Girls' name · since 1964
Kechia
Since 1964, U.S. Social Security records show 154 babies named Kechia, peaking in 1973. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #22,491 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 154
- born since 1964
- 1970s
- peak decade
154 girls have been named Kechia since 1964, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Kechia has been recorded 154 times among girls since 1964, though it is not among the currently most-used girls names, with its heaviest use in the 1970s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1964 to 1984.
- #22,491 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 154 born since 1964
- 1970s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Kechia ranks #22,491 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 154 born since 1964, peaking in the 1970s.
- #22,491 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 154
- born since 1964
- 1970s
- peak decade
Kechia's 154 recorded births place it above 68.84% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 2 jurisdictions, led by North Carolina.
Kechia's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Kechia's full recorded timeline at 1973, 51% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 49% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1976, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1973 peak of 19 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Kechia popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1964–1984
- Peak year (1973)
- 19
- Annual births at peak, across 21 years of records
Kechia by decade
1970s is the heaviest window (95 births, 62% of the file).
1970s was Kechia's strongest decade.
95 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 62% of all-time use.
Kechia births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1960s
1960s
45 births
- 1970s
1970s
95 births
- 1980s 14
1980s
14 births
What this shows Peak: 1970s at 95 births (62% of all-time use).
Kechia by state
Where Kechia concentrates geographically, total births since 1964
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | North Carolina | | 10 | 6.5% |
| #2 | Georgia | | 5 | 3.2% |
10 of 154 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 2 reporting states.
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What to do with Kechia's data
- Kechia's decade-level peak was the 1970s (95 total births); usage has since declined to 14 in the 1980s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- North Carolina records the most Kechias (10 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. North Carolina names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Related Names
Names with a similar number of total births
Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Kechia: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1973)
Similar record span (~20 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, 1964–1984 (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 Kechia 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.