Girls' name · since 1967
Lecretia
Lecretia has 62 recorded births since 1967 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1973 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #32,507 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 62
- born since 1967
- 1970s
- peak decade
62 girls have been named Lecretia since 1967, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
Social Security Administration records show Lecretia recorded 62 times among girls since 1967, 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 1967 to 1986.
- #32,507 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 62 born since 1967
- 1970s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Lecretia ranks #32,507 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 62 born since 1967, peaking in the 1970s.
- #32,507 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 62
- born since 1967
- 1970s
- peak decade
Lecretia's 62 recorded births place it above 54.95% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Lecretia's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Lecretia's SSA record in two at 1975 and the more recent half accounts for 55% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 45%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1967, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1973 peak of 10, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Lecretia popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1967–1986
- Peak year (1973)
- 10
- Annual births at peak, across 20 years of records
Lecretia by decade
1970s is the heaviest window (36 births, 58% of the file).
1970s was Lecretia's strongest decade.
36 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 58% of all-time use.
Lecretia births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1960s 5
1960s
5 births
- 1970s
1970s
36 births
- 1980s
1980s
21 births
What this shows Peak: 1970s at 36 births (58% of all-time use).
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- Lecretia's usage has stayed within range of its 1970s decade-level peak (36 total births) through the 1980s (21) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Lecretia: 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 (~19 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, 1967–1986 (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 Lecretia 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.