Recorded 1972–1985 Girls' name Peak 1975 27 births

Laguita — girls' name

27 babies named Laguita in U.S. Social Security records since 1972, with the highest year being 1975. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1970s171980s10
1970s
Peak decade

63% of everyone ever named Laguita was born in this single decade.

1975
Single peak year

7 babies were named Laguita in 1975 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Laguita

The Social Security Administration has registered 27 babies named Laguita between 1972 and 1985, spanning 14 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Laguita currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1985. The name reached its historical peak in 1975, when 7 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Laguita performed strongest in the 1970s, accumulating 17 births during that ten-year window. Across the 2 decades of recorded activity, Laguita shows notable generational variation in parental adoption.

No etymological entry is currently available for Laguita 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 27 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.

Laguita at a glance

Last recorded 1985

Total births

27

Since 1972

14 years of records

Peak year

1975

7 births that year

Strongest decade: 1970s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1985

Active since

1972

Recorded for 14 years

Last year on file: 1985

Laguita popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1985–1972

Last recorded 1985
Peak year (1975)
7
Annual births at peak — across 14 years of records
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Laguita by decade

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

Peak: 1970s
Peak decade
1970s
17 births that decade — 63% of Laguita's all-time total
1970s171980s10

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Laguita?
27 babies have been named Laguita since 1972. It was last recorded in 1985. The peak year was 1975 with 7 births.
When was Laguita most popular?
Laguita was most popular in the 1970s decade with 17 total births. The single peak year was 1975.
How long has the name Laguita been used?
Laguita has been recorded in Social Security data since 1972, spanning 14 years of data through 1985.
What names are similar to Laguita?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Lagina, Lagena, Lagretta, Lagertha, 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, 1972–1985 (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.