Recorded 1969–1974 Girls' name Peak 1969 11 births

Alecha — girls' name

11 babies named Alecha in U.S. Social Security records since 1969, with the highest year being 1969. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1960s61970s5

The verdict

11 girls have been named Alecha since 1969, peaking in the 1960s, last recorded in 1974.

11
total births
1969–1974
years on record
1960s
peak decade
55%
born in that decade
1960s
Peak decade

55% of everyone ever named Alecha was born in this single decade.

1969
Single peak year

6 babies were named Alecha in 1969 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Alecha

The Social Security Administration has registered 11 babies named Alecha between 1969 and 1974, spanning 6 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Alecha currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1974. The name reached its historical peak in 1969, when 6 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Alecha performed strongest in the 1960s, accumulating 6 births during that ten-year window. Across the 2 decades of recorded activity, Alecha shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade.

No etymological entry is currently available for Alecha in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 11 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.

Alecha at a glance

Last recorded 1974

Total births

11

Since 1969

6 years of records

Peak year

1969

6 births that year

Strongest decade: 1960s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1974

Active since

1969

Recorded for 6 years

Last year on file: 1974

Alecha popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1974–1969

Last recorded 1974
Peak year (1969)
6
Annual births at peak — across 6 years of records
4.555.566.5 19741969 6

Alecha by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 1960s
Peak decade
1960s
6 births that decade — 55% of Alecha's all-time total
1960s61970s5

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Alecha?
11 babies have been named Alecha since 1969. It was last recorded in 1974. The peak year was 1969 with 6 births.
When was Alecha most popular?
Alecha was most popular in the 1960s decade with 6 total births. The single peak year was 1969.
How long has the name Alecha been used?
Alecha has been recorded in Social Security data since 1969, spanning 6 years of data through 1974.
What names are similar to Alecha?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Alexis, Alexandra, Alexa, Alexandria, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

Data Sources

Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 1969–1974 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.