Every name given to a US baby since 1880, ranked year by year — straight from Social Security Administration birth records. 105,966 names · 375,362,447 births · public domain.

Letha

#1,078 most common girls' name of all time · #1,913 across all names · <1% male / >99% female · used 1880–2020

Rank among girls
#1,078
Rank overall
#1,913 of 105,966
First appeared
1880 or earlier
Years on the list
133 of 146
All-time
19,162
Since 2016
20
Peak year
1918 #293
Best rank
#231 1903
Girls Boys peak 473/yr
18801900192019401960198020002020

Letha is in the records from the very first year available, so it was almost certainly in use before 1880 — the data simply doesn't go back further.

Year by year

YearGirlsBoysTotalRank
2020 5 — 5 #15,091
2019 6 — 6 #13,802
2016 9 — 9 #10,862
2015 8 — 8 #11,837
2014 9 — 9 #10,960
2013 7 — 7 #13,153
2012 6 — 6 #14,969
2011 6 — 6 #14,828
2009 5 — 5 #17,303
2007 11 — 11 #10,129
2004 8 — 8 #11,625
2002 8 — 8 #11,112
2001 8 — 8 #11,023
2000 6 — 6 #13,155
1999 14 — 14 #6,843
1997 8 — 8 #9,806
1996 17 — 17 #5,532
1995 11 — 11 #7,521
1994 12 — 12 #7,103
1993 13 — 13 #6,623
1992 23 — 23 #4,382
1991 16 — 16 #5,661
1990 12 — 12 #6,871
1989 25 — 25 #3,895
1988 23 — 23 #3,894
1987 32 — 32 #2,973
1986 22 — 22 #3,760
1985 24 — 24 #3,519
1984 25 — 25 #3,330
1983 27 — 27 #3,066
1982 35 — 35 #2,647
1981 49 — 49 #2,085
1980 38 — 38 #2,489
1979 49 — 49 #2,051
1978 61 — 61 #1,707
1977 56 — 56 #1,802
1976 46 — 46 #1,937
1975 46 — 46 #1,935
1974 55 — 55 #1,669
1973 79 — 79 #1,295
1972 90 — 90 #1,193
1971 95 — 95 #1,194
1970 94 — 94 #1,202
1969 96 — 96 #1,129
1968 89 — 89 #1,134
1967 131 — 131 #896
1966 162 — 162 #772
1965 185 — 185 #733
1964 170 — 170 #801
1963 158 — 158 #830
1962 171 — 171 #800
1961 169 — 169 #805
1960 180 — 180 #759
1959 202 — 202 #704
1958 171 — 171 #761
1957 157 — 157 #807
1956 214 — 214 #657
1955 172 — 172 #722
1954 156 — 156 #739
1953 165 — 165 #712
1952 134 — 134 #770
1951 132 — 132 #772
1950 159 — 159 #672
1949 154 — 154 #672
1948 167 — 167 #644
1947 205 — 205 #598
1946 149 — 149 #647
1945 160 — 160 #578
1944 185 — 185 #535
1943 170 — 170 #578
1942 164 — 164 #577
1941 190 — 190 #503
1940 196 — 196 #490
1939 194 — 194 #479
1938 212 — 212 #462
1937 224 — 224 #439
1936 214 — 214 #442
1935 222 — 222 #432
1934 248 — 248 #415
1933 235 — 235 #418
1932 250 — 250 #413
1931 249 — 249 #410
1930 296 — 296 #394
1929 296 — 296 #391
1928 307 — 307 #383
1927 327 — 327 #379
1926 397 — 397 #330
1925 383 — 383 #344
1924 401 — 401 #336
1923 401 5 406 #325
1922 398 — 398 #327
1921 428 — 428 #317
1920 429 8 437 #316
1919 450 — 450 #299
1918 473 — 473 #293
1917 442 — 442 #293
1916 445 6 451 #284
1915 452 — 452 #277
1914 347 — 347 #282
1913 313 — 313 #261
1912 261 — 261 #280
1911 225 — 225 #258
1910 202 — 202 #274
1909 191 6 197 #260
1908 198 — 198 #245
1907 181 — 181 #257
1906 169 — 169 #251
1905 174 — 174 #241
1904 155 — 155 #254
1903 165 — 165 #231
1902 159 — 159 #243
1901 147 — 147 #239
1900 182 — 182 #237
1899 129 — 129 #246
1898 157 — 157 #235
1897 140 — 140 #238
1896 128 — 128 #253
1895 117 — 117 #262
1894 95 — 95 #284
1893 106 — 106 #261
1892 107 — 107 #255
1891 82 — 82 #275
1890 89 — 89 #266
1889 59 — 59 #319
1888 63 — 63 #299
1887 45 — 45 #319
1886 50 — 50 #293
1885 43 — 43 #310
1884 48 — 48 #281
1883 29 — 29 #332
1882 40 — 40 #283
1881 31 — 31 #285
1880 25 — 25 #322