Lettie

Meaning: Joy, gladness
Origin: Variant of Letitia · from Latin laetus (from Latin)

Girl's name · #757 in the US (2025) · Comeback

Popularity over time

Lettie was #184 in 1881, slipped to #16618 by 2008, and has climbed back to #757 today. About 11,000 girls have carried it since 1880.

Across the states

In recent years, Lettie ran about 3× its national rate in Mississippi and Alabama.

Appears in 2020-2025 birth records of 28 states. See the full state-by-state map on this page.

Around the world

See how Lettie ranks in other countries and regions.

#756 in England & Wales (2025) · #1,501 in Canada (2024).

Famous Letties

Lettie Viljoen — South African writer
Lettie Beckon Alston — Composer
Lettie Oosthoek — Dutch actress (1937–2026)
Lettie Cowman — Writer and missionary
Lettie A. Allen — Public servant, political activist, feminist, local politician

In stories & tradition

Lettie — Something's Afoot (musical stage work)

Spellings & nicknames

Together with its spelling variant Letty (#1386), Lettie would rank around #577 with about 520 births last year — the newborns split about 69/31 between Lettie and Letty.

Similar names: Letty · Belle · Lenna · Hattie · Luella · Lottie

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