Spellings

Lettie or Letty?

In the US in 2025, 65% of babies in this name family were spelled Lettie and 29% Letty. Same name, slightly different impression: here are the figures for each spelling.

Lettie65% of the family358 born in 2025#756 among girls×3 since 2015Letty29% of the family158 born in 2025#1,382 among girls+23% since 2015Letti7% of the family36 born in 2025#3,975 among girls+16% since 2015

Ten years ago

The order has flipped. In 2015, Letty led with 48% of the family's births; in 2025, Lettie leads with 65%. All spellings together, the family went from 264 to 552 births (×2).

Births by spelling, 2015 and 2025
Spelling20152025Change
Lettie105358×3
Letty128158+23%
Letti3136+16%

How they sound

All of these spellings are said the same way: /ˈlɛti/ (LET-ee). So the choice is about how it looks: it is the spelling people will read on a birth card, a name tag or an email address, and the one your child will sometimes spell out.

In France

In France in 2025: Letty 10 births. The other spellings are not given there often enough to be counted.

Sources: Social Security Administration (SSA), Insee (France), 2025 data. How we calculate these figures.

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