Girls' name · since 1965

Alechia

82 babies named Alechia in U.S. Social Security records since 1965, with the highest year being 1980. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

#29,304 of 72,339
all-time among girls
82
born since 1965
1980s
peak decade

Alechia is not among the current top-ranked girls names; 82 have been recorded since 1965.

According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Alechia has been recorded 82 times among girls since 1965, though it is not among the currently most-used girls names, with its heaviest use in the 1980s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1965 to 1991.

  • #29,304 of 72,339 all-time among girls
  • 82 born since 1965
  • 1980s peak decade

Data updated Aug 2026

The verdict

According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Alechia ranks #29,304 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 82 born since 1965, peaking in the 1980s.

#29,304 of 72,339
all-time among girls
82
born since 1965
1980s
peak decade
Below the archive median
All-time archive position

Alechia's 82 recorded births place it above 59.31% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.

National only
State-record footprint

No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.

Alechia's usage pattern, beyond the headline number

Divide Alechia's SSA record in two at 1979 and the more recent half accounts for 55% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 45%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1972, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1980 peak of 11, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.

Alechia popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1965–1991

Last recorded 1991
Peak year (1980)
11
Annual births at peak, across 27 years of records
4681012 196519691972197519761978197919801982198319851991 5

Alechia by decade

1980s is the heaviest window (34 births, 41% of the file).

1980s was Alechia's strongest decade.

34 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 41% of all-time use.

Alechia births by decade

Total births in each ten-year window

births

What this shows Peak: 1980s at 34 births (41% of all-time use).

Source U.S. Social Security Administration · Baby Names As of August 2026

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Alechia?
Since 1965, Social Security records show 82 babies named Alechia. Across the full SSA archive it ranks #29,304 of 72,339 girls' names by total births. The most recent recorded year was 1991. Its busiest year on record was 1980, with 11 births.
Where does Alechia sit in the SSA name archive?
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Alechia ranks #29,304 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). All-time ordinal matches browse popularity (total births DESC); the current ordinal uses the null SSA file. See /methodology#corpus-placement.
When was Alechia most popular?
Alechia was most popular in the 1980s decade with 34 total births. The single peak year was 1980.
How long has the name Alechia been used?
The SSA has tracked Alechia since 1965 -- 27 years through the most recent 1991 data.
What names are similar to Alechia?
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.

What to do with Alechia's data

  • Alechia's decade-level peak was the 1980s (34 total births); usage has since declined to 5 in the 1990s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.

Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.

Keep exploring Alechia

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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span

Two nationwide peer axes for Alechia: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.

Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.

Data Sources

Data as of August 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 1965–1991 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).

Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Alechia draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of August 2026.