Girls' name · since 1974
Lameca
Since 1974, U.S. Social Security records show 22 babies named Lameca, peaking in 1974. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #44,816 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 22
- born since 1974
- 1970s
- peak decade
Lameca sits outside today's top ranks for girls, with 22 recorded since 1974.
Social Security Administration records show Lameca recorded 22 times among girls since 1974, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used girls names, peaking in the 1970s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1974 to 1979.
- #44,816 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 22 born since 1974
- 1970s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Lameca ranks #44,816 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 22 born since 1974, peaking in the 1970s.
- #44,816 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 22
- born since 1974
- 1970s
- peak decade
Lameca's 22 recorded births place it above 37.6% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Lameca's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Lameca's SSA record in two at 1976 and the more recent half accounts for 64% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 36%, consistent with a name still gaining ground rather than fading. Its calmest year was 1976, with only 7 births recorded -- set against the 1974 peak of 8, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Lameca popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1974–1979
- Peak year (1974)
- 8
- Annual births at peak, across 6 years of records
Lameca by decade
1970s is the heaviest window (22 births, 100% of the file).
1970s was Lameca's strongest decade.
22 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 100% of all-time use.
Lameca births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s
1970s
22 births
What this shows Peak: 1970s at 22 births (100% of all-time use).
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Two nationwide peer axes for Lameca: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1974)
Similar record span (~5 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, 1974–1979 (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 Lameca 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.