Total births
48
Girls' name · since 1972
Kecha
Kecha has 48 recorded births since 1972 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1973 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- 48
- total births
- 1972–1978
- years on record
- 1970s
- peak decade
- 100%
- born in that decade
48 girls have been named Kecha since 1972, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
Kecha has 48 recorded births among girls since 1972, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used girls names, busiest in the 1970s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1972 to 1978.
- 48 total births
- 1972–1978 years on record
- 1970s peak decade
- 100% born in that decade
Data updated Jul 2026
The verdict
48 girls have been named Kecha since 1972, peaking in the 1970s, last recorded in 1978.
- 48
- total births
- 1972–1978
- years on record
- 1970s
- peak decade
- 100%
- born in that decade
1970s
Peak decade
100% of everyone ever named Kecha was born in this single decade.
1973
Single peak year
11 babies were named Kecha in 1973 - its busiest year on record.
Kecha's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Kecha's full recorded timeline at 1976, 44% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 56% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1977, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1973 peak of 11 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Kecha at a glance
Last recorded 1978Peak year
1973
Current rank
Unranked
Active since
1972
Kecha popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1972–1978
- Peak year (1973)
- 11
- Annual births at peak, across 7 years of records
Kecha by decade
Total births in each ten-year window, peak vs trough at a glance
1970s was Kecha's strongest decade.
48 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 100% of all-time use.
Kecha births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s
1970s
48 births
What this shows Peak: 1970s at 48 births (100% of all-time use).
Frequently Asked Questions
How popular is the name Kecha? ▼
Kecha has been given to 48 babies in the U.S. since 1972, according to SSA data. Its last appearance in the data was 1978. 11 babies were born in 1973, its single highest year.
When was Kecha most popular? ▼
Kecha was most popular in the 1970s decade with 48 total births. The single peak year was 1973.
How long has the name Kecha been used? ▼
Records for Kecha go back to 1972, giving 7 years of history through 1978.
What names are similar to Kecha? ▼
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Kecia, Kechia, Kechelle. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.
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Data Sources
Data as of July 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, 1972–1978 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
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NameAlmanac Editorial. "Kecha: Baby Name Since 1972 - 48 Births, Peak 1973." NameAlmanac. Accessed via https://namealmanac.com/name/kecha. Licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.
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 Kecha 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 July 2026.