Recorded 1974–1991 Girls' name Peak 1989 47 births

Laquisa — girls' name

47 babies named Laquisa in U.S. Social Security records since 1974, with the highest year being 1989. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1970s171980s191990s11
1980s
Peak decade

40% of everyone ever named Laquisa was born in this single decade.

1989
Single peak year

8 babies were named Laquisa in 1989 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Laquisa

The Social Security Administration has registered 47 babies named Laquisa between 1974 and 1991, spanning 18 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Laquisa currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1991. The name reached its historical peak in 1989, when 8 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Laquisa performed strongest in the 1980s, accumulating 19 births during that ten-year window. Across the 3 decades of recorded activity, Laquisa shows notable generational variation in parental adoption.

No etymological entry is currently available for Laquisa 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.

Laquisa at a glance

Last recorded 1991

Total births

47

Since 1974

18 years of records

Peak year

1989

8 births that year

Strongest decade: 1980s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1991

Active since

1974

Recorded for 18 years

Last year on file: 1991

Laquisa popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1991–1974

Last recorded 1991
Peak year (1989)
8
Annual births at peak — across 18 years of records
456789 19911990198919821980197719761974 7

Laquisa by decade

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

Peak: 1980s
Peak decade
1980s
19 births that decade — 40% of Laquisa's all-time total
1970s171980s191990s11

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Laquisa?
47 babies have been named Laquisa since 1974. It was last recorded in 1991. The peak year was 1989 with 8 births.
When was Laquisa most popular?
Laquisa was most popular in the 1980s decade with 19 total births. The single peak year was 1989.
How long has the name Laquisa been used?
Laquisa has been recorded in Social Security data since 1974, spanning 18 years of data through 1991.
What names are similar to Laquisa?
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, 1974–1991 (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.