Is Lethia a boy or girl name?

Lethia is a girl’s name. Of the 987 Americans recorded with the name since 1880, 100.0% were girls and 0.0% were boys.

Lethia

Recorded 1886–2004 · United States

Lethia was most popular in 1917, when 24 American babies were given the name — ranking #2,845 that year. It was not recorded in 2025. Across 1880–2025 the Social Security Administration has recorded 987 people named Lethia.

Lethia over time

Births per year. The dot marks Lethia’s peak in 1917. Gaps are years the SSA suppressed, which it does for any name given to fewer than five babies.

Is Lethia a boy’s or a girl’s name?

Across the whole record Lethia is a girl’s name — 100.0% of the 987 Americans given it were girls and 0.0% were boys.

Counted from every US birth the Social Security Administration recorded under this name, so it reflects use rather than opinion. A name given to fewer than five babies of one sex in a year is withheld at source and is not counted.

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Source: U.S.A. Social Security Administration. Years 1880–2025. namelegacy.org