Recorded 1927–1978 Girls' name Peak 1965 64 births

Recia — girls' name

64 babies named Recia in U.S. Social Security records since 1927, with the highest year being 1965. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1920s51940s101950s121960s321970s5
1960s
Peak decade

50% of everyone ever named Recia was born in this single decade.

1965
Single peak year

10 babies were named Recia in 1965 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Recia

The Social Security Administration has registered 64 babies named Recia between 1927 and 1978, spanning 52 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Recia currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1978. The name reached its historical peak in 1965, when 10 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Recia performed strongest in the 1960s, accumulating 32 births during that ten-year window. Across the 5 decades of recorded activity, Recia shows a clear decline from its mid-century high.

No etymological entry is currently available for Recia 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 64 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.

Recia at a glance

Last recorded 1978

Total births

64

Since 1927

52 years of records

Peak year

1965

10 births that year

Strongest decade: 1960s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1978

Active since

1927

Recorded for 52 years

Last year on file: 1978

Recia popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1978–1927

Last recorded 1978
Peak year (1965)
10
Annual births at peak — across 52 years of records
4681012 19781968196619651964196119531951194719421927 5

Recia by decade

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

Peak: 1960s
Peak decade
1960s
32 births that decade — 50% of Recia's all-time total
1920s51940s101950s121960s321970s5

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Recia?
64 babies have been named Recia since 1927. It was last recorded in 1978. The peak year was 1965 with 10 births.
When was Recia most popular?
Recia was most popular in the 1960s decade with 32 total births. The single peak year was 1965.
How long has the name Recia been used?
Recia has been recorded in Social Security data since 1927, spanning 52 years of data through 1978.
What names are similar to Recia?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Rechelle, Rechel, Recie, Rechy, 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, 1927–1978 (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.