Unisex name · since 1987
Laquay
Since 1987, U.S. Social Security records show 12 babies named Laquay, peaking in 1987. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #51,983 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 12
- born since 1987
- 1980s
- peak decade
Laquay sits outside today's top ranks for girls, with 12 recorded since 1987.
Laquay has 12 recorded births among girls since 1987, 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 1987 to 1991.
- #51,983 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 12 born since 1987
- 1980s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Laquay ranks #51,983 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 12 born since 1987, peaking in the 1980s.
- #51,983 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 12
- born since 1987
- 1980s
- peak decade
Laquay's 12 recorded births place it above 27.4% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Laquay's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Laquay splits its recorded history at 1991: 42% of all births land in the more recent half, 58% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1991 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1987 peak of 7 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Laquay popularity over time - girls
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1987–1991
- Peak year (1987)
- 7
- Annual births at peak, across 5 years of records
Laquay popularity over time - boys
5 total births recorded since 1992 (Laquay as boys' name)
Laquay by decade
1980s is the heaviest window (7 births, 58% of the file).
1980s was Laquay's strongest decade.
7 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 58% of all-time use.
Laquay births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1980s
1980s
7 births
- 1990s
1990s
5 births
What this shows Peak: 1980s at 7 births (58% of all-time use).
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What to do with Laquay's data
- Laquay's usage has stayed within range of its 1980s decade-level peak (7 total births) through the 1990s (5) -- 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 Laquay: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1987)
Similar record span (~4 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, 1987–1991 (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 Laquay 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.