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The first name Letty

A girl’s name.

2 syllables Female

Meaning and origin

From Letitia + -y.

Letty is a short form of

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From Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

Popularity

Babies registered in England and Wales, 1996–2025

In 2025, 10 girls were named Letty, making it the 2,605th most popular girls’ name. It peaked in 2017, with 26 births (#1,296).

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216
babies named Letty, 1996–2025
#2,605
rank in 2025
2017
peak year

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

Popularity in the United States

Babies named Letty at birth, 1880–2025

In 2025, 158 girls born in the United States were named Letty, the 1,386th most popular girls’ name that year. It was used most in 2016, when 163 were.

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4,615
babies named Letty since 1880
#1,386
rank in 2025
2016
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.

Famous people named Letty

3 on Wikidata, most written-about first

  • Letty Cottin Pogrebin
    American author, journalist, lecturer, and social justice activist (born 1939)
  • Letty Aronson
    American film producer, born 1943
  • Letty Jimenez Magsanoc
    Filipino journalist (1941-2015)

Questions

What does the name Letty mean?
From Letitia + -y.
How popular is the name Letty?
In 2025, 10 girls born in England and Wales were named Letty, ranking 2,605th. Its peak was 2017, with 26 births.
Is Letty a boy's or a girl's name?
Mostly a girl's name: 100% of the 4,615 US babies named Letty since 1880 were girls.
When was Letty most popular?
2016 in the United States, when 163 babies were named Letty, its highest rank at 1,423rd.