Recorded 1965–1997 Girls' name Peak 1970 123 births

Tecia — girls' name

123 babies named Tecia in U.S. Social Security records since 1965, with the highest year being 1970. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1960s401970s561980s221990s5
1970s
Peak decade

46% of everyone ever named Tecia was born in this single decade.

1970
Single peak year

13 babies were named Tecia in 1970 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Tecia

The Social Security Administration has registered 123 babies named Tecia between 1965 and 1997, spanning 33 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Tecia currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1997. The name reached its historical peak in 1970, when 13 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Tecia performed strongest in the 1970s, accumulating 56 births during that ten-year window. Across the 4 decades of recorded activity, Tecia shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in New York, which accounts for 5 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Tecia in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Tecia 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 123 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.

Tecia at a glance

Last recorded 1997

Total births

123

Since 1965

33 years of records

Peak year

1970

13 births that year

Strongest decade: 1970s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1997

Active since

1965

Recorded for 33 years

Last year on file: 1997

Tecia popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1997–1965

Last recorded 1997
Peak year (1970)
13
Annual births at peak — across 33 years of records
468101214 1997198019771972196919661965 6

Tecia by decade

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

Peak: 1970s
Peak decade
1970s
56 births that decade — 46% of Tecia's all-time total
1960s401970s561980s221990s5

Tecia by state

Where Tecia concentrates geographically — total births since 1965

Geographically diffuse
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Tecia
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 New York
5 4.1%
New York share of Tecia's total US births 4.1%

5 of 123 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Tecia?
123 babies have been named Tecia since 1965. It was last recorded in 1997. The peak year was 1970 with 13 births.
When was Tecia most popular?
Tecia was most popular in the 1970s decade with 56 total births. The single peak year was 1970.
Where is Tecia most popular?
The top states for the name Tecia are New York (5 births).
How long has the name Tecia been used?
Tecia has been recorded in Social Security data since 1965, spanning 33 years of data through 1997.
What names are similar to Tecia?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Teckla, Tecora, Tecla, Tecoa, and 1 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, 1965–1997 (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.