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The baby name Leticia is a Female name , 3 syllables long and is pronounced lə-TEE-shə (English, /ləˈtiːʃə/),le-TEE-syah (Spanish/Portuguese, /leˈtisja/),le-TEE-tsee-ə (alternate, /leˈtiːsiə/).

Leticia is Latin in Origin.

Gender: Female
Syllables: 3.0
Origin: Latin
Pronunciation: lə-TEE-shə (English, /ləˈtiːʃə/),le-TEE-syah (Spanish/Portuguese, /leˈtisja/),le-TEE-tsee-ə (alternate, /leˈtiːsiə/)

What is the meaning of the name Leticia ?

The baby name Leticia is a Female name , 3 syllables long and is pronounced lə-TEE-shə (English, /ləˈtiːʃə/),le-TEE-syah (Spanish/Portuguese, /leˈtisja/),le-TEE-tsee-ə (alternate, /leˈtiːsiə/).

Leticia is Latin in Origin.

Leticia descends from Latin Laetitia, a noun meaning joy, gladness, and delight, and also the name of a Roman personification of gaiety. As a virtue name, it spread through medieval Christendom, favored for the uplifting quality embedded in its meaning and echoed in liturgical usage. The name appears in records across Iberia and Italy and later in England, where the spelling Letitia became fashionable from the 17th to 19th centuries.

International variants include Laetitia or Lætitia (Latin and French), Letitia (English), Letizia (Italian), Letícia (Portuguese), and the Spanish form Leticia. Diminutives range from Letty or Lettie and Leti or Lety to Tish and Tisha, with modern elaborations such as Latisha or LaTisha. Across Spanish- and Portuguese-speaking countries, Leticia remains steady in use, carrying the timeless sense of happiness and gladness expressed by its root.

Leticia has the following similar or variant Names

Leticia – Popularity by country

Based on birth registration data from national statistics agencies.

