Girls' name · since 1939
Laquata
37 babies named Laquata in U.S. Social Security records since 1939, with the highest year being 1978. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #38,530 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 37
- born since 1939
- 1970s
- peak decade
37 girls have been named Laquata since 1939, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
Social Security Administration records show Laquata recorded 37 times among girls since 1939, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used girls names, peaking in the 1970s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1939 to 1986.
- #38,530 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 37 born since 1939
- 1970s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Laquata ranks #38,530 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 37 born since 1939, peaking in the 1970s.
- #38,530 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 37
- born since 1939
- 1970s
- peak decade
Laquata's 37 recorded births place it above 46.51% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Laquata's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Laquata's SSA record in two at 1978 and the more recent half accounts for 59% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 41%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1939, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1978 peak of 7, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Laquata popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1939–1986
- Peak year (1978)
- 7
- Annual births at peak, across 48 years of records
Laquata by decade
1970s is the heaviest window (17 births, 46% of the file).
1970s was Laquata's strongest decade.
17 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 46% of all-time use.
Laquata births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1930s 5
1930s
5 births
- 1970s
1970s
17 births
- 1980s
1980s
15 births
What this shows Peak: 1970s at 17 births (46% of all-time use).
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- Laquata's usage has stayed within range of its 1970s decade-level peak (17 total births) through the 1980s (15) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Laquata: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1978)
Similar record span (~47 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, 1939–1986 (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 Laquata 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.