How Many People Are Named Lecia?
An estimated 964 people in the United States have the first name Lecia. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 57 years old, and Lecia peaked in popularity in 1961 with 93 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Lecia as a first name in the United States, including gender data, a year-by-year popularity timeline going back to 1880, a decade breakdown, and state-by-state birth registrations. You can also check how many people share the full name Lecia paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
964
About 1 in 355,554 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
57
years old
Peak Year
1961
93 births
Total Registered
1,169
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Lecia
Lecia is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 1,169 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Lecia as a female name
Ranked #17,997 in 2015
5 female births in 2015
Peak: 1961 (93 births)
Lecia: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Lecia span from the 1940s to the 2010s, covering 8 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1960s, when 586 babies were registered. Lecia has declined significantly from its peak in the 1960s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Lecia by Decade
How has Lecia tracked across different eras? The table below groups all SSA birth registrations into 10-year periods, with separate male and female counts. The colored bar shows each decade's share relative to the peak.
Lecia by State
Birth registrations for Lecia span all 14 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in Texas, California, Georgia. The lowest are in New York, Mississippi, Illinois. On average, about 15 Lecias were registered per state.
Lecia + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Lecia as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
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Lecia: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Lecia?
We estimate approximately 964 people named Lecia are alive in the United States today. This is based on SSA birth records from 1880 to 2024, adjusted for mortality using CDC life tables. About 1 in 355,554 Americans share this first name.
Is Lecia a common name?
Lecia is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 89.9% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 1,169 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Lecia most popular?
Lecia reached peak popularity in 1961, when 93 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Lecia is approximately 57 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Lecia a female name?
Lecia is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Lecia Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Lecia Smith, Lecia Johnson, Lecia Williams. You can also search any combination on our homepage.
Where does this data come from?
Our estimates use Social Security Administration birth records (1880 to 2024), adjusted for survival using CDC 2023 life tables broken down by sex. The U.S. population figure (342,754,338) is from the Census Bureau's July 2025 estimate. Full methodology.
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