Recorded 1971–2001 Girls' name Peak 1979 763 births

Laquana — girls' name

763 babies named Laquana in U.S. Social Security records since 1971, with the highest year being 1979. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1970s1931980s3701990s1892000s11
1980s
Peak decade

48% of everyone ever named Laquana was born in this single decade.

1979
Single peak year

49 babies were named Laquana in 1979 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Laquana

The Social Security Administration has registered 763 babies named Laquana between 1971 and 2001, spanning 31 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Laquana currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2001. The name reached its historical peak in 1979, when 49 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Laquana performed strongest in the 1980s, accumulating 370 births during that ten-year window. Across the 4 decades of recorded activity, Laquana shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in New York, which accounts for 93 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by South Carolina and New Jersey. In total, SSA state-level files list Laquana in 7 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Laquana 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 763 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.

Laquana at a glance

Last recorded 2001

Total births

763

Since 1971

31 years of records

Peak year

1979

49 births that year

Strongest decade: 1980s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2001

Active since

1971

Recorded for 31 years

Last year on file: 2001

Laquana popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2001–1971

Last recorded 2001
Peak year (1979)
49
Annual births at peak — across 31 years of records
0102030405060 200119961992198819841980197619721971 7

Laquana by decade

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

Peak: 1980s
Peak decade
1980s
370 births that decade — 48% of Laquana's all-time total
1970s1931980s3701990s1892000s11

Laquana by state

Where Laquana concentrates geographically — total births since 1971

Geographically diffuse
Top 7 states by recorded births for the name Laquana
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 New York
93 12.2%
#2 South Carolina
24 3.1%
#3 New Jersey
22 2.9%
#4 Louisiana
11 1.4%
#5 Georgia
7 0.9%
#6 Florida
5 0.7%
#7 Texas
5 0.7%
New York share of Laquana's total US births 12.2%
Even split

93 of 763 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 7 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Laquana?
763 babies have been named Laquana since 1971. It was last recorded in 2001. The peak year was 1979 with 49 births.
When was Laquana most popular?
Laquana was most popular in the 1980s decade with 370 total births. The single peak year was 1979.
Where is Laquana most popular?
The top states for the name Laquana are New York (93 births), South Carolina (24 births), New Jersey (22 births).
How long has the name Laquana been used?
Laquana has been recorded in Social Security data since 1971, spanning 31 years of data through 2001.
What names are similar to Laquana?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Laquita, Laquisha, Laquanda, Laquinta, 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, 1971–2001 (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.