Letrell
A combination name meaning "faithful guardian" or "stalwart gatekeeper".
Name Census estimates that about 203 living Americans carry the first name Letrell. The name is used almost exclusively for boys. The average person named Letrell today is around 26 years old, and the year with the single highest number of Letrell births was 2007 (16 babies).
This page is the full Name Census profile for Letrell. Below you will find a gender breakdown showing how the name splits between male and female registrations, a year-by-year popularity chart stretching back to 1880, decade-level totals, the top US states for this name, its meaning and etymology, and a set of frequently asked questions with data-backed answers.
People living today
203
~ 1 in 1,688,445 Americans
Peak year
2007
16 babies that year
Average age
26
years old
2014 SSA rank
#10,292
Tracked since 1986
Popularity
Letrell: popularity over time
The SSA tracks Letrell from the 1980s through to the 2010s, spanning 4 decades of birth certificate data. The biggest single decade for the name was the 2000s, with 107 total registrations. Usage has dropped considerably from its 2000s peak. The most recent decade brought in only a fraction of the registrations that the name once attracted.
Babies born per year
Decades
Letrell by decade
The table below breaks the full SSA timeline into ten-year windows. Each row shows how many male and female babies were given the name Letrell during that decade, along with a combined total. This is useful for spotting eras where the name surged or retreated.
Origin
Meaning and history of Letrell
The name Letrell is a modern variation of the French name Latrell, which is derived from the Latin word "latus," meaning "broad" or "wide." The name likely originated in the 18th or 19th century as a blend of the French names Laurent and Terrell.
One of the earliest recorded instances of the name Letrell is found in the 1810 birth records of the small village of Saint-Étienne-de-Baïgorry in the Pyrénées-Atlantiques region of France. Here, a boy named Letrell Larrieu was born to a family of farmers.
During the late 19th and early 20th centuries, the name gained some popularity among French-speaking communities in North America, particularly in Louisiana and parts of Canada. It is possible that the name was brought to these regions by French settlers and immigrants.
Throughout history, there have been a few notable individuals who bore the name Letrell. One of the earliest was Letrell Dubois, a French soldier who fought in the Napoleonic Wars between 1803 and 1815. Another was Letrell Arnaud, a renowned French painter who lived from 1842 to 1921 and was known for his landscapes and portraits.
In the 20th century, Letrell Bouvier was a French-Canadian author and journalist who wrote several books about the history and culture of Quebec. He was born in 1902 and passed away in 1979. Additionally, Letrell Mercier was a Belgian architect who designed several notable buildings in Brussels in the 1950s and 1960s.
More recently, Letrell Deveaux was a professional basketball player from the Bahamas who played in the National Basketball Association (NBA) during the 1990s. He was born in 1968 and played for several teams, including the Houston Rockets and the Los Angeles Clippers.
While the name Letrell is not as common as some other names, it has a rich history and has been borne by individuals from various walks of life throughout the centuries.
People
Letrell + last name combinations
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Related
Other names starting with L
Other first names starting with L with a similar number of bearers.
FAQ
Letrell: questions and answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Letrell?
Name Census puts the figure at roughly 203 living Americans. We arrive at this by taking every SSA birth registration for Letrell going back to 1880 and adjusting each cohort for expected survival using CDC actuarial life tables. The result is an age-weighted living-bearer count, not a raw birth total. That works out to about 1 in 1,688,445 US residents.
Is Letrell a common name?
We classify Letrell as "Very Rare". It ranks above 74.4% of all first names in the SSA dataset by living bearers. Across the full history of the data, 207 babies have been registered with this name.
When was Letrell most popular?
The single biggest year for Letrell was 2007, when 16 babies received the name. The fact that the average living Letrell is about 26 years old gives you a rough sense of which era contributed the most bearers who are still alive today.
Is Letrell a male name?
Yes, 100.0% of people registered as Letrell in the SSA data are male. You can see the full per-sex comparison in the gender distribution section above, which includes the latest year rank, birth count, and peak year for each sex.
Where does this data come from?
First-name figures come from the Social Security Administration's national baby name files, which cover every name on a birth certificate from 1880 to 2024. Living-bearer estimates layer in CDC actuarial life tables broken out by sex to account for mortality. The population baseline (342,754,338) is the Census Bureau's latest national estimate. You can read the full calculation on our methodology page.