Total births
64
Girls' name · since 1927
Recia
Recia has 64 recorded births since 1927 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1965 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- 64
- total births
- 1927–1978
- years on record
- 1960s
- peak decade
- 50%
- born in that decade
Recia is not among the current top-ranked girls names; 64 have been recorded since 1927.
Recia has 64 recorded births among girls since 1927, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used girls names, busiest in the 1960s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1927 to 1978.
- 64 total births
- 1927–1978 years on record
- 1960s peak decade
- 50% born in that decade
Data updated Jul 2026
The verdict
64 girls have been named Recia since 1927, peaking in the 1960s, last recorded in 1978.
- 64
- total births
- 1927–1978
- years on record
- 1960s
- peak decade
- 50%
- born in that decade
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.
Recia's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Recia's full recorded timeline at 1961, 58% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 42% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1927, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1965 peak of 10 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Recia at a glance
Last recorded 1978Peak year
1965
Current rank
Unranked
Active since
1927
Recia popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1927–1978
- Peak year (1965)
- 10
- Annual births at peak, across 52 years of records
Recia by decade
Total births in each ten-year window, peak vs trough at a glance
1960s was Recia's strongest decade.
32 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 50% of all-time use.
Recia births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1920s 5
1920s
5 births
- 1940s 10
1940s
10 births
- 1950s 12
1950s
12 births
- 1960s
1960s
32 births
- 1970s 5
1970s
5 births
What this shows Peak: 1960s at 32 births (50% of all-time use).
Frequently Asked Questions
How popular is the name Recia? ▼
Recia has been given to 64 babies in the U.S. since 1927, according to SSA data. Its last appearance in the data was 1978. 10 babies were born in 1965, its single highest year.
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? ▼
The SSA has tracked Recia since 1927 -- 52 years through the most recent 1978 data.
What names are similar to Recia? ▼
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Rechelle, Rechel, Rechy, Recie, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.
What to do with Recia's data
- Recia's decade-level peak was the 1960s (32 total births); usage has since declined to 5 in the 1970s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Weighing it against an alternative? Put two names side by side. Compare names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
Keep exploring Recia
Nearby Names Like Recia
Names with a similar sound, spelling, or feel to Recia
Rechelle Girl
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Rechel Girl
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Rechy Girl
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Recie Girl
147 births
Rechell Girl
43 births
Compare Recia side by side: Recia vs Rechelle Recia vs Rechel Recia vs Rechy
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Data Sources
Data as of July 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, 1927–1978 (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. "Recia: Baby Name Since 1927 - 64 Births, Peak 1965." NameAlmanac. Accessed via https://namealmanac.com/name/recia. 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 Recia 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 July 2026.