Girls' name · since 1917
Lecta
Lecta has 15 recorded births since 1917 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1917 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #49,895 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 15
- born since 1917
- 1910s
- peak decade
Lecta sits outside today's top ranks for girls, with 15 recorded since 1917.
Social Security Administration records show Lecta recorded 15 times among girls since 1917, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used girls names, peaking in the 1910s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1917 to 1921.
- #49,895 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 15 born since 1917
- 1910s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Lecta ranks #49,895 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 15 born since 1917, peaking in the 1910s.
- #49,895 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 15
- born since 1917
- 1910s
- peak decade
Lecta's 15 recorded births place it above 30.35% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Lecta's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Lecta splits its recorded history at 1921: 47% of all births land in the more recent half, 53% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1921 (7 births) -- compare that against the 1917 peak of 8 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Lecta popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1917–1921
- Peak year (1917)
- 8
- Annual births at peak, across 5 years of records
Lecta by decade
1910s is the heaviest window (8 births, 53% of the file).
1910s was Lecta's strongest decade.
8 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 53% of all-time use.
Lecta births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1910s
1910s
8 births
- 1920s
1920s
7 births
What this shows Peak: 1910s at 8 births (53% of all-time use).
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- Lecta's usage has stayed within range of its 1910s decade-level peak (8 total births) through the 1920s (7) -- 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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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Lecta: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1917)
Similar record span (~4 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, 1917–1921 (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 Lecta 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.