Girls' name · since 1939
Jaquita
785 babies named Jaquita in U.S. Social Security records since 1939, with the highest year being 1987. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #8,856 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 785
- born since 1939
- 1980s
- peak decade
785 girls have been named Jaquita since 1939, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
Social Security Administration records show Jaquita recorded 785 times among girls since 1939, 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 1939 to 2000.
- #8,856 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 785 born since 1939
- 1980s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Jaquita ranks #8,856 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 785 born since 1939, peaking in the 1980s.
- #8,856 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 785
- born since 1939
- 1980s
- peak decade
Jaquita's 785 recorded births place it above 87.75% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
7 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by Georgia.
Jaquita's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Jaquita's full recorded timeline at 1976, 77% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 23% in the earlier half -- usage has skewed toward the present, not a one-decade spike. Its quietest year on record was 1940, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1987 peak of 46 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Jaquita popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1939–2000
- Peak year (1987)
- 46
- Annual births at peak, across 62 years of records
Jaquita by decade
1980s is the heaviest window (318 births, 41% of the file).
1980s was Jaquita's strongest decade.
318 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 41% of all-time use.
Jaquita births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1930s 7
1930s
7 births
- 1940s 45
1940s
45 births
- 1950s 36
1950s
36 births
- 1960s 35
1960s
35 births
- 1970s 124
1970s
124 births
- 1980s
1980s
318 births
- 1990s
1990s
211 births
- 2000s 9
2000s
9 births
What this shows Peak: 1980s at 318 births (41% of all-time use).
How Jaquita compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 girls names closest to Jaquita's total volume
Jaquita by state
Where Jaquita concentrates geographically, total births since 1939
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Georgia | | 21 | 2.7% |
| #2 | Mississippi | | 10 | 1.3% |
| #3 | Alabama | | 5 | 0.6% |
| #4 | Florida | | 5 | 0.6% |
| #5 | Illinois | | 5 | 0.6% |
| #6 | Louisiana | | 5 | 0.6% |
| #7 | Michigan | | 5 | 0.6% |
21 of 785 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 7 reporting states.
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What to do with Jaquita's data
- Jaquita's decade-level peak was the 1980s (318 total births); usage has since declined to 9 in the 2000s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Georgia records the most Jaquitas (21 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Georgia names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Related Names
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Jaquita: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1987)
Similar record span (~61 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, 1939–2000 (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 Jaquita 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.