Recorded 1985–2002 Girls' name Peak 1993 162 births

Laquasia — girls' name

162 babies named Laquasia in U.S. Social Security records since 1985, with the highest year being 1993. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1980s291990s1122000s21
1990s
Peak decade

69% of everyone ever named Laquasia was born in this single decade.

1993
Single peak year

23 babies were named Laquasia in 1993 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Laquasia

The Social Security Administration has registered 162 babies named Laquasia between 1985 and 2002, spanning 18 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Laquasia currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2002. The name reached its historical peak in 1993, when 23 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Laquasia performed strongest in the 1990s, accumulating 112 births during that ten-year window. Across the 3 decades of recorded activity, Laquasia shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in New York, which accounts for 43 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by South Carolina. In total, SSA state-level files list Laquasia in 2 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Laquasia 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 162 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.

Laquasia at a glance

Last recorded 2002

Total births

162

Since 1985

18 years of records

Peak year

1993

23 births that year

Strongest decade: 1990s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2002

Active since

1985

Recorded for 18 years

Last year on file: 2002

Laquasia popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2002–1985

Last recorded 2002
Peak year (1993)
23
Annual births at peak — across 18 years of records
0510152025 20022000199619941992199019881985 5

Laquasia by decade

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

Peak: 1990s
Peak decade
1990s
112 births that decade — 69% of Laquasia's all-time total
1980s291990s1122000s21

Laquasia by state

Where Laquasia concentrates geographically — total births since 1985

Regionally concentrated
Top 2 states by recorded births for the name Laquasia
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 New York
43 26.5%
#2 South Carolina
5 3.1%
New York share of Laquasia's total US births 26.5%
Even split

43 of 162 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 2 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Laquasia?
162 babies have been named Laquasia since 1985. It was last recorded in 2002. The peak year was 1993 with 23 births.
When was Laquasia most popular?
Laquasia was most popular in the 1990s decade with 112 total births. The single peak year was 1993.
Where is Laquasia most popular?
The top states for the name Laquasia are New York (43 births), South Carolina (5 births).
How long has the name Laquasia been used?
Laquasia has been recorded in Social Security data since 1985, spanning 18 years of data through 2002.
What names are similar to Laquasia?
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, 1985–2002 (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.