Total births
48
Recorded 1972–1978 Girls' name Peak 1973 48 births
Kecha — girls' name
48 babies named Kecha in U.S. Social Security records since 1972, with the highest year being 1973. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
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.
What the Data Says About Kecha
The Social Security Administration has registered 48 babies named Kecha between 1972 and 1978, spanning 7 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Kecha currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1978. The name reached its historical peak in 1973, when 11 babies received it in a single year.
Decade-level aggregation shows that Kecha performed strongest in the 1970s, accumulating 48 births during that ten-year window.
No etymological entry is currently available for Kecha 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 48 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.
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 · 1978–1972
- 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
- Peak decade
- 1970s
- 48 births that decade — 100% of Kecha's all-time total
Frequently Asked Questions
How popular is the name Kecha? ▼
48 babies have been named Kecha since 1972. It was last recorded in 1978. The peak year was 1973 with 11 births.
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? ▼
Kecha has been recorded in Social Security data since 1972, spanning 7 years of data 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 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).
Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 1972–1978 (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.