Recorded 1976–2023 Girls' name Peak 2016 80 births

Necha — girls' name

80 babies named Necha in U.S. Social Security records since 1976, with the highest year being 2016. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1970s101980s52000s182010s332020s14
2010s
Peak decade

41% of everyone ever named Necha was born in this single decade.

2016
Single peak year

10 babies were named Necha in 2016 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Necha

The Social Security Administration has registered 80 babies named Necha between 1976 and 2023, spanning 48 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Necha currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2023. The name reached its historical peak in 2016, when 10 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Necha performed strongest in the 2010s, accumulating 33 births during that ten-year window. Across the 5 decades of recorded activity, Necha shows notable generational variation in parental adoption. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in New York, which accounts for 12 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Necha in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Necha 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 80 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.

Necha at a glance

Last recorded 2023

Total births

80

Since 1976

48 years of records

Peak year

2016

10 births that year

Strongest decade: 2010s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2023

Active since

1976

Recorded for 48 years

Last year on file: 2023

Necha popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2023–1976

Last recorded 2023
Peak year (2016)
10
Annual births at peak — across 48 years of records
4681012 2023201820142012200719821976 5

Necha by decade

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

Peak: 2010s
Peak decade
2010s
33 births that decade — 41% of Necha's all-time total
1970s101980s52000s182010s332020s14

Necha by state

Where Necha concentrates geographically — total births since 1976

Geographically diffuse
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Necha
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 New York
12 15.0%
New York share of Necha's total US births 15.0%

12 of 80 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Necha?
80 babies have been named Necha since 1976. It was last recorded in 2023. The peak year was 2016 with 10 births.
When was Necha most popular?
Necha was most popular in the 2010s decade with 33 total births. The single peak year was 2016.
Where is Necha most popular?
The top states for the name Necha are New York (12 births).
How long has the name Necha been used?
Necha has been recorded in Social Security data since 1976, spanning 48 years of data through 2023.
What names are similar to Necha?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Nechama, Necole, Necia, Nechelle, 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, 1976–2023 (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.