Recorded 1982–1997 Girls' name Peak 1987 51 births

Daquita — girls' name

51 babies named Daquita in U.S. Social Security records since 1982, with the highest year being 1987. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1980s331990s18
1980s
Peak decade

65% of everyone ever named Daquita was born in this single decade.

1987
Single peak year

9 babies were named Daquita in 1987 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Daquita

The Social Security Administration has registered 51 babies named Daquita between 1982 and 1997, spanning 16 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Daquita currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1997. The name reached its historical peak in 1987, when 9 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Daquita performed strongest in the 1980s, accumulating 33 births during that ten-year window. Across the 2 decades of recorded activity, Daquita shows notable generational variation in parental adoption.

No etymological entry is currently available for Daquita 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 51 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.

Daquita at a glance

Last recorded 1997

Total births

51

Since 1982

16 years of records

Peak year

1987

9 births that year

Strongest decade: 1980s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1997

Active since

1982

Recorded for 16 years

Last year on file: 1997

Daquita popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1997–1982

Last recorded 1997
Peak year (1987)
9
Annual births at peak — across 16 years of records
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Daquita by decade

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

Peak: 1980s
Peak decade
1980s
33 births that decade — 65% of Daquita's all-time total
1980s331990s18

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Daquita?
51 babies have been named Daquita since 1982. It was last recorded in 1997. The peak year was 1987 with 9 births.
When was Daquita most popular?
Daquita was most popular in the 1980s decade with 33 total births. The single peak year was 1987.
How long has the name Daquita been used?
Daquita has been recorded in Social Security data since 1982, spanning 16 years of data through 1997.
What names are similar to Daquita?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Daquana, Daquisha, Daquanna, Daquasha, 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, 1982–1997 (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.