Lettie

LEHT-ee

English, diminutive of Letitia, Latin

"joy, gladness"

Lettie Origin and Meaning

The name Lettie is a girl's name of English origin meaning "joy, gladness".

Lettie, also spelled Letty, is a nickname name not heard in over a century, giving it the patina of a treasured antique. Lettie's style currency is rising with the trend for old-fashioned, down-to-earth nickname, such as Lottie, Hettie, Hattie, Josie, and Maisie.

One of Joan Crawford's early hit roles was in 1932 as the eponymous heroine of the film Letty Lynton, in which she wore a dress--dubbed the Letty Lynton dress--that became a national fad. More recently, the name appeared on characters in the novel and film Howl's Moving Castle and in the musical, The Greatest Showman.

Originally used as a short form for Letitia (or Lettice), if that doesn't appeal and you don't want to use Lettie on the birth certificate, other names with the nickname include Loretta, Violette, Scarlett, Elisabeth, Colette, Juliette, Violetta, Arlette, and potentially Charlotte or Elliot/Elliette.

A rising number of girls have been given the name in recent years, with more than 200 baby Letties registered in the US in 2023, while nearly 150 were called Letty. While both forms are currently outside the Top 1000, when you consider them together, Lettie feels as popular as the similar Lottie and Lacey. In the UK, Lettie is also currently just outside the Top 1000.

Lettie Rank in US Top 1000

# 912 in the US

Lettie Rank in Nameberry Top 1000

# 618 on Nameberry

Popularity of the name Lettie

• 618 Nameberry 2025
• 131 Unique 2023

20 Names Similar to Lettie

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Famous People Named Lettie

• Lettie English singer,songwriter
• Lettie Viljoen pen name of Ingrid Winterbach, South African writer
• Lettie Pate Whitehead Evans American businesswoman, first woman on the Coca,Cola board of directors
• Lettie Hamlett Rogers American novelist
• Lettie Teague American food writer and journalist

The name Lettie in Pop Culture

• Lettie Hatter character in the book and film Howl's Moving Castle'.
• Lettie Mae Thornton character on TV's True Blood
• Lettie Hempstock character in Neil Gaiman's The Ocean at the End of the Lane
• Leticia "Lettie" Bostic character on TV's "A Different World"