Girls' name · since 1974
Laquanta
Laquanta has 333 recorded births since 1974 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1983 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #15,062 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 333
- born since 1974
- 1980s
- peak decade
Laquanta is not among the current top-ranked girls names; 333 have been recorded since 1974.
Laquanta has 333 recorded births among girls since 1974, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used girls names, busiest in the 1980s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1974 to 1998.
- #15,062 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 333 born since 1974
- 1980s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Laquanta ranks #15,062 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 333 born since 1974, peaking in the 1980s.
- #15,062 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 333
- born since 1974
- 1980s
- peak decade
Laquanta's 333 recorded births place it above 79.15% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 4 jurisdictions, led by Louisiana.
Laquanta's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Laquanta's SSA record in two at 1986 and the more recent half accounts for 42% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 58%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1974, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1983 peak of 27, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Laquanta popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1974–1998
- Peak year (1983)
- 27
- Annual births at peak, across 25 years of records
Laquanta by decade
1980s is the heaviest window (183 births, 55% of the file).
1980s was Laquanta's strongest decade.
183 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 55% of all-time use.
Laquanta births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s
1970s
74 births
- 1980s
1980s
183 births
- 1990s
1990s
76 births
What this shows Peak: 1980s at 183 births (55% of all-time use).
Laquanta by state
Where Laquanta concentrates geographically, total births since 1974
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Louisiana | | 12 | 3.6% |
| #2 | Georgia | | 6 | 1.8% |
| #3 | Mississippi | | 5 | 1.5% |
| #4 | Texas | | 5 | 1.5% |
12 of 333 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 4 reporting states.
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- Laquanta's usage has stayed within range of its 1980s decade-level peak (183 total births) through the 1990s (76) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- Louisiana records the most Laquantas (12 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Louisiana 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 Laquanta: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1983)
Similar record span (~24 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, 1974–1998 (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 Laquanta 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.