Letha is a girl name with a classic feel, drawn from real birth records. Below you'll find what Letha means and where it comes from, plus how many babies have been named Letha across the United States, UK, Ireland and New Zealand, how popular Letha has been over the decades, and the year it peaked.
Letha is a girl name of Greek origin meaning “forgetfulness”. A short form of names like Aletha, from the mythical river Lethe.
| Country | Births on record |
|---|---|
| United States since 1880 | 19,162 births |
Counts come from official national birth-registration statistics: U.S. Social Security Administration, England & Wales (Office for National Statistics), Scotland (National Records of Scotland), Northern Ireland (NISRA), Ireland (Central Statistics Office) and New Zealand (Dept. of Internal Affairs). Coverage spans differ, so totals aren't directly comparable across countries.
Babies named Letha per year, United States (1880 to 2020). United States peaked in 1918 (473/yr).
Letha has been a fairly common baby name in the United States. It was most common in 1918, when it ranked #538 nationally (given to 473 babies that year).
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