The baby name Laetitia is a Female name , 3434 syllables long and is pronounced English: /leɪˈtɪʃə/ (LAY-TISH-uh); French: /lɛ.ti.sja/ (leh-TEE-syah); Classical Latin: /lɛˈti.ti.a/ (leh-TEE-tee-ah).
Laetitia is Latin in Origin.
The baby name Laetitia is a Female name , 3434 syllables long and is pronounced English: /leɪˈtɪʃə/ (LAY-TISH-uh); French: /lɛ.ti.sja/ (leh-TEE-syah); Classical Latin: /lɛˈti.ti.a/ (leh-TEE-tee-ah).
Laetitia is Latin in Origin.
Derived from the Latin noun laetitia, “joy, gladness,” from laetus “cheerful, abundant,” Laetitia names the personified quality of happiness in Roman usage and was favored by early Christians for its uplifting sense. The term survives liturgically in Laetare Sunday (“rejoice”). Veneration of a virgin martyr called Leticia/Laetitia in parts of Spain and France helped sustain the name through the Middle Ages.
In England it appears from the late medieval period, flourishing among Tudor and Restoration elites - the archaic form Lettice is famous via Lettice Knollys - then settling as Letitia/Leticia in Georgian and Victorian records. France revived the spelling Laëtitia/Laetitia in the 1970s–90s. International variants include Letitia (English), Laëtitia/Laetitia (French), Letizia (Italian), Leticia/Letícia (Spanish/Portuguese/Catalan), Lætitia (Latin), Letiția (Romanian), and rarer Letycja (Polish). Nicknames: Letty/Lettie, Tish/Tisha, Leti/Laëti.
Based on birth registration data from national statistics agencies.
| Country | Gender | Year | Rank | Born | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BF | Girls | 0 | #17 | 1 | 315 |
| NA | 0 | #29 | 5 | 2,537 | |
| BI | Girls | 0 | #30 | 4 | 726 |
| CM | 0 | #52 | 5 | 2,592 | |
| LU | 0 | #57 | 10 | 2,830 | |
| CN | 0 | #85 | 2 | 3,857 | |
| OM | 0 | #121 | 1 | 6,215 | |
| CY | Girls | 0 | #125 | 1 | 3,755 |
| Switzerland | Girls | 2024 | #132 | 4 | 1,786 |
| MU | 0 | #133 | 5 | 3,613 | |
| LU | Girls | 0 | #137 | 50 | 4,850 |
| BW | Girls | 0 | #150 | 2 | 4,216 |
| MT | Girls | 0 | #152 | 2 | 3,773 |
| Sweden | Girls | 2014 | #180 | 2 | 1,576 |
| Belgium | Girls | 2007 | #183 | 32 | 407 |
| AE | 0 | #183 | 5 | 10,220 | |
| DK | 0 | #205 | 2 | 5,198 | |
| AO | Girls | 0 | #212 | 6 | 4,575 |
| NA | Girls | 0 | #214 | 11 | 7,146 |
| LU | Boys | 0 | #220 | 1 | 4,970 |
| PS | 0 | #222 | 5 | 5,692 | |
| PT | 0 | #246 | 5 | 4,161 | |
| GH | 0 | #248 | 1 | 5,396 | |
| GR | Girls | 0 | #248 | 2 | 6,293 |
| JP | Girls | 0 | #251 | 1 | 6,592 |
| MO | Girls | 0 | #263 | 1 | 7,056 |
| IL | 0 | #265 | 10 | 6,291 | |
| CM | Girls | 0 | #278 | 309 | 11,671 |
| Canada | Girls | 2024 | #280 | 6 | 2,795 |
| SG | 0 | #281 | 2 | 11,010 | |
| TW | Girls | 0 | #285 | 5 | 8,139 |
| MU | Girls | 0 | #288 | 64 | 8,539 |