Country Gender Year Rank Born of
Ireland Girls 2007 #1 — 937
BF Girls 0 #17 1 315
HN 0 #21 2 704
HN Girls 0 #21 16 884
UY Girls 0 #32 3,730 6,731
BR Girls 0 #33 10,773 12,708
NA 0 #33 1 2,537
MX Girls 0 #37 21,199 17,781
HN Boys 0 #52 1 749
PR 0 #54 2 1,497
CM 0 #55 2 2,592
UY 0 #57 150 2,477
GT Girls 0 #63 1,260 7,500
AO 0 #74 4 2,729
JP 0 #75 3 4,057
SI 0 #80 1 1,612
GH Girls 0 #81 679 6,973
BG 0 #82 1 1,799
RS 0 #84 1 923
BR 0 #85 445 5,969
JM 0 #93 1 3,714
QA 0 #103 4 7,011
PH 0 #108 3 5,607
PR Girls 0 #111 52 3,171
BN Girls 0 #114 1 5,459
EC 0 #115 7 2,502
MX 0 #119 478 8,339
PA 0 #119 12 3,797
KW 0 #120 2 5,216
CY Girls 0 #123 3 3,755
GT 0 #124 228 5,948
Switzerland Girls 2024 #126 10 1,786
PA Girls 0 #127 608 9,861
AO Girls 0 #129 85 4,575
MU 0 #131 7 3,613
Spain Girls 0 #132 5,403 5,561
GR 0 #135 1 3,911
CR 0 #140 19 5,526
EE Girls 0 #142 1 1,888
CR Girls 0 #143 738 11,342
GH 0 #148 106 5,396
BW Girls 0 #151 1 4,216
AR 0 #152 35 2,915
MT Girls 0 #152 2 3,773
LU Girls 0 #154 32 4,850
PT Girls 0 #160 609 7,952
Spain 0 #163 454 2,326
Sweden Girls 2019 #171 3 1,585
JP Girls 0 #174 72 6,592
EC Girls 0 #176 64 3,650
NA Girls 0 #177 48 7,146
BO Girls 0 #178 911 9,488
HR 0 #181 1 2,081
AE 0 #184 4 10,220
CL Girls 0 #191 2,294 14,098
AR Girls 0 #193 904 8,289
DK 0 #206 1 5,198
PT 0 #208 39 4,161
CM Girls 0 #210 470 11,671
AL Girls 0 #220 8 4,141
HU Girls 0 #220 6 3,308
PS 0 #226 1 5,692
MU Girls 0 #230 122 8,539
BG Girls 0 #231 1 3,559
MO Girls 0 #238 14 7,056
GR Girls 0 #245 5 6,293
NA Boys 0 #253 1 6,830
Canada Girls 2024 #265 21 2,795
NG 0 #267 6 5,926
PH Girls 0 #267 125 13,098
TW Girls 0 #267 10 8,139
CL 0 #271 153 6,867
JM Girls 0 #274 5 7,507
PE 0 #276 35 6,350
SG 0 #279 4 11,010
HR Girls 0 #280 10 3,687
BO 0 #281 101 6,868
IL 0 #281 2 6,291
QA Girls 0 #287 30 15,378
CO Girls 0 #289 2,382 16,140
CZ Boys 0 #305 1 6,530
SA 0 #311 2 10,560
PE Girls 0 #323 1,260 14,861
DK Girls 0 #324 6 7,429
CN Girls 0 #330 20 8,829
GH Boys 0 #330 16 8,138
DK Boys 0 #332 1 7,401
KZ Girls 0 #332 1 5,862
JO Girls 0 #334 6 7,570
CZ Girls 0 #350 2 5,378
MY 0 #350 5 12,352
SD Girls 0 #357 2 7,678
OM Girls 0 #362 35 15,987
UY Boys 0 #372 28 5,922
PT Boys 0 #374 8 7,951
France Girls 2021 #388 18 3,185
Austria Girls 0 #404 17 1,885
ZA 0 #407 41 14,421
PH Boys 0 #408 1 11,440
CO 0 #427 54 7,768
Germany 0 #428 10 2,542
KW Girls 0 #433 83 19,177
GT Boys 0 #459 16 7,625
PA Boys 0 #469 13 9,305
AR Boys 0 #475 9 7,628
AE Girls 0 #505 49 20,968
CR Boys 0 #505 6 10,188
PS Girls 0 #505 19 10,981
SG Girls 0 #516 71 18,916
RU Girls 0 #518 6 11,913
IQ Girls 0 #525 1 11,303
BH 0 #526 28 17,937
CM Boys 0 #528 23 12,054
ZA Girls 0 #540 841 25,928
IR Girls 0 #545 1 8,334
HK Boys 0 #557 1 12,905
LY 0 #557 3 12,703
PS Boys 0 #561 1 10,655
HK Girls 0 #577 39 16,104
BO Boys 0 #583 10 9,244
LB 0 #593 66 13,263
IL Girls 0 #599 19 11,648
NG Girls 0 #606 185 15,093
BR Boys 0 #608 145 12,213
CL Boys 0 #641 25 13,390
IN Girls 0 #653 2 13,121
IT 0 #660 55 4,183
IQ Boys 0 #697 1 13,071
Finland Girls 2026 #716 23 3,895
SG Boys 0 #739 1 17,960
Germany Girls 0 #756 83 4,949
SY 0 #766 2 11,684
MX Boys 0 #781 205 16,355
SA Girls 0 #788 148 25,931
United States Girls 2024 #803 114 8,487
KW Boys 0 #806 1 18,755
TN 0 #862 4 13,765
PE Boys 0 #864 15 14,506
IT Girls 0 #887 633 9,415
CO Boys 0 #893 28 15,656
NL Girls 0 #904 52 5,933
Spain Boys 0 #914 17 5,610
OM Boys 0 #918 1 17,948
EG Boys 0 #925 1 15,035
EG Girls 0 #950 10 14,742
MY Girls 0 #962 33 24,821
NG Boys 0 #997 5 16,906
DZ 0 #1,102 75 20,130
MA 0 #1,114 15 20,986
AE Boys 0 #1,142 2 22,615
ZA Boys 0 #1,167 12 25,619
TR 0 #1,252 3 19,440
SA Boys 0 #1,687 5 28,008

Leticia is popular in 81 countries — most recent births per country:

France
Canada
Switzerland
United States
Sweden

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People also ask about Leticia

Leticia is predominantly a girl's name.
Leticia is a 3 syllable name, pronounced lə-TEE-shə (English, /ləˈtiːʃə/),le-TEE-syah (Spanish/Portuguese, /leˈtisja/),le-TEE-tsee-ə (alternate, /leˈtiːsiə/).
Common nicknames and spelling variations include Laetitia, Laëtitia, Letizia, Letícia, Letisha and Latisha.
Yes, very popular — Leticia ranked #1 in Ireland in 2007, and appears in official birth registries across 8 countries.
Leticia ranks highest in Ireland (#1 in 2007).
Leticia's popularity is declining. It moved from #384 in 2011 to #388 in 2021 in France.