How Many People Are Named Necia?
An estimated 443 people in the United States have the first name Necia. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 55 years old, and Necia peaked in popularity in 1964 with 18 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Necia 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 Necia paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
443
About 1 in 773,712 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
55
years old
Peak Year
1964
18 births
Total Registered
675
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Necia
Necia is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 675 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Necia as a female name
Ranked #19,380 in 2009
5 female births in 2009
Peak: 1964 (18 births)
Necia: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Necia span from the 1910s to the 2000s, covering 10 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1970s, when 119 babies were registered. Necia has declined significantly from its peak in the 1970s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Necia by Decade
How has Necia 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.
Necia by State
Necia + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Necia as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
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Necia: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Necia?
We estimate approximately 443 people named Necia 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 773,712 Americans share this first name.
Is Necia a common name?
Necia is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 83.4% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 675 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Necia most popular?
Necia reached peak popularity in 1964, when 18 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Necia is approximately 55 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Necia a female name?
Necia is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Necia Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Necia Smith, Necia Johnson, Necia 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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