Letha
- US rank
- Unranked
- Syllables
- 2
- Peak
- #231 in 1903
0 babies were named Letha in the US in 2025.
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US births per million girls, 1880–2025
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Popularity: U.S. Social Security Administration (babies with 5+ births per year).
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A few things about Letha you might not know, from US birth records. Handy for convincing a partner, or a grandparent.
- HistoryLetha has been in use since at least 1880, the first year US birth records were kept. That's 145 years of Lethas, and counting.
- Best yearIts best year was 1903, when it reached #231.
About the name Letha
Letha is a girl name of Greek and Latin origin. It has 5 letters and 2 syllables, starting with L and ending in “-tha”. US birth records list Letha for girls from 1880 to 2020, in 133 of those 141 years. Its best year was 1903, when it ranked #231 among girl names. It hasn't been given to 5 or more US babies in a year since 2020, so today it's a genuinely rare choice.
Origin:Greek namesLatin names
| Decade | Babies per million | About 1 in |
|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 327 | 3,055 girls |
| 1890s | 513 | 1,948 girls |
| 1900s | 590 | 1,696 girls |
| 1910s | 457 | 2,187 girls |
| 1920s | 314 | 3,180 girls |
| 1930s | 220 | 4,548 girls |
| 1940s | 123 | 8,114 girls |
| 1950s | 86 | 11,593 girls |
| 1960s | 82 | 12,160 girls |
| 1970s | 43 | 23,170 girls |
| 1980s | 18 | 56,948 girls |
| 1990s | 7.0 | 143,472 girls |
| 2000s | 2.5 | 400,000 girls |
| 2010s | 2.9 | 344,828 girls |
| 2020s | 3.1 | 322,581 girls |
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Questions about the name Letha
What is the origin of the name Letha?
Letha has Greek, Latin roots in our records. Other Greek names include Eleanor, Aurora, Penelope.
Is Letha a boy or girl name?
Letha is a girl name.
How popular is the name Letha?
Letha is rare: fewer than 5 US girls got it in 2025, and it was last given to 5 or more in 2020. It peaked at #231 in 1903.