Given name
Letisha
“one who brings joy to others”
Letisha is a variant of Letitia. One Latin interpretation is “one who brings joy to others.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
Letisha is a variant of Letitia. One Latin interpretation is “one who brings joy to others.”
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
Letisha is a variant of Letitia. An origin associated with Letitia is Latin.
Explained through its name family
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1958. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Letisha through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 1,894
- 0 boys · 1,894 girls
- Most popular year
- 1979
- 124 babies
- 2025
- 0
- Outside the ranked list
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- —
- Too few births to compare
By the numbers
The most recent published U.S. birth count for girls is 5 in 2023. Later missing counts do not mean the name went unused. Its largest published annual count for girls was 124 in 1979. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 1,590 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.
Letisha’s family of names
Letisha has a related form in Letitia.
Inner ring: spellings · outer: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 3
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Spellings & scripts 1
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
Similar names
If you love Letisha, these share its style, era, origin or sound, from outside its own family.
Leticia
“one who brings joy to others”
>99% girls
Risha
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Lucila
“one who is illuminated”
>99% girls
Lesley
“garden of hollies”
2% boys · 98% girls
Trisha
“of noble descent”
>99% girls
Elissa
“God is my oath” · “My God is bountiful”
>99% girls
Keisha
“of the spice tree”
>99% girls
Keysha
>99% girls