Girls' name · since 1908
Pecolia
490 babies named Pecolia in U.S. Social Security records since 1908, with the highest year being 1925. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #12,006 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 490
- born since 1908
- 1920s
- peak decade
490 girls have been named Pecolia since 1908, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
Social Security Administration records show Pecolia recorded 490 times among girls since 1908, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used girls names, peaking in the 1920s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1908 to 1962.
- #12,006 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 490 born since 1908
- 1920s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Pecolia ranks #12,006 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 490 born since 1908, peaking in the 1920s.
- #12,006 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 490
- born since 1908
- 1920s
- peak decade
Pecolia's 490 recorded births place it above 83.4% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 2 jurisdictions, led by North Carolina.
Pecolia's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Pecolia splits its recorded history at 1936: 44% of all births land in the more recent half, 56% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1913 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1925 peak of 29 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Pecolia popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1908–1962
- Peak year (1925)
- 29
- Annual births at peak, across 55 years of records
Pecolia by decade
1920s is the heaviest window (134 births, 27% of the file).
1920s was Pecolia's strongest decade.
134 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 27% of all-time use.
Pecolia births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1900s 9
1900s
9 births
- 1910s
1910s
74 births
- 1920s
1920s
134 births
- 1930s
1930s
103 births
- 1940s
1940s
90 births
- 1950s
1950s
72 births
- 1960s 8
1960s
8 births
What this shows Peak: 1920s at 134 births (27% of all-time use).
Pecolia by state
Where Pecolia concentrates geographically, total births since 1908
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | North Carolina | | 20 | 4.1% |
| #2 | Arkansas | | 5 | 1.0% |
20 of 490 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 2 reporting states.
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What to do with Pecolia's data
- Pecolia's decade-level peak was the 1920s (134 total births); usage has since declined to 8 in the 1960s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- North Carolina records the most Pecolias (20 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. North Carolina names
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 Pecolia: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1925)
Similar record span (~54 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, 1908–1962 (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 Pecolia 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.