Girl · #11,156 in 2026

Necha

Name: Popularity of the name Necha in U.S. births, 1880–2026
Creator: U.S. Social Security Administration
License: https://www.ssa.gov/foia/
Keywords: Necha, baby name, popularity, U.S., SSA, rankings

Nocha is a village development committee in Morang District in Province No. 1 of North-eastern Nepal. At the time of the 1991 Nepal census it had a population of 2742 people living in 549 individual households.

Current Rank

#11,156

Peak Rank

#10,109 (2016)

Total Babies

5-Yr Trend

Stable

1976

First Year

2023

Last Year

2016

Peak Year

#10109

Peak Rank

Total Count

Years Active

Meaning & Origin of Necha

What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.

Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 3.0). Read more →

The Story of Necha

The earliest SSA record of Necha as a baby girl name dates back to 1976, when 5 babies received it. 2016 was its biggest year on record, with 10 newborns named Necha — #10,109 in the national rankings. About 41% of every Necha on record arrived during the 2010s, its defining decade. Necha last appeared in the published SSA data in 2023, with 8 recorded births — it has not charted nationally since. All told, over 80 Americans have carried the name since 1880, from the 1970s to the 2020s.

Popularity Over Time

Popularity by State

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Names that sound like Necha

Phonetically similar names — useful when Necha is the vibe but a different syllable count or letter feel might suit better. Linked entries have a profile on Peek a Name.

Nucha
Nicha
Nacha
Neja
Necho
Mecha
Naja
Nitchie
Nacho
Nessa
Nisha
Nietzsche

Source: Datamuse . Phonetic similarity ranking, not curated.

Frequently Asked Questions about Necha

What does the name Necha mean?

How popular is Necha in 2026?

In 2026, Necha ranks #11,156 among girls' names in the U.S., with 8 babies given the name that year.

When was Necha most popular?

Necha reached its peak popularity in 2016, ranking #10,109 that year with 10 babies given the name.

In which U.S. states is Necha most popular?

Necha has historically been most popular in New York. Rankings vary year to year, but these states show the strongest concentration of births named Necha.

Is Necha a unisex name?

In U.S. Social Security records, Necha is primarily a girl's name. We don't have meaningful data for it as a boy's name.

What names go well with Necha?

Names that share a similar style or popularity range with Necha include Abha, Jaalah, Mayim. These pairings are based on rank proximity and naming era in U.S. data.

About the name Necha

Necha is a girl baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1976 and has accumulated 80 births in the dataset. Necha's peak popularity came in 2016 when it ranked #10,109. Use the chart and map above to compare Necha's trajectory across years and U.S. states, or browse the related names section to discover similar choices.

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Data sources

Birth statistics (counts, ranks, years 1880–2026) — U.S. Social Security Administration . Predictions for years not yet released by SSA are computed by Peek a Name from historical trends; we update with official data as soon as it ships.
Etymology, cultural origins, and related forms — Behind the Name (used under their public API terms).
Meaning prose and editorial summary — Wikipedia article extracts, licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0 .
Predicted nationality distribution — Nationalize.io .
Phonetically similar names — Datamuse .

Peek a Name aggregates and presents the above data for informational purposes. Statistical predictions and external attributions are clearly labelled where shown; we make no guarantee of accuracy beyond what each source provides.