Girls' name · since 1981
Laqueshia
Since 1981, U.S. Social Security records show 141 babies named Laqueshia, peaking in 1991. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #23,422 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 141
- born since 1981
- 1990s
- peak decade
Laqueshia is not among the current top-ranked girls names; 141 have been recorded since 1981.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Laqueshia has been recorded 141 times among girls since 1981, though it is not among the currently most-used girls names, with its heaviest use in the 1990s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1981 to 1998.
- #23,422 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 141 born since 1981
- 1990s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Laqueshia ranks #23,422 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 141 born since 1981, peaking in the 1990s.
- #23,422 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 141
- born since 1981
- 1990s
- peak decade
Laqueshia's 141 recorded births place it above 67.58% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Laqueshia's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Laqueshia splits its recorded history at 1990: 54% of all births land in the more recent half, 46% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1985 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1991 peak of 16 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Laqueshia popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1981–1998
- Peak year (1991)
- 16
- Annual births at peak, across 18 years of records
Laqueshia by decade
1990s is the heaviest window (76 births, 54% of the file).
1990s was Laqueshia's strongest decade.
76 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 54% of all-time use.
Laqueshia births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1980s
1980s
65 births
- 1990s
1990s
76 births
What this shows Peak: 1990s at 76 births (54% of all-time use).
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Two nationwide peer axes for Laqueshia: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1991)
Similar record span (~17 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, 1981–1998 (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 Laqueshia 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.