girl's name
Lettie
- Gender Girl
- Syllables 2
- Letters 6
- Popularity Top 1000 (US)
- Births on record 11,586
the United States
#757
2025 births
Lettie is a girl's name with 2 syllables. In 2025 it was given to 358 babies in the United States, ranking #757. It is a well-established, commonly used name.
- Peaked in 2025, when 358 babies were given the name.
- It has been rising over the past decade.
- Today about 1 in 9,261 babies in the United States is given this name.
- 2 syllables, with the stress on syllable 1.
Lettie over time
Births per decade in the United States, 1880s to 2020s. The striped bar is the 2020s, still in progress — it covers 2020 to 2025, not a full ten years.
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| Decade | Births |
|---|---|
| 1880s | 783 |
| 1890s | 1,019 |
| 1900s | 1,027 |
| 1910s | 1,420 |
| 1920s | 1,564 |
| 1930s | 1,039 |
| 1940s | 804 |
| 1950s | 628 |
| 1960s | 324 |
| 1970s | 173 |
| 1980s | 83 |
| 1990s | 64 |
| 2000s | 56 |
| 2010s | 730 |
| 2020s (to 2025) | 1,383 |
How popular is Lettie?
In 2025, Lettie was given to 358 babies in the United States, ranking #757 that year. It is a well-established, commonly used name.
Where Lettie is used
US figures omit any name given to fewer than five babies in a year, so the rarest names are absent from the source rather than absent from use. Data & sources.
Names that peaked alongside Lettie
These names rose and fell in the same era, which is why they tend to sound like they belong together.
Parents who like Lettie also like
Names whose popularity has risen and fallen in step with Lettie over the last century — the same taste, a different name.
Sibling names for Lettie
Names from the same era that won't rhyme or share an initial with Lettie — the two things that make a sibling set grate.
Common questions about Lettie
How popular is the name Lettie?
In 2025, Lettie was given to 358 babies in the United States, ranking #757 that year. It is a well-established, commonly used name.
Is Lettie a girl's or a boy's name?
Lettie is given almost entirely to girls in birth records.
How many syllables are in Lettie?
Lettie has 2 syllables.
When was Lettie most popular?
Lettie peaked in 2025, when 358 babies were given the name. It has been rising over the past decade.
Is Lettie a good name?
That is not something records can settle, but they can tell you what you would be choosing. Lettie currently ranks #748 in the United States. It has been rising over the past decade. Everything else — how it sounds with your surname, who it reminds you of — is yours.