Recorded 1893–1922 Girls' name Peak 1922 11 births

Lecy — girls' name

11 babies named Lecy in U.S. Social Security records since 1893, with the highest year being 1922. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1890s51920s6
1920s
Peak decade

55% of everyone ever named Lecy was born in this single decade.

1922
Single peak year

6 babies were named Lecy in 1922 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Lecy

The Social Security Administration has registered 11 babies named Lecy between 1893 and 1922, spanning 30 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Lecy currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1922. The name reached its historical peak in 1922, when 6 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Lecy performed strongest in the 1920s, accumulating 6 births during that ten-year window. Across the 2 decades of recorded activity, Lecy shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade.

No etymological entry is currently available for Lecy 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 11 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.

Lecy at a glance

Last recorded 1922

Total births

11

Since 1893

30 years of records

Peak year

1922

6 births that year

Strongest decade: 1920s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1922

Active since

1893

Recorded for 30 years

Last year on file: 1922

Lecy popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1922–1893

Last recorded 1922
Peak year (1922)
6
Annual births at peak — across 30 years of records
4.555.566.5 19221893 5

Lecy by decade

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

Peak: 1920s
Peak decade
1920s
6 births that decade — 55% of Lecy's all-time total
1890s51920s6

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Lecy?
11 babies have been named Lecy since 1893. It was last recorded in 1922. The peak year was 1922 with 6 births.
When was Lecy most popular?
Lecy was most popular in the 1920s decade with 6 total births. The single peak year was 1922.
How long has the name Lecy been used?
Lecy has been recorded in Social Security data since 1893, spanning 30 years of data through 1922.
What names are similar to Lecy?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Lecia, Lechelle, Lecretia, Lechia, 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, 1893–1922 (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.