Recorded 1985–2005 Girls' name Peak 1994 60 births

Jaquitta — girls' name

60 babies named Jaquitta in U.S. Social Security records since 1985, with the highest year being 1994. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1980s301990s252000s5

The verdict

60 girls have been named Jaquitta since 1985, peaking in the 1980s, last recorded in 2005.

60
total births
1985–2005
years on record
1980s
peak decade
50%
born in that decade
1980s
Peak decade

50% of everyone ever named Jaquitta was born in this single decade.

1994
Single peak year

8 babies were named Jaquitta in 1994 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Jaquitta

The Social Security Administration has registered 60 babies named Jaquitta between 1985 and 2005, spanning 21 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Jaquitta currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2005. The name reached its historical peak in 1994, when 8 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Jaquitta performed strongest in the 1980s, accumulating 30 births during that ten-year window. Across the 3 decades of recorded activity, Jaquitta 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 Jaquitta in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Jaquitta 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 60 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.

Jaquitta at a glance

Last recorded 2005

Total births

60

Since 1985

21 years of records

Peak year

1994

8 births that year

Strongest decade: 1980s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2005

Active since

1985

Recorded for 21 years

Last year on file: 2005

Jaquitta popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2005–1985

Last recorded 2005
Peak year (1994)
8
Annual births at peak — across 21 years of records
456789 2005199819951994199319891988198719861985 6

Jaquitta by decade

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

Peak: 1980s
Peak decade
1980s
30 births that decade — 50% of Jaquitta's all-time total
1980s301990s252000s5

Jaquitta by state

Where Jaquitta concentrates geographically — total births since 1985

Geographically diffuse
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Jaquitta
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Georgia
5 8.3%
Georgia share of Jaquitta's total US births 8.3%

5 of 60 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Jaquitta?
60 babies have been named Jaquitta since 1985. It was last recorded in 2005. The peak year was 1994 with 8 births.
When was Jaquitta most popular?
Jaquitta was most popular in the 1980s decade with 30 total births. The single peak year was 1994.
Where is Jaquitta most popular?
The top states for the name Jaquitta are Georgia (5 births).
How long has the name Jaquitta been used?
Jaquitta has been recorded in Social Security data since 1985, spanning 21 years of data through 2005.
What names are similar to Jaquitta?
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, 1985–2005 (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.