Girls' name · since 1972
Chaquita
Chaquita has 525 recorded births since 1972 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1986 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #11,482 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 525
- born since 1972
- 1980s
- peak decade
Chaquita sits outside today's top ranks for girls, with 525 recorded since 1972.
Chaquita has 525 recorded births among girls since 1972, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used girls names, busiest in the 1980s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1972 to 1999.
- #11,482 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 525 born since 1972
- 1980s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Chaquita ranks #11,482 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 525 born since 1972, peaking in the 1980s.
- #11,482 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 525
- born since 1972
- 1980s
- peak decade
Chaquita's 525 recorded births place it above 84.1% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
6 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by Florida.
Chaquita's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Chaquita's SSA record in two at 1985 and the more recent half accounts for 58% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 42%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1999, with only 6 births recorded -- set against the 1986 peak of 39, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Chaquita popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1972–1999
- Peak year (1986)
- 39
- Annual births at peak, across 28 years of records
Chaquita by decade
1980s is the heaviest window (296 births, 56% of the file).
1980s was Chaquita's strongest decade.
296 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 56% of all-time use.
Chaquita births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s 93
1970s
93 births
- 1980s
1980s
296 births
- 1990s
1990s
136 births
What this shows Peak: 1980s at 296 births (56% of all-time use).
How Chaquita compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 girls names closest to Chaquita's total volume
Chaquita by state
Where Chaquita concentrates geographically, total births since 1972
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Florida | | 30 | 5.7% |
| #2 | Illinois | | 25 | 4.8% |
| #3 | Georgia | | 22 | 4.2% |
| #4 | Alabama | | 5 | 1.0% |
| #5 | Louisiana | | 5 | 1.0% |
| #6 | North Carolina | | 5 | 1.0% |
30 of 525 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 6 reporting states.
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- Chaquita's usage has stayed within range of its 1980s decade-level peak (296 total births) through the 1990s (136) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- Florida records the most Chaquitas (30 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Florida names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Chaquita: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1986)
Similar record span (~27 yrs)
Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.
Data Sources
Data as of August 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).
According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.
Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 1972–1999 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Chaquita draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of August 2026.