Given name & surname
Leticia
“one who brings joy to others”
Leticia is a variant of Letitia. One Latin interpretation is “one who brings joy to others.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
Leticia is a variant of Letitia. One Latin interpretation is “one who brings joy to others.”
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
Leticia is a variant of Letitia. An origin associated with Letitia is Latin.
Explained through its name family
How it developed
In Spanish usage, Leticia developed from Laetitia.
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1916. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Leticia through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 43,199
- 215 boys · 42,984 girls
- Most popular year
- 1980
- 1,079 babies
- 2025
- 120
- #1,707 for girls
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- −8%
- Steady
Where it’s given
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 120 U.S. birth records for girls, ranking No. 1,707 among girls’ names. Average annual use for girls was 8.1% lower in 2021–2025 than in 2016–2020. Its largest published annual count for girls was 1,070 in 1980. In 2025, California had the largest reported state-level birth count for girls with this name (25). Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 83,202 as a first name in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Leticia’s family of names
In Spanish usage, Leticia has a diminutive in LETI. In Spanish usage, Leticia developed from the Latin form Laetitia. Leticia has a related form in Letitia.
Inner ring: spellings · middle: nicknames and forms · outer: across languages.
Around the world
Leticia has relatives in 5 languages.
5 related names in 5 languages. Point at a dot, or tab to the map and use the arrow keys.
Nicknames & forms 6
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Spellings & scripts 4
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
Across languages 6
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
People named Leticia
- Leticia CalderónMexican actressborn 1968
- Leticia DoleraSpanish actressborn 1981
- Leticia RomeroSpanish basketball player (born 1995)
- Leticia SpillerBrazilian actress and producerborn 1973
- Leticia BrédiceArgentine actressborn 1972
- Leticia Oro MeloBrazilian athletics competitorborn 1997
- Leticia Ramos-ShahaniFilipino politician (1929-2017)
- Leticia PerdigónMexican actress (born 1956)
- Leticia HuijaraMexican actressborn 1967
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
Appears in
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