Girls' name · since 1983
Laqueda
21 babies named Laqueda in U.S. Social Security records since 1983, with the highest year being 1987. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #45,452 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 21
- born since 1983
- 1980s
- peak decade
21 girls have been named Laqueda since 1983, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
Social Security Administration records show Laqueda recorded 21 times among girls since 1983, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used girls names, peaking in the 1980s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1983 to 1990.
- #45,452 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 21 born since 1983
- 1980s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Laqueda ranks #45,452 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 21 born since 1983, peaking in the 1980s.
- #45,452 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 21
- born since 1983
- 1980s
- peak decade
Laqueda's 21 recorded births place it above 36.74% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Laqueda's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Laqueda's SSA record in two at 1987 and the more recent half accounts for 52% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 48%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1983, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1987 peak of 6, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Laqueda popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1983–1990
- Peak year (1987)
- 6
- Annual births at peak, across 8 years of records
Laqueda by decade
1980s is the heaviest window (16 births, 76% of the file).
1980s was Laqueda's strongest decade.
16 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 76% of all-time use.
Laqueda births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1980s
1980s
16 births
- 1990s 5
1990s
5 births
What this shows Peak: 1980s at 16 births (76% of all-time use).
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What to do with Laqueda's data
- Laqueda's decade-level peak was the 1980s (16 total births); usage has since declined to 5 in the 1990s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Laqueda: 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 (~7 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, 1983–1990 (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 Laqueda 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.