Leta

Leta: name meaning, origin & popularity

Meaning: “glad, happy”
Origin: Greek
Say it: LEE-tuh · 2 syllables
Used for: Girls

Often treated as a short form of Aleta or as related to Greek Lethe/Leto-name traditions; in English baby-name usage it is commonly glossed as 'glad' or 'happy,' though the history is not fully certain. The origin of this name is not settled among etymologists.

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How popular is Leta?

20243.3 per million US babies

Drag the line or the slider to read any year. Values are per million US births recorded by Social Security. Records before about 1937 undercount births, so early peaks can look taller than they were.

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Babies named Leta in 202411

Peak year1898

Total US babies since 188011,934

Leta is steady now but far below its 1898 peak.

Names like Leta

Variants, related forms and names with the same roots.

Aletatruth · Greek
Sophiawisdom · Greek
Sofiawisdom · Greek
Chloeyoung green shoot · Greek
Zoelife · Greek
Penelopeweaver; duck · Greek
Elenabright, shining light · Greek
Genesisorigin; creation; birth · Greek

Leta questions

What does the name Leta mean?

Leta means "glad, happy". It comes from Greek. Often treated as a short form of Aleta or as related to Greek Lethe/Leto-name traditions; in English baby-name usage it is commonly glossed as 'glad' or 'happy,' though the history is not fully certain.

Is Leta a boy or girl name?

Leta is mainly a girl's name in US records (100% of uses since 1880).

How popular is Leta?

11 US babies were named Leta in 2024. Its peak year was 1898.

How do you pronounce Leta?

Leta is usually pronounced LEE-tuh.

Birth counts: US Social Security Administration national data, 1880–2024 (names given to 5+ babies of a sex in a year). How we write meanings.