Recorded 1972–2003 Girls' name Peak 1992 946 births

Laquesha — girls' name

946 babies named Laquesha in U.S. Social Security records since 1972, with the highest year being 1992. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1970s1091980s3751990s4292000s33
1990s
Peak decade

45% of everyone ever named Laquesha was born in this single decade.

1992
Single peak year

76 babies were named Laquesha in 1992 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Laquesha

The Social Security Administration has registered 946 babies named Laquesha between 1972 and 2003, spanning 32 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Laquesha currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2003. The name reached its historical peak in 1992, when 76 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Laquesha performed strongest in the 1990s, accumulating 429 births during that ten-year window. Across the 4 decades of recorded activity, Laquesha shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Texas, which accounts for 65 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by California and Illinois. In total, SSA state-level files list Laquesha in 11 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Laquesha 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 946 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.

Laquesha at a glance

Last recorded 2003

Total births

946

Since 1972

32 years of records

Peak year

1992

76 births that year

Strongest decade: 1990s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2003

Active since

1972

Recorded for 32 years

Last year on file: 2003

Laquesha popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2003–1972

Last recorded 2003
Peak year (1992)
76
Annual births at peak — across 32 years of records
020406080 200319981994199019861982197819741972 5

Laquesha by decade

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

Peak: 1990s
Peak decade
1990s
429 births that decade — 45% of Laquesha's all-time total
1970s1091980s3751990s4292000s33

Laquesha by state

Where Laquesha concentrates geographically — total births since 1972

Geographically diffuse
Top 8 states by recorded births for the name Laquesha
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%
Texas share of Laquesha's total US births 6.9%
Even split

65 of 946 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 11 reporting states.

Laquesha appears in 11 states. Explore state details →

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Laquesha?
946 babies have been named Laquesha since 1972. It was last recorded in 2003. The peak year was 1992 with 76 births.
When was Laquesha most popular?
Laquesha was most popular in the 1990s decade with 429 total births. The single peak year was 1992.
Where is Laquesha most popular?
The top states for the name Laquesha are Texas (65 births), California (36 births), Illinois (27 births).
How long has the name Laquesha been used?
Laquesha has been recorded in Social Security data since 1972, spanning 32 years of data through 2003.
What names are similar to Laquesha?
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, 1972–2003 (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.