Recorded 1985–1995 Girls' name Peak 1990 94 births

Laquiesha — girls' name

94 babies named Laquiesha in U.S. Social Security records since 1985, with the highest year being 1990. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1980s481990s46
1980s
Peak decade

51% of everyone ever named Laquiesha was born in this single decade.

1990
Single peak year

15 babies were named Laquiesha in 1990 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Laquiesha

The Social Security Administration has registered 94 babies named Laquiesha between 1985 and 1995, spanning 11 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Laquiesha currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1995. The name reached its historical peak in 1990, when 15 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Laquiesha performed strongest in the 1980s, accumulating 48 births during that ten-year window. Across the 2 decades of recorded activity, Laquiesha shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade.

No etymological entry is currently available for Laquiesha 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 94 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.

Laquiesha at a glance

Last recorded 1995

Total births

94

Since 1985

11 years of records

Peak year

1990

15 births that year

Strongest decade: 1980s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1995

Active since

1985

Recorded for 11 years

Last year on file: 1995

Laquiesha popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1995–1985

Last recorded 1995
Peak year (1990)
15
Annual births at peak — across 11 years of records
6810121416 1995199419921991199019891988198719861985 7

Laquiesha by decade

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

Peak: 1980s
Peak decade
1980s
48 births that decade — 51% of Laquiesha's all-time total
1980s481990s46

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Laquiesha?
94 babies have been named Laquiesha since 1985. It was last recorded in 1995. The peak year was 1990 with 15 births.
When was Laquiesha most popular?
Laquiesha was most popular in the 1980s decade with 48 total births. The single peak year was 1990.
How long has the name Laquiesha been used?
Laquiesha has been recorded in Social Security data since 1985, spanning 11 years of data through 1995.
What names are similar to Laquiesha?
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, 1985–1995 (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.