Girls' name · since 1954
Elecia
Since 1954, U.S. Social Security records show 526 babies named Elecia, peaking in 1980. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #11,471 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 526
- born since 1954
- 1980s
- peak decade
Elecia sits outside today's top ranks for girls, with 526 recorded since 1954.
Elecia has 526 recorded births among girls since 1954, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used girls names, busiest in the 1980s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1954 to 2017.
- #11,471 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 526 born since 1954
- 1980s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Elecia ranks #11,471 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 526 born since 1954, peaking in the 1980s.
- #11,471 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 526
- born since 1954
- 1980s
- peak decade
Elecia's 526 recorded births place it above 84.13% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by Texas.
Elecia's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Elecia splits its recorded history at 1984: 55% of all births land in the more recent half, 45% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1954 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1980 peak of 20 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Elecia popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1954–2017
- Peak year (1980)
- 20
- Annual births at peak, across 64 years of records
Elecia by decade
1980s is the heaviest window (124 births, 24% of the file).
1980s was Elecia's strongest decade.
124 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 24% of all-time use.
Elecia births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1950s 25
1950s
25 births
- 1960s
1960s
79 births
- 1970s
1970s
87 births
- 1980s
1980s
124 births
- 1990s
1990s
107 births
- 2000s
2000s
94 births
- 2010s 10
2010s
10 births
What this shows Peak: 1980s at 124 births (24% of all-time use).
How Elecia compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 girls names closest to Elecia's total volume
Elecia by state
Where Elecia concentrates geographically, total births since 1954
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Texas | | 5 | 1.0% |
5 of 526 births nationwide.
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What to do with Elecia's data
- Elecia's decade-level peak was the 1980s (124 total births); usage has since declined to 10 in the 2010s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Texas records the most Elecias (5 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Texas names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Related Names
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Elecia: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1980)
Similar record span (~63 yrs)
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, 1954–2017 (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 Elecia 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.