babyNamedLeticia
“joy, gladness”
Girl’s name, of Portuguese and Latin origin. Lire en français
- most given girl’s name in France
- 1,508th
- births in 2023–2025
- 75
- babies born in France
- 1 in 25,641
- −5.3% a year recently
- Falling
- peak year
- 2017
Meaning and origin of Leticia
Leticia means “joy, gladness” and is of Portuguese and Latin origin.
Popularity of Leticia in France since 1986
- It peaked in 2017.
- Over recent years, Leticia has been falling (−5.3% a year).
- In schools of 200 children born in those years, you would find one Leticia every 106 schools.
Leticia in English-speaking countries
- United StatesSSA · 2023-25
1,700th girls’ name359 babies in 3 years1 girl in 13,4600% a year
- England and WalesONS · 2023-25
37 babies in 3 years1 girl in 20,752
- Ontario (Canada)ServiceOntario · 2022-24
1,785th girls’ name7 babies in 3 years1 girl in 22,071
Rarely or never given (below the publication threshold): British Columbia (Canada), Scotland, Northern Ireland, Ireland and New Zealand.
Official figures from each country, over their latest three published years. The spellings Leticia, Léticia and Letícia are counted together; other spellings are counted apart.
Same sound, other spellings
- Léticia5
- Letíciaabroad
Births 2023–2025. At school they sound the same: this total tells you whether your child is likely to share the name.
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