Girls' name · since 1972
Laquesha
Laquesha has 946 recorded births since 1972 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1992 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #7,812 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 946
- born since 1972
- 1990s
- peak decade
Laquesha is not among the current top-ranked girls names; 946 have been recorded since 1972.
Laquesha has 946 recorded births among girls since 1972, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used girls names, busiest in the 1990s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1972 to 2003.
- #7,812 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 946 born since 1972
- 1990s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Laquesha ranks #7,812 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 946 born since 1972, peaking in the 1990s.
- #7,812 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 946
- born since 1972
- 1990s
- peak decade
Laquesha's 946 recorded births place it above 89.19% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
11 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by Texas.
Laquesha's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Laquesha's full recorded timeline at 1987, 63% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 37% in the earlier half -- usage has skewed toward the present, not a one-decade spike. Its quietest year on record was 1972, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1992 peak of 76 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Laquesha popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1972–2003
- Peak year (1992)
- 76
- Annual births at peak, across 32 years of records
Laquesha by decade
1990s is the heaviest window (429 births, 45% of the file).
1990s was Laquesha's strongest decade.
429 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 45% of all-time use.
Laquesha births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s 109
1970s
109 births
- 1980s
1980s
375 births
- 1990s
1990s
429 births
- 2000s 33
2000s
33 births
What this shows Peak: 1990s at 429 births (45% of all-time use).
How Laquesha compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 girls names closest to Laquesha's total volume
Laquesha by state
Where Laquesha concentrates geographically, total births since 1972
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Texas | | 65 | 6.9% |
| #2 | California | | 36 | 3.8% |
| #3 | Illinois | | 27 | 2.9% |
| #4 | Florida | | 21 | 2.2% |
| #5 | North Carolina | | 19 | 2.0% |
| #6 | Georgia | | 13 | 1.4% |
| #7 | Michigan | | 12 | 1.3% |
| #8 | Tennessee | | 11 | 1.2% |
65 of 946 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 11 reporting states.
Laquesha appears in 11 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Laquesha's data
- Laquesha's decade-level peak was the 1990s (429 total births); usage has since declined to 33 in the 2000s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Texas records the most Laqueshas (65 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Texas names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Related Names
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Laquesha: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1992)
Similar record span (~31 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, 1972–2003 (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 Laquesha 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.