Girls' name · since 1933
Laquetta
Laquetta has 1,031 recorded births since 1933 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1987 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #7,357 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 1,031
- born since 1933
- 1980s
- peak decade
1,031 girls have been named Laquetta since 1933, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
Social Security Administration records show Laquetta recorded 1,031 times among girls since 1933, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used girls names, peaking in the 1980s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1933 to 1996.
- #7,357 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 1,031 born since 1933
- 1980s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Laquetta ranks #7,357 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 1,031 born since 1933, peaking in the 1980s.
- #7,357 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 1,031
- born since 1933
- 1980s
- peak decade
Laquetta's 1,031 recorded births place it above 89.82% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
9 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by South Carolina.
Laquetta's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Laquetta splits its recorded history at 1967: 73% of all births land in the more recent half, 27% in the earlier half, a lean toward present-day use rather than a passing spike. The single quietest year was 1933 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1987 peak of 44 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Laquetta popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1933–1996
- Peak year (1987)
- 44
- Annual births at peak, across 64 years of records
Laquetta by decade
1980s is the heaviest window (349 births, 34% of the file).
1980s was Laquetta's strongest decade.
349 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 34% of all-time use.
Laquetta births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1930s 34
1930s
34 births
- 1940s 58
1940s
58 births
- 1950s 103
1950s
103 births
- 1960s 123
1960s
123 births
- 1970s
1970s
247 births
- 1980s
1980s
349 births
- 1990s 117
1990s
117 births
What this shows Peak: 1980s at 349 births (34% of all-time use).
How Laquetta 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 Laquetta's total volume
Laquetta by state
Where Laquetta concentrates geographically, total births since 1933
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | South Carolina | | 32 | 3.1% |
| #2 | Texas | | 20 | 1.9% |
| #3 | Alabama | | 11 | 1.1% |
| #4 | Oklahoma | | 11 | 1.1% |
| #5 | Mississippi | | 10 | 1.0% |
| #6 | North Carolina | | 10 | 1.0% |
| #7 | Illinois | | 5 | 0.5% |
| #8 | Louisiana | | 5 | 0.5% |
32 of 1,031 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 9 reporting states.
Laquetta appears in 9 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Laquetta's data
- Laquetta's usage has stayed within range of its 1980s decade-level peak (349 total births) through the 1990s (117) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- South Carolina records the most Laquettas (32 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. South Carolina 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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Two nationwide peer axes for Laquetta: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1987)
Similar record span (~63 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, 1933–1996 (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 Laquetta 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.