The first name Leticia
A girl’s name.
3 syllables Female
Popularity
Babies registered in England and Wales, 1996–2025
In 2025, 12 girls were named Leticia, making it the 2,278th most popular girls’ name. It peaked in 2008, with 32 births (#972).
Office for National Statistics; years with fewer than three births are not published and show as zero. Compare Leticia with other names.
Popularity in the United States
Babies named Leticia at birth, 1880–2025
In 2025, 120 girls born in the United States were named Leticia, the 1,707th most popular girls’ name that year. It was used most in 1980, when 1,070 were.
US Social Security Administration, from applications for a Social Security card. A name is only published for a year when at least five babies were given it, so quieter years show as zero.
Famous people named Leticia
14 on Wikidata, most written-about first
- Letícia SabatellaBrazilian actress and singer, born 1972
- Letícia BirkheuerBrazilian actress, born 1978
- Letícia BufoniBrazilian-American skateboarder, born 1993
- Marisa Letícia Lula da Silva35th First Lady of Brazil (1950–2017)
- Leticia BrediceArgentine actress, born 1972
- Leticia SpillerBrazilian actress and producer, born 1973
- Leticia SantosBrazilian association football player, born 1994
- Letícia Izidoro Lima da SilvaBrazilian association football player, born 1994
- Leticia Oro MeloBrazilian athletics competitor, born 1997
- Leticia Ramos-ShahaniFilipino politician (1929-2017)
- Letícia ColinBrazilian actress and singer, born 1989
- Letícia de SouzaBrazilian athletics competitor, born 1996
Questions
- How popular is the name Leticia?
- In 2025, 12 girls born in England and Wales were named Leticia, ranking 2,278th. Its peak was 2008, with 32 births.
- Is Leticia a boy's or a girl's name?
- Mostly a girl's name: 100% of the 43,199 US babies named Leticia since 1880 were girls.
- When was Leticia most popular?
- 1980 in the United States, when 1,070 babies were named Leticia, its highest rank at 241st.