Recorded 1981–1998 Girls' name Peak 1991 141 births

Laqueshia — girls' name

141 babies named Laqueshia in U.S. Social Security records since 1981, with the highest year being 1991. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1980s651990s76
1990s
Peak decade

54% of everyone ever named Laqueshia was born in this single decade.

1991
Single peak year

16 babies were named Laqueshia in 1991 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Laqueshia

The Social Security Administration has registered 141 babies named Laqueshia between 1981 and 1998, spanning 18 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Laqueshia currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1998. The name reached its historical peak in 1991, when 16 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Laqueshia performed strongest in the 1990s, accumulating 76 births during that ten-year window. Across the 2 decades of recorded activity, Laqueshia shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade.

No etymological entry is currently available for Laqueshia 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 141 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.

Laqueshia at a glance

Last recorded 1998

Total births

141

Since 1981

18 years of records

Peak year

1991

16 births that year

Strongest decade: 1990s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1998

Active since

1981

Recorded for 18 years

Last year on file: 1998

Laqueshia popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1998–1981

Last recorded 1998
Peak year (1991)
16
Annual births at peak — across 18 years of records
05101520 199819951993199119891987198519821981 8

Laqueshia by decade

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

Peak: 1990s
Peak decade
1990s
76 births that decade — 54% of Laqueshia's all-time total
1980s651990s76

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Laqueshia?
141 babies have been named Laqueshia since 1981. It was last recorded in 1998. The peak year was 1991 with 16 births.
When was Laqueshia most popular?
Laqueshia was most popular in the 1990s decade with 76 total births. The single peak year was 1991.
How long has the name Laqueshia been used?
Laqueshia has been recorded in Social Security data since 1981, spanning 18 years of data through 1998.
What names are similar to Laqueshia?
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, 1981–1998 (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.