Popularity: The name Fleta ranked 3650th in popularity for females of all ages in a sample of the 1990 US Census.

Though this name appears on the 1990 U.S. Census lists, it is used by only a small percentage of the general population.

Narrative: This name is identical to the feminine form of the Latin adjective fletus (''weeping''). The Old English term fleot (''creek'') has also been suggested as a source.