Girls' name · since 1932
Laqueta
426 babies named Laqueta in U.S. Social Security records since 1932, with the highest year being 1985. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #13,012 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 426
- born since 1932
- 1980s
- peak decade
Laqueta sits outside today's top ranks for girls, with 426 recorded since 1932.
Laqueta has 426 recorded births among girls since 1932, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used girls names, busiest in the 1980s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1932 to 1993.
- #13,012 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 426 born since 1932
- 1980s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Laqueta ranks #13,012 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 426 born since 1932, peaking in the 1980s.
- #13,012 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 426
- born since 1932
- 1980s
- peak decade
Laqueta's 426 recorded births place it above 82% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by Texas.
Laqueta's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Laqueta's SSA record in two at 1967 and the more recent half accounts for 62% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 38%, consistent with a name still gaining ground rather than fading. Its calmest year was 1938, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1985 peak of 22, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Laqueta popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1932–1993
- Peak year (1985)
- 22
- Annual births at peak, across 62 years of records
Laqueta by decade
1980s is the heaviest window (117 births, 27% of the file).
1980s was Laqueta's strongest decade.
117 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 27% of all-time use.
Laqueta births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1930s
1930s
56 births
- 1940s 39
1940s
39 births
- 1950s 39
1950s
39 births
- 1960s 44
1960s
44 births
- 1970s
1970s
106 births
- 1980s
1980s
117 births
- 1990s 25
1990s
25 births
What this shows Peak: 1980s at 117 births (27% of all-time use).
Laqueta by state
Where Laqueta concentrates geographically, total births since 1932
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Texas | | 5 | 1.2% |
5 of 426 births nationwide.
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- Laqueta's decade-level peak was the 1980s (117 total births); usage has since declined to 25 in the 1990s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Texas records the most Laquetas (5 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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Two nationwide peer axes for Laqueta: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1985)
Similar record span (~61 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, 1932–1993 (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 Laqueta 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.