Recorded 1967–1986 Girls' name Peak 1973 62 births

Lecretia — girls' name

62 babies named Lecretia in U.S. Social Security records since 1967, with the highest year being 1973. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1960s51970s361980s21
1970s
Peak decade

58% of everyone ever named Lecretia was born in this single decade.

1973
Single peak year

10 babies were named Lecretia in 1973 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Lecretia

The Social Security Administration has registered 62 babies named Lecretia between 1967 and 1986, spanning 20 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Lecretia currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1986. The name reached its historical peak in 1973, when 10 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Lecretia performed strongest in the 1970s, accumulating 36 births during that ten-year window. Across the 3 decades of recorded activity, Lecretia shows notable generational variation in parental adoption.

No etymological entry is currently available for Lecretia 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 62 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.

Lecretia at a glance

Last recorded 1986

Total births

62

Since 1967

20 years of records

Peak year

1973

10 births that year

Strongest decade: 1970s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1986

Active since

1967

Recorded for 20 years

Last year on file: 1986

Lecretia popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1986–1967

Last recorded 1986
Peak year (1973)
10
Annual births at peak — across 20 years of records
4681012 198619821981197819751974197319721967 5

Lecretia by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 1970s
Peak decade
1970s
36 births that decade — 58% of Lecretia's all-time total
1960s51970s361980s21

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Lecretia?
62 babies have been named Lecretia since 1967. It was last recorded in 1986. The peak year was 1973 with 10 births.
When was Lecretia most popular?
Lecretia was most popular in the 1970s decade with 36 total births. The single peak year was 1973.
How long has the name Lecretia been used?
Lecretia has been recorded in Social Security data since 1967, spanning 20 years of data through 1986.
What names are similar to Lecretia?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Lecia, Lechelle, Lechia, Lecie, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

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, 1967–1986 (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.