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.

#22,996 of 72,339
all-time among girls
147
born since 1892
1920s
peak 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.

  • #22,996 of 72,339 all-time among girls
  • 147 born since 1892
  • 1920s peak decade

Data updated Aug 2026

The verdict

According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Recie ranks #22,996 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 147 born since 1892, peaking in the 1920s.

#22,996 of 72,339
all-time among girls
147
born since 1892
1920s
peak decade
Below the archive median
All-time archive position

Recie's 147 recorded births place it above 68.19% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.

National only
State-record footprint

No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.

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 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

1920s is the heaviest window (57 births, 39% of the file).

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 August 2026

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Recie? ▼
147 babies have been named Recie since 1892. All-time, it sits at #22,996 of 72,339 girls' names by recorded births. It was last recorded in 1942. The peak year was 1922 with 11 births.
Where does Recie sit in the SSA name archive? ▼
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Recie ranks #22,996 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). All-time ordinal matches browse popularity (total births DESC); the current ordinal uses the null SSA file. See /methodology#corpus-placement.
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.

Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.

Keep exploring Recie

Nearby Names Like Recie

Names with a similar sound, spelling, or feel to Recie

Rechelle Girl
628 births
Rechel Girl
#10267 257 births
Rechy Girl
#7316 161 births
Recia Girl
64 births
Rechell Girl
43 births

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Related Names

Names with a similar number of total births

Otie
147 births · Peak 1892
Goldye
147 births · Peak 1915
Madell
147 births · Peak 1924
Fonnie
147 births · Peak 1918
Thetis
147 births · Peak 1915
Wally
147 births · Peak 1937
Milady
147 births · Peak 2012
Suetta #15105
147 births · Peak 1946

Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span

Two nationwide peer axes for Recie: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.

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, 1892–1942 (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 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 August 2026.