 | 0 | – | 16 | #2,050 |
| 1936 | 0 | – | 15 | #2,099 |
| 1935 | 0 | – | 10 | #2,843 |
| 1934 | 0 | – | 17 | #1,961 |
| 1933 | 0 | – | 12 | #2,480 |
| 1932 | 0 | – | 11 | #2,746 |
| 1931 | 0 | – | 12 | #2,500 |
| 1930 | 0 | – | 10 | #2,965 |
| 1929 | 0 | – | 12 | #2,661 |
| 1928 | 0 | – | 7 | #3,997 |
| 1927 | 0 | – | 7 | #4,094 |
| 1926 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1925 | 0 | – | 7 | #4,241 |
| 1924 | 0 | – | 7 | #4,247 |
| 1923 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1922 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1921 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1920 | 0 | – | 9 | #3,483 |
| 1919 | 0 | – | 6 | #4,552 |
| 1918 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1917 | 0 | – | 8 | #3,543 |
| 1916 | 0 | – | 5 | #4,818 |
Highest rank
As a boy name, Leticia reached #2,494 in 1972. As a girl name, it reached #232 in 1976. Ranks count every name SSA published for that year and sex, so they go well past the top 1,000.
Names from the same era
These names were also most popular in the 1980s, with a similar number of babies. They can work as sibling or middle names that feel like they belong together.
Names spelled like Leticia
Source: US Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880–2024. Counts are Social Security card applications for US births; SSA leaves out names given to fewer than 5 babies in a year. Updated 2026-10-05. How these numbers are made.