Girls' name · since 1977
Laquasha
Laquasha has 433 recorded births since 1977 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1993 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #12,891 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 433
- born since 1977
- 1990s
- peak decade
Laquasha sits outside today's top ranks for girls, with 433 recorded since 1977.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Laquasha has been recorded 433 times among girls since 1977, though it is not among the currently most-used girls names, with its heaviest use in the 1990s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1977 to 2003.
- #12,891 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 433 born since 1977
- 1990s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Laquasha ranks #12,891 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 433 born since 1977, peaking in the 1990s.
- #12,891 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 433
- born since 1977
- 1990s
- peak decade
Laquasha's 433 recorded births place it above 82.17% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 3 jurisdictions, led by South Carolina.
Laquasha's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Laquasha's full recorded timeline at 1990, 62% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 38% in the earlier half -- usage has skewed toward the present, not a one-decade spike. Its quietest year on record was 1977, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1993 peak of 40 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Laquasha popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1977–2003
- Peak year (1993)
- 40
- Annual births at peak, across 27 years of records
Laquasha by decade
1990s is the heaviest window (239 births, 55% of the file).
1990s was Laquasha's strongest decade.
239 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 55% of all-time use.
Laquasha births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s 23
1970s
23 births
- 1980s
1980s
141 births
- 1990s
1990s
239 births
- 2000s 30
2000s
30 births
What this shows Peak: 1990s at 239 births (55% of all-time use).
Laquasha by state
Where Laquasha concentrates geographically, total births since 1977
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | South Carolina | | 19 | 4.4% |
| #2 | North Carolina | | 11 | 2.5% |
| #3 | New York | | 11 | 2.5% |
19 of 433 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 3 reporting states.
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What to do with Laquasha's data
- Laquasha's decade-level peak was the 1990s (239 total births); usage has since declined to 30 in the 2000s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- South Carolina records the most Laquashas (19 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. South Carolina 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 Laquasha: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1993)
Similar record span (~26 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, 1977–2003 (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 Laquasha 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.