Girls' name · since 1960
Lechia
Since 1960, U.S. Social Security records show 34 babies named Lechia, peaking in 1960. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #39,553 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 34
- born since 1960
- 1960s
- peak decade
Lechia sits outside today's top ranks for girls, with 34 recorded since 1960.
Social Security Administration records show Lechia recorded 34 times among girls since 1960, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used girls names, peaking in the 1960s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1960 to 1963.
- #39,553 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 34 born since 1960
- 1960s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Lechia ranks #39,553 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 34 born since 1960, peaking in the 1960s.
- #39,553 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 34
- born since 1960
- 1960s
- peak decade
Lechia's 34 recorded births place it above 45.11% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Lechia's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Lechia splits its recorded history at 1962: 32% of all births land in the more recent half, 68% in the earlier half, leaning more toward its earlier era than today's. The single quietest year was 1963 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1960 peak of 13 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Lechia popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1960–1963
- Peak year (1960)
- 13
- Annual births at peak, across 4 years of records
Lechia by decade
1960s is the heaviest window (34 births, 100% of the file).
1960s was Lechia's strongest decade.
34 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 100% of all-time use.
Lechia births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1960s
1960s
34 births
What this shows Peak: 1960s at 34 births (100% of all-time use).
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Two nationwide peer axes for Lechia: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
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Similar record span (~3 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, 1960–1963 (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 Lechia 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.