Recorded 1967–2002 Girls' name Peak 1977 1,539 births

Laquanda — girls' name

1,539 babies named Laquanda in U.S. Social Security records since 1967, with the highest year being 1977. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1960s141970s4091980s7691990s3262000s21
1980s
Peak decade

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

1977
Single peak year

91 babies were named Laquanda in 1977 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Laquanda

The Social Security Administration has registered 1,539 babies named Laquanda between 1967 and 2002, spanning 36 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Laquanda currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2002. The name reached its historical peak in 1977, when 91 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Laquanda performed strongest in the 1980s, accumulating 769 births during that ten-year window. Across the 5 decades of recorded activity, Laquanda shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Florida, which accounts for 161 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by Georgia and Alabama. In total, SSA state-level files list Laquanda in 12 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Laquanda 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 1,539 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.

Laquanda at a glance

Last recorded 2002

Total births

1,539

Since 1967

36 years of records

Peak year

1977

91 births that year

Strongest decade: 1980s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2002

Active since

1967

Recorded for 36 years

Last year on file: 2002

Laquanda popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2002–1967

Last recorded 2002
Peak year (1977)
91
Annual births at peak — across 36 years of records
020406080100 20021997199219871982197719721967 6

Laquanda by decade

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

Peak: 1980s
Peak decade
1980s
769 births that decade — 50% of Laquanda's all-time total
1960s141970s4091980s7691990s3262000s21

Laquanda by state

Where Laquanda concentrates geographically — total births since 1967

Geographically diffuse
Top 8 states by recorded births for the name Laquanda
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Florida
161 10.5%
#2 Georgia
94 6.1%
#3 Alabama
89 5.8%
#4 South Carolina
83 5.4%
#5 North Carolina
82 5.3%
#6 Mississippi
71 4.6%
#7 New York
63 4.1%
#8 Louisiana
32 2.1%
Florida share of Laquanda's total US births 10.5%
Even split

161 of 1,539 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 12 reporting states.

Laquanda appears in 12 states. Explore state details →

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Laquanda?
1,539 babies have been named Laquanda since 1967. It was last recorded in 2002. The peak year was 1977 with 91 births.
When was Laquanda most popular?
Laquanda was most popular in the 1980s decade with 769 total births. The single peak year was 1977.
Where is Laquanda most popular?
The top states for the name Laquanda are Florida (161 births), Georgia (94 births), Alabama (89 births).
How long has the name Laquanda been used?
Laquanda has been recorded in Social Security data since 1967, spanning 36 years of data through 2002.
What names are similar to Laquanda?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Laquita, Laquisha, Laquinta, Laquetta, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

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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, 1967–2002 (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.