Boys' name · since 1976
Laquentin
Laquentin has 130 recorded births since 1976 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1982 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #15,715 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 130
- born since 1976
- 1980s
- peak decade
Laquentin sits outside today's top ranks for boys, with 130 recorded since 1976.
Social Security Administration records show Laquentin recorded 130 times among boys since 1976, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used boys 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 1976 to 2003.
- #15,715 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- 130 born since 1976
- 1980s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Laquentin ranks #15,715 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 130 born since 1976, peaking in the 1980s.
- #15,715 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 130
- born since 1976
- 1980s
- peak decade
Laquentin's 130 recorded births place it above 65.41% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Laquentin's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Laquentin splits its recorded history at 1990: 49% of all births land in the more recent half, 51% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1976 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1982 peak of 12 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Laquentin popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1976–2003
- Peak year (1982)
- 12
- Annual births at peak, across 28 years of records
Laquentin by decade
1980s is the heaviest window (61 births, 47% of the file).
1980s was Laquentin's strongest decade.
61 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 47% of all-time use.
Laquentin births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s 5
1970s
5 births
- 1980s
1980s
61 births
- 1990s
1990s
58 births
- 2000s 6
2000s
6 births
What this shows Peak: 1980s at 61 births (47% of all-time use).
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- Laquentin's decade-level peak was the 1980s (61 total births); usage has since declined to 6 in the 2000s -- 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 Laquentin: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1982)
Similar record span (~27 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, 1976–2003 (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 Laquentin 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.