Total births
11
Girls' name · since 1893
Lecy
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.
- 11
- total births
- 1893–1922
- years on record
- 1920s
- peak decade
- 55%
- born in that decade
Lecy is not among the current top-ranked girls names; 11 have been recorded since 1893.
Lecy has 11 recorded births among girls since 1893, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used girls names, busiest in the 1920s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1893 to 1922.
- 11 total births
- 1893–1922 years on record
- 1920s peak decade
- 55% born in that decade
Data updated Jun 2026
The verdict
11 girls have been named Lecy since 1893, peaking in the 1920s, last recorded in 1922.
- 11
- total births
- 1893–1922
- years on record
- 1920s
- peak decade
- 55%
- born in that decade
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.
Lecy's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Lecy splits its recorded history at 1922: 55% of all births land in the more recent half, 45% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1893 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1922 peak of 6 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Lecy at a glance
Last recorded 1922Peak year
1922
Current rank
Unranked
Active since
1893
Lecy popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1893–1922
- Peak year (1922)
- 6
- Annual births at peak, across 30 years of records
Lecy by decade
Total births in each ten-year window, peak vs trough at a glance
1920s was Lecy's strongest decade.
6 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 55% of all-time use.
Lecy births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1890s
1890s
5 births
- 1920s
1920s
6 births
What this shows Peak: 1920s at 6 births (55% of all-time use).
Frequently Asked Questions
How popular is the name Lecy? ▼
Since 1893, Social Security records show 11 babies named Lecy. The most recent recorded year was 1922. Its busiest year on record 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? ▼
Records for Lecy go back to 1893, giving 30 years of history 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.
Keep exploring Lecy
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Lecretia Girl
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Lecie Girl
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Data Sources
Data as of June 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, 1893–1922 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
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NameAlmanac Editorial. "Lecy: Baby Name Since 1893 - 11 Births, Peak 1922." NameAlmanac. Accessed via https://namealmanac.com/name/lecy. Licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.
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 Lecy 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 June 2026.