| HR | Girls | 0 | #294 | 1 | 3,687 |
| SA | 0 | #312 | 1 | 10,560 | |
| DK | Girls | 0 | #328 | 2 | 7,429 |
| PE | 0 | #329 | 1 | 6,350 | |
| GT | 0 | #338 | 1 | 5,948 | |
| QA | Girls | 0 | #340 | 4 | 15,378 |
| CZ | Girls | 0 | #350 | 2 | 5,378 |
| HK | 0 | #353 | 5 | 8,483 | |
| MY | 0 | #354 | 1 | 12,352 | |
| CN | Girls | 0 | #357 | 3 | 8,829 |
| PL | Girls | 0 | #363 | 2 | 5,096 |
| NL | 0 | #375 | 17 | 2,481 | |
| ZA | 0 | #380 | 68 | 14,421 | |
| France | Girls | 2021 | #391 | 15 | 3,185 |
| YE | 0 | #398 | 1 | 8,639 | |
| Austria | Girls | 0 | #400 | 21 | 1,885 |
| EG | 0 | #412 | 1 | 6,387 | |
| OM | Girls | 0 | #420 | 5 | 15,987 |
| Germany | 0 | #426 | 12 | 2,542 | |
| PH | Girls | 0 | #429 | 1 | 13,098 |
| PT | Girls | 0 | #432 | 20 | 7,952 |
| CL | 0 | #434 | 1 | 6,867 | |
| Spain | 0 | #440 | 13 | 2,326 | |
| MX | 0 | #442 | 4 | 8,339 | |
| PS | Girls | 0 | #507 | 17 | 10,981 |
| PA | Girls | 0 | #517 | 2 | 9,861 |
| RU | Girls | 0 | #522 | 2 | 11,913 |
| AE | Girls | 0 | #532 | 22 | 20,968 |
| UY | Girls | 0 | #536 | 1 | 6,731 |
| CM | Boys | 0 | #539 | 12 | 12,054 |
| IR | Girls | 0 | #543 | 3 | 8,334 |
| KW | Girls | 0 | #559 | 3 | 19,177 |
| SG | Girls | 0 | #565 | 22 | 18,916 |
| CR | Girls | 0 | #571 | 3 | 11,342 |
| BH | 0 | #587 | 1 | 17,937 | |
| IL | Girls | 0 | #590 | 28 | 11,648 |
| LB | 0 | #595 | 64 | 13,263 | |
| HK | Girls | 0 | #599 | 17 | 16,104 |
| ZA | Girls | 0 | #600 | 707 | 25,928 |
| IL | Boys | 0 | #625 | 1 | 10,983 |
| AR | Girls | 0 | #630 | 1 | 8,289 |
| BO | Girls | 0 | #650 | 2 | 9,488 |
| IN | Girls | 0 | #654 | 1 | 13,121 |
| IT | 0 | #691 | 24 | 4,183 | |
| Finland | Girls | 2026 | #731 | 8 | 3,895 |
| QA | Boys | 0 | #743 | 1 | 18,093 |
| Germany | Girls | 0 | #744 | 95 | 4,949 |
| NG | Girls | 0 | #777 | 10 | 15,093 |
| KW | Boys | 0 | #806 | 1 | 18,755 |
| TN | 0 | #807 | 23 | 13,765 | |
| NL | Girls | 0 | #814 | 142 | 5,933 |
| United States | Girls | 2019 | #908 | 5 | 8,965 |
| CL | Girls | 0 | #913 | 3 | 14,098 |
| OM | Boys | 0 | #916 | 3 | 17,948 |
| Spain | Girls | 0 | #926 | 58 | 5,561 |
| MY | Girls | 0 | #985 | 10 | 24,821 |
| BR | Girls | 0 | #992 | 1 | 12,708 |
| NG | Boys | 0 | #1,001 | 1 | 16,906 |
| EG | Girls | 0 | #1,005 | 5 | 14,742 |
| SA | Girls | 0 | #1,012 | 3 | 25,931 |
| IN | Boys | 0 | #1,039 | 1 | 16,750 |
| MA | 0 | #1,093 | 36 | 20,986 | |
| AE | Boys | 0 | #1,143 | 1 | 22,615 |
| DZ | 0 | #1,145 | 32 | 20,130 | |
| CO | Girls | 0 | #1,149 | 4 | 16,140 |
| MX | Girls | 0 | #1,163 | 21 | 17,781 |
| IT | Girls | 0 | #1,254 | 193 | 9,415 |
| TR | 0 | #1,254 | 1 | 19,440 | |
| ZA | Boys | 0 | #1,266 | 7 | 25,619 |
Laetitia is popular in 68 countries — most recent births per country:
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