Girls' name · since 1965
Tecia
Tecia has 123 recorded births since 1965 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1970 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #24,886 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 123
- born since 1965
- 1970s
- peak decade
Tecia sits outside today's top ranks for girls, with 123 recorded since 1965.
Social Security Administration records show Tecia recorded 123 times among girls since 1965, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used girls names, peaking in the 1970s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1965 to 1997.
- #24,886 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 123 born since 1965
- 1970s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Tecia ranks #24,886 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 123 born since 1965, peaking in the 1970s.
- #24,886 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 123
- born since 1965
- 1970s
- peak decade
Tecia's 123 recorded births place it above 65.58% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by New York.
Tecia's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Tecia splits its recorded history at 1973: 46% of all births land in the more recent half, 54% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1972 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1970 peak of 13 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Tecia popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1965–1997
- Peak year (1970)
- 13
- Annual births at peak, across 33 years of records
Tecia by decade
1970s is the heaviest window (56 births, 46% of the file).
1970s was Tecia's strongest decade.
56 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 46% of all-time use.
Tecia births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1960s
1960s
40 births
- 1970s
1970s
56 births
- 1980s 22
1980s
22 births
- 1990s 5
1990s
5 births
What this shows Peak: 1970s at 56 births (46% of all-time use).
Tecia by state
Where Tecia concentrates geographically, total births since 1965
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | New York | | 5 | 4.1% |
5 of 123 births nationwide.
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What to do with Tecia's data
- Tecia's decade-level peak was the 1970s (56 total births); usage has since declined to 5 in the 1990s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- New York records the most Tecias (5 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. New York names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Tecia: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1970)
Similar record span (~32 yrs)
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, 1965–1997 (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 Tecia 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.