Girls' name · since 1910
Tecora
Since 1910, U.S. Social Security records show 199 babies named Tecora, peaking in 1929. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #19,879 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 199
- born since 1910
- 1920s
- peak decade
Tecora sits outside today's top ranks for girls, with 199 recorded since 1910.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Tecora has been recorded 199 times among girls since 1910, though it is not among the currently most-used girls names, with its heaviest use in the 1920s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1910 to 2003.
- #19,879 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 199 born since 1910
- 1920s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Tecora ranks #19,879 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 199 born since 1910, peaking in the 1920s.
- #19,879 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 199
- born since 1910
- 1920s
- peak decade
Tecora's 199 recorded births place it above 72.5% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by South Carolina.
Tecora's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Tecora's full recorded timeline at 1955, 47% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 53% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1910, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1929 peak of 13 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Tecora popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1910–2003
- Peak year (1929)
- 13
- Annual births at peak, across 94 years of records
Tecora by decade
1920s is the heaviest window (54 births, 27% of the file).
1920s was Tecora's strongest decade.
54 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 27% of all-time use.
Tecora births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1910s
1910s
41 births
- 1920s
1920s
54 births
- 1930s 11
1930s
11 births
- 1950s 5
1950s
5 births
- 1970s
1970s
27 births
- 1980s
1980s
37 births
- 1990s 18
1990s
18 births
- 2000s 6
2000s
6 births
What this shows Peak: 1920s at 54 births (27% of all-time use).
Tecora by state
Where Tecora concentrates geographically, total births since 1910
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | South Carolina | | 33 | 16.6% |
33 of 199 births nationwide.
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What to do with Tecora's data
- Tecora's decade-level peak was the 1920s (54 total births); usage has since declined to 6 in the 2000s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- South Carolina records the most Tecoras (33 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. South Carolina 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 Tecora: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1929)
Similar record span (~93 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, 1910–2003 (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 Tecora 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.