Girls' name · since 1973
Laquanna
Laquanna has 273 recorded births since 1973 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1991 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #16,734 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 273
- born since 1973
- 1980s
- peak decade
Laquanna is not among the current top-ranked girls names; 273 have been recorded since 1973.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Laquanna has been recorded 273 times among girls since 1973, though it is not among the currently most-used girls names, with its heaviest use in the 1980s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1973 to 2001.
- #16,734 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 273 born since 1973
- 1980s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Laquanna ranks #16,734 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 273 born since 1973, peaking in the 1980s.
- #16,734 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 273
- born since 1973
- 1980s
- peak decade
Laquanna's 273 recorded births place it above 76.84% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 2 jurisdictions, led by New York.
Laquanna's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Laquanna's full recorded timeline at 1986, 49% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 51% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1974, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1991 peak of 22 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Laquanna popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1973–2001
- Peak year (1991)
- 22
- Annual births at peak, across 29 years of records
Laquanna by decade
1980s is the heaviest window (130 births, 48% of the file).
1980s was Laquanna's strongest decade.
130 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 48% of all-time use.
Laquanna births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s
1970s
55 births
- 1980s
1980s
130 births
- 1990s
1990s
83 births
- 2000s 5
2000s
5 births
What this shows Peak: 1980s at 130 births (48% of all-time use).
Laquanna by state
Where Laquanna concentrates geographically, total births since 1973
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | New York | | 10 | 3.7% |
| #2 | North Carolina | | 6 | 2.2% |
10 of 273 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 2 reporting states.
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What to do with Laquanna's data
- Laquanna's decade-level peak was the 1980s (130 total births); usage has since declined to 5 in the 2000s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- New York records the most Laquannas (10 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. New York names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Laquanna: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1991)
Similar record span (~28 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, 1973–2001 (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 Laquanna 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.