Recorded 1976–1990 Girls' name Peak 1978 47 births

Laquina — girls' name

47 babies named Laquina in U.S. Social Security records since 1976, with the highest year being 1978. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1970s231980s161990s8
1970s
Peak decade

49% of everyone ever named Laquina was born in this single decade.

1978
Single peak year

9 babies were named Laquina in 1978 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Laquina

The Social Security Administration has registered 47 babies named Laquina between 1976 and 1990, spanning 15 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Laquina currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1990. The name reached its historical peak in 1978, when 9 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Laquina performed strongest in the 1970s, accumulating 23 births during that ten-year window. Across the 3 decades of recorded activity, Laquina shows notable generational variation in parental adoption.

No etymological entry is currently available for Laquina 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 47 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.

Laquina at a glance

Last recorded 1990

Total births

47

Since 1976

15 years of records

Peak year

1978

9 births that year

Strongest decade: 1970s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1990

Active since

1976

Recorded for 15 years

Last year on file: 1990

Laquina popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1990–1976

Last recorded 1990
Peak year (1978)
9
Annual births at peak — across 15 years of records
45678910 1990198619851982197919781976 7

Laquina by decade

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

Peak: 1970s
Peak decade
1970s
23 births that decade — 49% of Laquina's all-time total
1970s231980s161990s8

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Laquina?
47 babies have been named Laquina since 1976. It was last recorded in 1990. The peak year was 1978 with 9 births.
When was Laquina most popular?
Laquina was most popular in the 1970s decade with 23 total births. The single peak year was 1978.
How long has the name Laquina been used?
Laquina has been recorded in Social Security data since 1976, spanning 15 years of data through 1990.
What names are similar to Laquina?
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, 1976–1990 (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.