Recorded 1970–1991 Girls' name Peak 1986 86 births

Dequita — girls' name

86 babies named Dequita in U.S. Social Security records since 1970, with the highest year being 1986. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1970s201980s591990s7
1980s
Peak decade

69% of everyone ever named Dequita was born in this single decade.

1986
Single peak year

11 babies were named Dequita in 1986 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Dequita

The Social Security Administration has registered 86 babies named Dequita between 1970 and 1991, spanning 22 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Dequita currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1991. The name reached its historical peak in 1986, when 11 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Dequita performed strongest in the 1980s, accumulating 59 births during that ten-year window. Across the 3 decades of recorded activity, Dequita shows a clear decline from its mid-century high.

No etymological entry is currently available for Dequita 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 86 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.

Dequita at a glance

Last recorded 1991

Total births

86

Since 1970

22 years of records

Peak year

1986

11 births that year

Strongest decade: 1980s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1991

Active since

1970

Recorded for 22 years

Last year on file: 1991

Dequita popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1991–1970

Last recorded 1991
Peak year (1986)
11
Annual births at peak — across 22 years of records
4681012 199119891988198719861984198319821981197919741970 5

Dequita by decade

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

Peak: 1980s
Peak decade
1980s
59 births that decade — 69% of Dequita's all-time total
1970s201980s591990s7

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Dequita?
86 babies have been named Dequita since 1970. It was last recorded in 1991. The peak year was 1986 with 11 births.
When was Dequita most popular?
Dequita was most popular in the 1980s decade with 59 total births. The single peak year was 1986.
How long has the name Dequita been used?
Dequita has been recorded in Social Security data since 1970, spanning 22 years of data through 1991.
What names are similar to Dequita?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Dequana, Dequisha, Dequanna, Dequesha, 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, 1970–1991 (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.