girl's name
Lecia
- Gender Girl
- Letters 5
- Births on record 1,179
Lecia is a girl's name. In 2015 it was given to 5 babies in the United States. It was given to fewer than five babies in the most recent year of published US data.
- Peaked in 1961, when 93 babies were given the name.
- It has largely dropped out of use.
- First appears in US birth records in 1944.
Lecia over time
Births per decade in the United States, 1940s to 2010s. The striped bar is the 2010s, still in progress — it covers 2010 to 2015, not a full ten years.
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| Decade | Births |
|---|---|
| 1940s | 16 |
| 1950s | 217 |
| 1960s | 586 |
| 1970s | 166 |
| 1980s | 103 |
| 1990s | 41 |
| 2000s | 29 |
| 2010s (to 2015) | 11 |
How popular is Lecia?
In 2015, Lecia was given to 5 babies in the United States. It was given to fewer than five babies in the most recent year of published US data.
Where Lecia is used
US figures omit any name given to fewer than five babies in a year, so the rarest names are absent from the source rather than absent from use. Data & sources.
How Lecia is spelled
Birth registers count each spelling separately, so every one has its own ranking.
| Spelling | What it is | Births on record |
|---|---|---|
| Lécia | Lécia is a rare spelling of Lecia, written with an acute accent and recorded about 5 times, mostly in France. | 5 |
Names that peaked alongside Lecia
These names rose and fell in the same era, which is why they tend to sound like they belong together.
Parents who like Lecia also like
Names whose popularity has risen and fallen in step with Lecia over the last century — the same taste, a different name.
Sibling names for Lecia
Names from the same era that won't rhyme or share an initial with Lecia — the two things that make a sibling set grate.
Common questions about Lecia
How popular is the name Lecia?
In 2015, Lecia was given to 5 babies in the United States. It was given to fewer than five babies in the most recent year of published US data.
Is Lecia a girl's or a boy's name?
Lecia is given almost entirely to girls in birth records.
When was Lecia most popular?
Lecia peaked in 1961, when 93 babies were given the name. It has largely dropped out of use.