Recorded 1954–1982 Girls' name Peak 1978 63 births

Chicquita — girls' name

63 babies named Chicquita in U.S. Social Security records since 1954, with the highest year being 1978. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

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The verdict

63 girls have been named Chicquita since 1954, peaking in the 1970s, last recorded in 1982.

63
total births
1954–1982
years on record
1970s
peak decade
46%
born in that decade
1970s
Peak decade

46% of everyone ever named Chicquita was born in this single decade.

1978
Single peak year

8 babies were named Chicquita in 1978 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Chicquita

The Social Security Administration has registered 63 babies named Chicquita between 1954 and 1982, spanning 29 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Chicquita currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1982. The name reached its historical peak in 1978, when 8 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Chicquita performed strongest in the 1970s, accumulating 29 births during that ten-year window. Across the 4 decades of recorded activity, Chicquita shows notable generational variation in parental adoption.

No etymological entry is currently available for Chicquita 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 63 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.

Chicquita at a glance

Last recorded 1982

Total births

63

Since 1954

29 years of records

Peak year

1978

8 births that year

Strongest decade: 1970s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1982

Active since

1954

Recorded for 29 years

Last year on file: 1982

Chicquita popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1982–1954

Last recorded 1982
Peak year (1978)
8
Annual births at peak — across 29 years of records
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Chicquita by decade

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

Peak: 1970s
Peak decade
1970s
29 births that decade — 46% of Chicquita's all-time total
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Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Chicquita?
63 babies have been named Chicquita since 1954. It was last recorded in 1982. The peak year was 1978 with 8 births.
When was Chicquita most popular?
Chicquita was most popular in the 1970s decade with 29 total births. The single peak year was 1978.
How long has the name Chicquita been used?
Chicquita has been recorded in Social Security data since 1954, spanning 29 years of data through 1982.
What names are similar to Chicquita?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Chiquita, Chiara, China, Chioma, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

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, 1954–1982 (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.