Lethia

girls:

987 births since 1886

#4729 (17th percentile)

overall:

987 births since 1886

#6752 (13th percentile)

Popularity Trends

The name Lethia is the #6,752 most popular name of all time in the U.S. on a gender-neutral basis, with a total of 987 recorded births since 1886. This represents the 12.7% percentile of name popularity (more popular than 12.7% of all names). For girls, it ranks #4,729 (17.2% percentile) for all time with 987 births since 1886.

Lethia first appeared in U.S. birth records in 1886 (first recorded for girls in 1886). Birth data for Lethia is available in 88 out of the 119 years between 1886 and 2004. The Social Security Administration only reports birth data for years in which the name was given to at least five children of the same gender.

For girls, Lethia reached its peak popularity in 1914, achieving the 3.5% percentile (ranked #493) with 29 births per million. The name was most common in 1893, with 49 births per million (ranked 1.9% percentile). There have been no recorded female births with this name since 2004.

This chart shows the total number of births per million babies in each year for the name "Lethia".

1886 2004 18862004

Key Statistics

Total Births
987
Peak Births
24
Peak Year
1914
First Recorded
1886
Peak Percentile
3.5%
Current Percentile
Peak Rank
#493
Current Rank
Female statistics

How to Pronounce Lethia

Our model has identified 4 different pronunciations for the name Lethia. Click the play button under each pronunciation to hear it spoken aloud.

Our model is 52.2% confident that Lethia is pronounced as LEH-thee-uh, which has 3 syllables. The next most likely pronunciation is LEE-thee-uh, at 34.8% confidence, with 3 syllables.

LEH-thee-uh (3 syllables)
Verified
52.2% confidence
L EH1 TH IY0 AH0
LEE-thee-uh (3 syllables)
34.8% confidence
L IY1 TH IY0 AH0
leh-THEE-uh (3 syllables)
8.7% confidence
L EH0 TH IY1 AH0
LIH-thee-uh (3 syllables)
4.3% confidence
L IH1 DH IY0 AH0

Possible Additional Pronunciations

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