Girls' name · since 1974
Rececca
26 babies named Rececca in U.S. Social Security records since 1974, with the highest year being 1974. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #42,871 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 26
- born since 1974
- 1980s
- peak decade
Rececca sits outside today's top ranks for girls, with 26 recorded since 1974.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Rececca has been recorded 26 times among girls since 1974, though it is not among the currently most-used girls names, with its heaviest use in the 1980s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1974 to 2000.
- #42,871 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 26 born since 1974
- 1980s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Rececca ranks #42,871 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 26 born since 1974, peaking in the 1980s.
- #42,871 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 26
- born since 1974
- 1980s
- peak decade
Rececca's 26 recorded births place it above 40.56% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Rececca's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Rececca's SSA record in two at 1984 and the more recent half accounts for 46% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 54%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 2000, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1974 peak of 8, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Rececca popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1974–2000
- Peak year (1974)
- 8
- Annual births at peak, across 27 years of records
Rececca by decade
1980s is the heaviest window (13 births, 50% of the file).
1980s was Rececca's strongest decade.
13 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 50% of all-time use.
Rececca births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s
1970s
8 births
- 1980s
1980s
13 births
- 2000s 5
2000s
5 births
What this shows Peak: 1980s at 13 births (50% of all-time use).
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- Rececca's usage has stayed within range of its 1980s decade-level peak (13 total births) through the 2000s (5) -- 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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Two nationwide peer axes for Rececca: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1974)
Similar record span (~26 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, 1974–2000 (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 Rececca 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.