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    The first name Letitia

    A girl’s name from Latin meaning “gladness”.

    4 syllables Female

    Meaning and origin

    Latin origin

    Letitia means “gladness” in Latin.

    Name of an obscure Spanish saint, Leticia, from Latin laetitia "gladness".

    From Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

    Popularity

    Babies registered in England and Wales, 1996–2025

    Letitia last appeared in the official list in 2023, given to 3 girls. It peaked in 1996, with 44 births (#562).

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    400
    babies named Letitia, 1996–2025
    #5,687
    rank in 2023
    1996
    peak year

    Office for National Statistics; years with fewer than three births are not published and show as zero. Compare Letitia with other names.

    Popularity in the United States

    Babies named Letitia at birth, 1880–2025

    In 2024, 7 girls born in the United States were named Letitia, the 12,897th most popular girls’ name that year. It was used most in 1964, when 329 were.

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    11,408
    babies named Letitia since 1880
    #12,897
    rank in 2024
    1964
    peak year

    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.

    Letitia in other languages

    Equivalent forms of the name, from Wiktionary

    Laetitia
    French, also Léticie, Liesse
    Λετίτσια
    Letítsia
    Greek
    Letizia
    Italian
    Laetitia
    Latin
    Letícia
    Portuguese
    Letiția
    Romanian
    Leticia
    Spanish

    Nicknames and spellings

    Nicknames for Letitia

    Other spellings and forms

    Famous people named Letitia

    6 on Wikidata, most written-about first

    • Letitia Christian Tyler
      First Lady of the United States (1790–1842)
    • Letitia Elizabeth Landon
      British poet and novelist (1802–1838)
    • Letitia James
      Attorney General of New York since 2019
    • Letitia de Jong
      Dutch speed skater, born 1993
    • Letitia Mumford Geer
      American nurse and inventor (1853-1935)
    • Cecilia Underwood, 1st Duchess of Inverness
      British duchess; second wife of Prince Augustus Frederick, Duke of Sussex (1785-1873)

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    Questions

    What does the name Letitia mean?
    Letitia means “gladness” in Latin.
    What is the origin of the name Letitia?
    Name of an obscure Spanish saint, Leticia, from Latin laetitia "gladness".
    How popular is the name Letitia?
    In 2023, 3 girls born in England and Wales were named Letitia, ranking 5,687th. Its peak was 1996, with 44 births.
    What are nicknames for Letitia?
    Common nicknames for Letitia include Titty, Tish, Letty, Tisha, Lettie.
    Is Letitia a boy's or a girl's name?
    Mostly a girl's name: 100% of the 11,408 US babies named Letitia since 1880 were girls.
    When was Letitia most popular?
    1964 in the United States, when 329 babies were named Letitia, its highest rank at 545th.
    What are other spellings of Letitia?
    Laetitia, Latitia, Lætitia, Lettice and Latisha.