Recorded 1984–2002 Girls' name Peak 1991 218 births

Jaquisha — girls' name

218 babies named Jaquisha in U.S. Social Security records since 1984, with the highest year being 1991. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1980s371990s1572000s24

The verdict

218 girls have been named Jaquisha since 1984, peaking in the 1990s, last recorded in 2002.

218
total births
1984–2002
years on record
1990s
peak decade
72%
born in that decade
1990s
Peak decade

72% of everyone ever named Jaquisha was born in this single decade.

1991
Single peak year

23 babies were named Jaquisha in 1991 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Jaquisha

The Social Security Administration has registered 218 babies named Jaquisha between 1984 and 2002, spanning 19 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Jaquisha currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2002. The name reached its historical peak in 1991, when 23 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Jaquisha performed strongest in the 1990s, accumulating 157 births during that ten-year window. Across the 3 decades of recorded activity, Jaquisha shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Georgia, which accounts for 5 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Jaquisha in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Jaquisha 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 218 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.

Jaquisha at a glance

Last recorded 2002

Total births

218

Since 1984

19 years of records

Peak year

1991

23 births that year

Strongest decade: 1990s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2002

Active since

1984

Recorded for 19 years

Last year on file: 2002

Jaquisha popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2002–1984

Last recorded 2002
Peak year (1991)
23
Annual births at peak — across 19 years of records
510152025 2002199919961993199019871984 6

Jaquisha by decade

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

Peak: 1990s
Peak decade
1990s
157 births that decade — 72% of Jaquisha's all-time total
1980s371990s1572000s24

Jaquisha by state

Where Jaquisha concentrates geographically — total births since 1984

Geographically diffuse
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Jaquisha
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Georgia
5 2.3%
Georgia share of Jaquisha's total US births 2.3%

5 of 218 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Jaquisha?
218 babies have been named Jaquisha since 1984. It was last recorded in 2002. The peak year was 1991 with 23 births.
When was Jaquisha most popular?
Jaquisha was most popular in the 1990s decade with 157 total births. The single peak year was 1991.
Where is Jaquisha most popular?
The top states for the name Jaquisha are Georgia (5 births).
How long has the name Jaquisha been used?
Jaquisha has been recorded in Social Security data since 1984, spanning 19 years of data through 2002.
What names are similar to Jaquisha?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Jaqueline, Jaquelin, Jaquelyn, Jaquita, 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, 1984–2002 (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.