Girls' name · since 1969
Chiquitta
Since 1969, U.S. Social Security records show 168 babies named Chiquitta, peaking in 1986. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #21,594 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 168
- born since 1969
- 1980s
- peak decade
Chiquitta is not among the current top-ranked girls names; 168 have been recorded since 1969.
Social Security Administration records show Chiquitta recorded 168 times among girls since 1969, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used girls names, peaking in the 1980s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1969 to 1992.
- #21,594 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 168 born since 1969
- 1980s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Chiquitta ranks #21,594 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 168 born since 1969, peaking in the 1980s.
- #21,594 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 168
- born since 1969
- 1980s
- peak decade
Chiquitta's 168 recorded births place it above 70.07% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Chiquitta's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Chiquitta's full recorded timeline at 1980, 61% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 39% in the earlier half -- usage has skewed toward the present, not a one-decade spike. Its quietest year on record was 1971, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1986 peak of 15 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Chiquitta popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1969–1992
- Peak year (1986)
- 15
- Annual births at peak, across 24 years of records
Chiquitta by decade
1980s is the heaviest window (91 births, 54% of the file).
1980s was Chiquitta's strongest decade.
91 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 54% of all-time use.
Chiquitta births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1960s 6
1960s
6 births
- 1970s
1970s
60 births
- 1980s
1980s
91 births
- 1990s 11
1990s
11 births
What this shows Peak: 1980s at 91 births (54% of all-time use).
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- Chiquitta's decade-level peak was the 1980s (91 total births); usage has since declined to 11 in the 1990s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Chiquitta: 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 (~23 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, 1969–1992 (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 Chiquitta 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.