Girls' name · since 1980
Laquia
Since 1980, U.S. Social Security records show 62 babies named Laquia, peaking in 1982. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #32,505 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 62
- born since 1980
- 1980s
- peak decade
62 girls have been named Laquia since 1980, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
Laquia has 62 recorded births among girls since 1980, 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 1980 to 1992.
- #32,505 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 62 born since 1980
- 1980s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Laquia ranks #32,505 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 62 born since 1980, peaking in the 1980s.
- #32,505 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 62
- born since 1980
- 1980s
- peak decade
Laquia's 62 recorded births place it above 54.95% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Laquia's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Laquia's SSA record in two at 1985 and the more recent half accounts for 50% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 50%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1980, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1982 peak of 14, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Laquia popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1980–1992
- Peak year (1982)
- 14
- Annual births at peak, across 13 years of records
Laquia by decade
1980s is the heaviest window (49 births, 79% of the file).
1980s was Laquia's strongest decade.
49 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 79% of all-time use.
Laquia births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1980s
1980s
49 births
- 1990s 13
1990s
13 births
What this shows Peak: 1980s at 49 births (79% of all-time use).
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What to do with Laquia's data
- Laquia's decade-level peak was the 1980s (49 total births); usage has since declined to 13 in the 1990s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
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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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Laquia: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1982)
Similar record span (~12 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, 1980–1992 (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 Laquia 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.