Laetitia
- Gender
- Girl
- Origin
- Latin
Laetitia is a girls' name of Latin origin, meaning “happiness”. Too few babies were given it in the latest year to rank.
What does Laetitia mean?
Latin
“happiness”
A female given name from Latin, a Latinate spelling of Letitia.
From Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Is Laetitia a girl's or a boy's name?
Laetitia is a girls' name.
How popular is Laetitia in the UK?
No girls in the UK were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 1997, with 13 girls.
Half of all the girls named Laetitia in the UK since 1996 were born between 2000 and 2009, the years shaded on the chart below.
Laetitia in the UK, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 6 | #3,630 |
| 2019 | 0 | – |
| 2018 | 0 | – |
| 2017 | 4 | #4,967 |
| 2016 | 3 | #6,009 |
| 2015 | 5 | #4,294 |
| 2014 | 8 | #3,031 |
| 2013 | 0 | – |
| 2012 | 0 | – |
| 2011 | 8 | #3,041 |
| 2010 | 4 | #4,931 |
| 2009 | 13 | #2,037 |
| 2008 | 11 | #2,286 |
| 2007 | 7 | #3,060 |
| 2006 | 11 | #2,119 |
| 2005 | 7 | #2,806 |
| 2004 | 10 | #2,064 |
| 2003 | 6 | #2,877 |
| 2002 | 8 | #2,231 |
| 2001 | 11 | #1,723 |
| 2000 | 10 | #1,792 |
| 1999 | 8 | #2,089 |
| 1998 | 8 | #2,110 |
| 1997 | 13 | #1,466 |
| 1996 | 3 | #3,935 |
How popular is Laetitia in the US?
No girls in the US were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 2004, with 12 girls. It first appears in the records in 1916.
Half of all the girls named Laetitia in the US since 1880 were born between 1963 and 2001, the years shaded on the chart below.
Laetitia in the US, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 5 | #15,532 |
| 2018 | 0 | – |
| 2017 | 8 | #11,611 |
| 2016 | 0 | – |
| 2015 | 0 | – |
| 2014 | 0 | – |
| 2013 | 7 | #13,145 |
| 2012 | 0 | – |
| 2011 | 0 | – |
| 2010 | 8 | #12,270 |
| 2009 | 0 | – |
| 2008 | 7 | #13,827 |
| 2007 | 6 | #15,485 |
| 2006 | 8 | #12,415 |
| 2005 | 8 | #11,828 |
| 2004 | 12 | #8,711 |
| 2003 | 9 | #10,420 |
| 2002 | 9 | #10,240 |
| 2001 | 7 | #12,049 |
| 2000 | 5 | #15,024 |
| 1999 | 0 | – |
| 1998 | 8 | #10,116 |
| 1997 | 0 | – |
| 1996 | 9 | #8,807 |
| 1995 | 0 | – |
| 1994 | 5 | #13,423 |
| 1993 | 9 | #8,712 |
| 1992 | 9 | #8,726 |
| 1991 | 8 | #9,328 |
| 1990 | 5 | #12,952 |
| 1989 | 5 | #12,356 |
| 1988 | 5 | #11,792 |
| 1987 | 7 | #8,773 |
| 1986 | 5 | #10,907 |
| 1985 | 0 | – |
| 1984 | 0 | – |
| 1983 | 8 | #7,310 |
| 1982 | 9 | #6,886 |
| 1981 | 5 | #10,409 |
| 1980 | 0 | – |
| 1979 | 5 | #10,208 |
| 1978 | 6 | #8,560 |
| 1977 | 6 | #8,442 |
| 1976 | 0 | – |
| 1975 | 0 | – |
| 1974 | 10 | #5,359 |
| 1973 | 5 | #8,421 |
| 1972 | 11 | #4,792 |
| 1971 | 6 | #7,386 |
| 1970 | 5 | #7,994 |
| 1969 | 0 | – |
| 1968 | 7 | #5,641 |
| 1967 | 5 | #6,803 |
| 1966 | 5 | #6,563 |
| 1965 | 8 | #4,830 |
| 1964 | 0 | – |
| 1963 | 8 | #4,895 |
| 1962 | 7 | #5,292 |
| 1961 | 0 | – |
| 1960 | 0 | – |
| 1959 | 0 | – |
| 1958 | 6 | #5,407 |
| 1957 | 0 | – |
| 1956 | 0 | – |
| 1955 | 7 | #4,739 |
| 1954 | 0 | – |
| 1953 | 0 | – |
| 1952 | 8 | #4,122 |
| 1951 | 0 | – |
| 1950 | 0 | – |
| 1949 | 0 | – |
| 1948 | 0 | – |
| 1947 | 7 | #4,343 |
| 1946 | 0 | – |
| 1945 | 5 | #4,554 |
| 1944 | 0 | – |
| 1943 | 5 | #4,690 |
| 1942 | 0 | – |
| 1941 | 0 | – |
| 1940 | 5 | #4,347 |
| 1939 | 0 | – |
| 1938 | 8 | #3,179 |
| 1937 | 0 | – |
| 1936 | 0 | – |
| 1935 | 0 | – |
| 1934 | 0 | – |
| 1933 | 6 | #3,751 |
| 1932 | 6 | #3,899 |
| 1931 | 0 | – |
| 1930 | 0 | – |
| 1929 | 0 | – |
| 1928 | 0 | – |
| 1927 | 0 | – |
| 1926 | 0 | – |
| 1925 | 0 | – |
| 1924 | 0 | – |
| 1923 | 5 | #4,966 |
| 1922 | 0 | – |
| 1921 | 0 | – |
| 1920 | 0 | – |
| 1919 | 5 | #4,812 |
| 1918 | 0 | – |
| 1917 | 5 | #4,592 |
| 1916 | 7 | #3,550 |
Names like Laetitia
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Olivia, Victoria, Lydia, Emily, Elizabeth, Julia, Laura, Antonia, Lucy, Jessica, Amelia, Lucia
Names related to Laetitia
More Latin names
Oliver, Leo, Roman, Aurora, Florence, Mabel, Luna, Nora, Rosie, Emilia, Max, Nova, Julian, Clara, Anthony, Austin
Sources
Figures from Baby names in England and Wales (Office for National Statistics), Babies' first names (National Records of Scotland), Baby names (Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency) and Popular Baby Names (US Social Security Administration). Nameling last updated them on 20 October 2026. How the figures are worked out, and the data to download.
To cite this page: Nameling, “Laetitia: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/laetitia, updated 20 October 2026.