Boys' name · since 1979
Laquinton
Laquinton has 351 recorded births since 1979 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1990 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #9,732 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 351
- born since 1979
- 1980s
- peak decade
Laquinton is not among the current top-ranked boys names; 351 have been recorded since 1979.
Laquinton has 351 recorded births among boys since 1979, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used boys 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 1979 to 2016.
- #9,732 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- 351 born since 1979
- 1980s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Laquinton ranks #9,732 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 351 born since 1979, peaking in the 1980s.
- #9,732 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 351
- born since 1979
- 1980s
- peak decade
Laquinton's 351 recorded births place it above 78.58% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 4 jurisdictions, led by Alabama.
Laquinton's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Laquinton splits its recorded history at 1995: 31% of all births land in the more recent half, 69% in the earlier half, leaning more toward its earlier era than today's. The single quietest year was 1979 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1990 peak of 28 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Laquinton popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1979–2016
- Peak year (1990)
- 28
- Annual births at peak, across 38 years of records
Laquinton by decade
1980s is the heaviest window (150 births, 43% of the file).
1980s was Laquinton's strongest decade.
150 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 43% of all-time use.
Laquinton births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s 5
1970s
5 births
- 1980s
1980s
150 births
- 1990s
1990s
117 births
- 2000s 55
2000s
55 births
- 2010s 24
2010s
24 births
What this shows Peak: 1980s at 150 births (43% of all-time use).
Laquinton by state
Where Laquinton concentrates geographically, total births since 1979
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Alabama | | 12 | 3.4% |
| #2 | Louisiana | | 11 | 3.1% |
| #3 | Texas | | 6 | 1.7% |
| #4 | Tennessee | | 5 | 1.4% |
12 of 351 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 4 reporting states.
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- Laquinton's decade-level peak was the 1980s (150 total births); usage has since declined to 24 in the 2010s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Alabama records the most Laquintons (12 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Alabama 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 Laquinton: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1990)
Similar record span (~37 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, 1979–2016 (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 Laquinton 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.