Leticia

Meaning: Joy, gladness
Origin: Latin — Spanish/Portuguese form of Letitia

Girl's name · #1707 in the US (2025) · Timeless

Popularity over time

Leticia holds its lane: charted since 1916 and rarely far from where it stands today (#1707 in 2025). About 43,000 girls have carried it along the way.

Across the states

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Appears in 2020-2025 birth records of 5 states. See the full state-by-state map on this page.

Around the world

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#73 in Hungary (2025) · #187 in Mexico (2024) · #393 in Austria (2025) · #412 in Poland (2025) · #601 in Switzerland (2025) · #975 in Ecuador (2025) · #1,651 in France (2025) · #1,882 in Canada (2025) · #2,203 in Sweden (2025) · #2,278 in England & Wales (2025) · #1,198 in Belgium (2019) · #255 in Slovakia (2013) and 1 more.

Famous Leticias

Leticia Calderón — Mexican actress (born 1968)
Letícia Román — Italian actress (1941–2025)
Letícia Sabatella — Brazilian actress and singer (born 1971)
Leticia Dolera — Spanish actress (born 1981)
Letícia Bufoni — Brazilian-American skateboarder (born 1993)

In stories & tradition

Leticia Ortiz^it — Fast & Furious (film series)
Leticia Meynar — Operatic character in the opera The Exterminating Angel by Thomas Adès

What Leticias become

Among 325 notable people named Leticia:

No single standout — notable Leticias spread across many fields.

Similar names: Alisa · Leonora · Valencia · Ivette · Claudia · Lourdes

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