Recorded 1931–1996 Girls' name Peak 1988 414 births

Jacquita — girls' name

414 babies named Jacquita in U.S. Social Security records since 1931, with the highest year being 1988. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1930s381940s351950s401960s571970s471980s1361990s61
1980s
Peak decade

33% of everyone ever named Jacquita was born in this single decade.

1988
Single peak year

22 babies were named Jacquita in 1988 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Jacquita

The Social Security Administration has registered 414 babies named Jacquita between 1931 and 1996, spanning 66 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Jacquita currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1996. The name reached its historical peak in 1988, when 22 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Jacquita performed strongest in the 1980s, accumulating 136 births during that ten-year window. Across the 7 decades of recorded activity, Jacquita shows notable generational variation in parental adoption. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Oklahoma, which accounts for 12 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Jacquita in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Jacquita 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 414 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.

Jacquita at a glance

Last recorded 1996

Total births

414

Since 1931

66 years of records

Peak year

1988

22 births that year

Strongest decade: 1980s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1996

Active since

1931

Recorded for 66 years

Last year on file: 1996

Jacquita popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1996–1931

Last recorded 1996
Peak year (1988)
22
Annual births at peak — across 66 years of records
0510152025 199619891983197619671959194719371931 7

Jacquita by decade

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

Peak: 1980s
Peak decade
1980s
136 births that decade — 33% of Jacquita's all-time total
1930s381940s351950s401960s571970s471980s1361990s61

Jacquita by state

Where Jacquita concentrates geographically — total births since 1931

Geographically diffuse
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Jacquita
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Oklahoma
12 2.9%
Oklahoma share of Jacquita's total US births 2.9%

12 of 414 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Jacquita?
414 babies have been named Jacquita since 1931. It was last recorded in 1996. The peak year was 1988 with 22 births.
When was Jacquita most popular?
Jacquita was most popular in the 1980s decade with 136 total births. The single peak year was 1988.
Where is Jacquita most popular?
The top states for the name Jacquita are Oklahoma (12 births).
How long has the name Jacquita been used?
Jacquita has been recorded in Social Security data since 1931, spanning 66 years of data through 1996.
What names are similar to Jacquita?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Jacqueline, Jackie, Jacquelyn, Jaclyn, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

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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, 1931–1996 (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.