Girls' name · since 1944
Lecia
Lecia has 1,169 recorded births since 1944 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1961 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #6,742 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 1,169
- born since 1944
- 1960s
- peak decade
Lecia is not among the current top-ranked girls names; 1,169 have been recorded since 1944.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Lecia has been recorded 1,169 times among girls since 1944, though it is not among the currently most-used girls names, with its heaviest use in the 1960s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1944 to 2015.
- #6,742 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 1,169 born since 1944
- 1960s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Lecia ranks #6,742 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 1,169 born since 1944, peaking in the 1960s.
- #6,742 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 1,169
- born since 1944
- 1960s
- peak decade
Lecia's 1,169 recorded births place it above 90.67% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
14 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by Texas.
Lecia's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Lecia's full recorded timeline at 1976, 20% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 80% in the earlier half -- the name was more prevalent in its earlier era than it is today. Its quietest year on record was 1944, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1961 peak of 93 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Lecia popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1944–2015
- Peak year (1961)
- 93
- Annual births at peak, across 72 years of records
Lecia by decade
1960s is the heaviest window (586 births, 50% of the file).
1960s was Lecia's strongest decade.
586 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 50% of all-time use.
Lecia births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1940s 16
1940s
16 births
- 1950s 217
1950s
217 births
- 1960s
1960s
586 births
- 1970s 166
1970s
166 births
- 1980s 103
1980s
103 births
- 1990s 41
1990s
41 births
- 2000s 29
2000s
29 births
- 2010s 11
2010s
11 births
What this shows Peak: 1960s at 586 births (50% of all-time use).
How Lecia compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 girls names closest to Lecia's total volume
Lecia by state
Where Lecia concentrates geographically, total births since 1944
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Texas | | 52 | 4.4% |
| #2 | California | | 33 | 2.8% |
| #3 | Georgia | | 24 | 2.1% |
| #4 | Tennessee | | 20 | 1.7% |
| #5 | Michigan | | 12 | 1.0% |
| #6 | North Carolina | | 12 | 1.0% |
| #7 | Alabama | | 10 | 0.9% |
| #8 | Ohio | | 10 | 0.9% |
52 of 1,169 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 14 reporting states.
Lecia appears in 14 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Lecia's data
- Lecia's decade-level peak was the 1960s (586 total births); usage has since declined to 11 in the 2010s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Texas records the most Lecias (52 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Texas names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Related Names
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Lecia: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1961)
Similar record span (~71 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, 1944–2015 (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 Lecia 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.