Recorded 1978–1987 Girls' name Peak 1978 18 births

Chiquila — girls' name

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

1970s71980s11

The verdict

18 girls have been named Chiquila since 1978, peaking in the 1980s, last recorded in 1987.

18
total births
1978–1987
years on record
1980s
peak decade
61%
born in that decade
1980s
Peak decade

61% of everyone ever named Chiquila was born in this single decade.

1978
Single peak year

7 babies were named Chiquila in 1978 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Chiquila

The Social Security Administration has registered 18 babies named Chiquila between 1978 and 1987, spanning 10 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Chiquila currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1987. The name reached its historical peak in 1978, when 7 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Chiquila performed strongest in the 1980s, accumulating 11 births during that ten-year window. Across the 2 decades of recorded activity, Chiquila shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade.

No etymological entry is currently available for Chiquila 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 18 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.

Chiquila at a glance

Last recorded 1987

Total births

18

Since 1978

10 years of records

Peak year

1978

7 births that year

Strongest decade: 1980s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1987

Active since

1978

Recorded for 10 years

Last year on file: 1987

Chiquila popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1987–1978

Last recorded 1987
Peak year (1978)
7
Annual births at peak — across 10 years of records
4.555.566.577.5 198719841978 7

Chiquila by decade

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

Peak: 1980s
Peak decade
1980s
11 births that decade — 61% of Chiquila's all-time total
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Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Chiquila?
18 babies have been named Chiquila since 1978. It was last recorded in 1987. The peak year was 1978 with 7 births.
When was Chiquila most popular?
Chiquila was most popular in the 1980s decade with 11 total births. The single peak year was 1978.
How long has the name Chiquila been used?
Chiquila has been recorded in Social Security data since 1978, spanning 10 years of data through 1987.
What names are similar to Chiquila?
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, 1978–1987 (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.