Recorded 1951–1993 Girls' name Peak 1984 325 births

Chequita — girls' name

325 babies named Chequita in U.S. Social Security records since 1951, with the highest year being 1984. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1950s411960s561970s961980s1061990s26
1980s
Peak decade

33% of everyone ever named Chequita was born in this single decade.

1984
Single peak year

19 babies were named Chequita in 1984 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Chequita

The Social Security Administration has registered 325 babies named Chequita between 1951 and 1993, spanning 43 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Chequita currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1993. The name reached its historical peak in 1984, when 19 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Chequita performed strongest in the 1980s, accumulating 106 births during that ten-year window. Across the 5 decades of recorded activity, Chequita shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Illinois, which accounts for 5 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Chequita in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Chequita in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 325 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.

Chequita at a glance

Last recorded 1993

Total births

325

Since 1951

43 years of records

Peak year

1984

19 births that year

Strongest decade: 1980s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1993

Active since

1951

Recorded for 43 years

Last year on file: 1993

Chequita popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1993–1951

Last recorded 1993
Peak year (1984)
19
Annual births at peak — across 43 years of records
05101520 19931986198119761970196219561951 5

Chequita by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 1980s
Peak decade
1980s
106 births that decade — 33% of Chequita's all-time total
1950s411960s561970s961980s1061990s26

Chequita by state

Where Chequita concentrates geographically — total births since 1951

Geographically diffuse
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Chequita
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Illinois
5 1.5%
Illinois share of Chequita's total US births 1.5%

5 of 325 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Chequita?
325 babies have been named Chequita since 1951. It was last recorded in 1993. The peak year was 1984 with 19 births.
When was Chequita most popular?
Chequita was most popular in the 1980s decade with 106 total births. The single peak year was 1984.
Where is Chequita most popular?
The top states for the name Chequita are Illinois (5 births).
How long has the name Chequita been used?
Chequita has been recorded in Social Security data since 1951, spanning 43 years of data through 1993.
What names are similar to Chequita?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Cheryl, Chelsea, Cheyenne, Cheri, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

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Data Sources

Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 1951–1993 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.