Recia
Dimăcheni is a commune in Botoșani County, Western Moldavia, Romania. It is composed of three villages: Dimăcheni, Mateieni and Recia-Verbia.
Meaning & Origin of Recia
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Dimăcheni is a commune in Botoșani County, Western Moldavia, Romania. It is composed of three villages: Dimăcheni, Mateieni and Recia-Verbia.
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The Story of Recia
The earliest SSA record of Recia as a baby girl name dates back to 1927, when 5 babies received it. 1965 was its biggest year on record, with 10 newborns named Recia — #4,203 in the national rankings. The 1960s were its strongest decade, accounting for roughly 50% of all recorded Recias. Its most recent appearance in the national data came in 1978 (5 births); the name has since faded from the published rankings. In total, more than 64 Recias have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1920s through the 2020s.
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About the name Recia
Recia is a girl baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1927 and has accumulated 64 births in the dataset. Recia's peak popularity came in 1965 when it ranked #4,203. Use the chart and map above to compare Recia'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 .
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