Recorded 1973–1990 Girls' name Peak 1973 69 births

Laquenta — girls' name

69 babies named Laquenta in U.S. Social Security records since 1973, with the highest year being 1973. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1970s281980s351990s6
1980s
Peak decade

51% of everyone ever named Laquenta was born in this single decade.

1973
Single peak year

16 babies were named Laquenta in 1973 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Laquenta

The Social Security Administration has registered 69 babies named Laquenta between 1973 and 1990, spanning 18 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Laquenta currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1990. The name reached its historical peak in 1973, when 16 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Laquenta performed strongest in the 1980s, accumulating 35 births during that ten-year window. Across the 3 decades of recorded activity, Laquenta shows a clear decline from its mid-century high.

No etymological entry is currently available for Laquenta 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 69 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.

Laquenta at a glance

Last recorded 1990

Total births

69

Since 1973

18 years of records

Peak year

1973

16 births that year

Strongest decade: 1980s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1990

Active since

1973

Recorded for 18 years

Last year on file: 1990

Laquenta popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1990–1973

Last recorded 1990
Peak year (1973)
16
Annual births at peak — across 18 years of records
05101520 199019861985198419811980197719741973 16

Laquenta by decade

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

Peak: 1980s
Peak decade
1980s
35 births that decade — 51% of Laquenta's all-time total
1970s281980s351990s6

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Laquenta?
69 babies have been named Laquenta since 1973. It was last recorded in 1990. The peak year was 1973 with 16 births.
When was Laquenta most popular?
Laquenta was most popular in the 1980s decade with 35 total births. The single peak year was 1973.
How long has the name Laquenta been used?
Laquenta has been recorded in Social Security data since 1973, spanning 18 years of data through 1990.
What names are similar to Laquenta?
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, 1973–1990 (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.