Girl’s name · Italian, Latin

Letizia

How to say it: leh-TEET-syah · /leˈtitsja/

From Latin 'laetitia' meaning 'joy, gladness' - Italian form used by Italian royalty.

Letizia was the 10,968th most popular girls’ name in the United States in 2025, given to 7 babies (Social Security Administration). Its busiest decade was the 2010s, its births are down about 37% in ten years, and it is projected to slip to #13,233 by 2030.

Updated · SSA 2025 data, published May 2026 · Insee 2025 data, published July 2026 · How we compute these figures

#10,968for girls in 2025
1 in 473,620US babies
7born in 2025
#13,233projected for 2030
2010sits peak decade
under 1 in 200chance a classmate shares it

Key facts

Key facts about Letizia
Rank among girls’ names, 2025#10,968
Babies born in 20257
Share of births1 in 473,620
Peak decade2010s
Change over 10 years−37%
Projected rank for 2030 (estimate)#13,233
In France, 2025#2,541 among girls’ names, 5 births

Sources: Social Security Administration (SSA), Insee (France). How we compute these figures.

Its life, decade by decade

Letizia peaked in the 2010s.

1900195020002020–25
Peak: 7 per million births, 2010s.

What goes with it

Nicknames

  • Leti
  • Tizia

Honouring a Letizia in the family

In the classroom

In a class of 25 children born in 2025, the chance that another child is called Letizia is about under 1 in 200.

Around the world

This spelling is used in English, French, Italian.

In France: #2,541 for girls in 2025.

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