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Why parents love Leticia- Queen Letizia of Spain carries the name.
- The meaning joy/gladness is the most directly happy.
- Four syllables with a flowing, Spanish sound: leh-TEE-see-ah.
- The Spanish form serves 500 million speakers.
- The Latin laetitia gives genuine classical depth.
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The vibe of Leticia
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Origin & history of Leticia
Latin laetitia (joy)
→ Spanish Leticia
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Latin roots
Leticia is the Spanish form of Letitia meaning joy. Queen Letizia of Spain carries the name. 500 million Spanish speakers know this form.
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First recorded
Earliest known use: Spanish form; Queen Letizia (born 1972).
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Today
Leticia remains a beloved choice, ranking #1650 in the US. 43,075 babies have been named Leticia since 1916.
◈ Sources: Behind the Name, SSA data
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How popular is Leticia?
1980
peak year
Leticia first appears in the U.S. registration record in 1916. Its popularity climbed over the following decades. In 1980, 1,070 babies received the name (ranked #241). Today it sits well outside the top 1,000 (around #1650), with roughly 130 babies named Leticia each year. Leticia's usage has held roughly steady recently. In total, around 43,075 babies have been registered with this name since 1880.
Year-by-year registrations
1880–2024 · U.S. Social Security data
1,070
Babies named in peak year
(ranked #241)
(ranked #241)
130
Avg. per year
(last decade)
(last decade)
1,300
Total registrations
last 10 years
last 10 years
43,075
All-time total
(since 1880)
(since 1880)
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Numerology of Leticia5
Life path number
The Adventurer
Freedom, adventure and curiosity.
Leticia's Life Path 3 is the communicator's number — joy communication. People named Leticia tend to be flowing, joyful, and gifted at being Spanish gladness for 500 million.
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Spanish gladness 500 million✦
Queen-Letizia◈
Latin-joy◎
Laetitia-heritage♡
Flowing happinessL3
E5
T2
I9
C3
I9
A1
Sum: 32 → Life path 5
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Personality of Leticia🌍
Free spirit
Adventure calls and they always answer.
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Electric energy
Things happen around them — exciting, unexpected.
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Adaptable
New situations are opportunities, never threats.
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Natural charmer
There's something magnetic about them.
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