Girls' name · since 1892

Recie

147 babies named Recie in U.S. Social Security records since 1892, with the highest year being 1922. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

147
total births
1892–1942
years on record
1920s
peak decade
39%
born in that decade

147 girls have been named Recie since 1892, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.

Recie has 147 recorded births among girls since 1892, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used girls names, busiest in the 1920s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1892 to 1942.

  • 147 total births
  • 1892–1942 years on record
  • 1920s peak decade
  • 39% born in that decade

Data updated Jun 2026

The verdict

147 girls have been named Recie since 1892, peaking in the 1920s, last recorded in 1942.

147
total births
1892–1942
years on record
1920s
peak decade
39%
born in that decade
1920s
Peak decade

39% of everyone ever named Recie was born in this single decade.

1922
Single peak year

11 babies were named Recie in 1922 - its busiest year on record.

Recie's usage pattern, beyond the headline number

Divide Recie's SSA record in two at 1920 and the more recent half accounts for 52% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 48%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1892, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1922 peak of 11, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.

Recie at a glance

Last recorded 1942

Total births

147

Since 1892

51 years of records

Peak year

1922

11 births that year

Strongest decade: 1920s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1942

Active since

1892

Recorded for 51 years

Last year on file: 1942

Recie popularity over time - girls

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1892–1942

Last recorded 1942
Peak year (1922)
11
Annual births at peak, across 51 years of records
4681012 18921906191519181921192519311942 5

Recie popularity over time - boys

5 total births recorded since 1927 (Recie as boys' name)

Unisex variant - 5 births
5 1927 5

Recie by decade

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

1920s was Recie's strongest decade.

57 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 39% of all-time use.

Recie births by decade

Total births in each ten-year window

births

What this shows Peak: 1920s at 57 births (39% of all-time use).

Source U.S. Social Security Administration · Baby Names As of June 2026

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Recie?
147 babies have been named Recie since 1892. It was last recorded in 1942. The peak year was 1922 with 11 births.
When was Recie most popular?
Recie was most popular in the 1920s decade with 57 total births. The single peak year was 1922.
How long has the name Recie been used?
The SSA has tracked Recie since 1892 -- 51 years through the most recent 1942 data.
What names are similar to Recie?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Rechelle, Rechel, Rechy, Recia, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

What to do with Recie's data

  • Recie's decade-level peak was the 1920s (57 total births); usage has since declined to 5 in the 1940s -- 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.

Data Sources

Data as of June 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, 1892–1942 (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. "Recie: Baby Name Since 1892 - 147 Births, Peak 1922." NameAlmanac. Accessed via https://namealmanac.com/name/recie. 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 Recie 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 June 2026.