Recorded 1983–1999 Girls' name Peak 1991 49 births

Laquishia — girls' name

49 babies named Laquishia in U.S. Social Security records since 1983, with the highest year being 1991. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1980s201990s29
1990s
Peak decade

59% of everyone ever named Laquishia was born in this single decade.

1991
Single peak year

11 babies were named Laquishia in 1991 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Laquishia

The Social Security Administration has registered 49 babies named Laquishia between 1983 and 1999, spanning 17 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Laquishia currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1999. The name reached its historical peak in 1991, when 11 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Laquishia performed strongest in the 1990s, accumulating 29 births during that ten-year window. Across the 2 decades of recorded activity, Laquishia shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Georgia, which accounts for 5 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Laquishia in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Laquishia 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 49 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.

Laquishia at a glance

Last recorded 1999

Total births

49

Since 1983

17 years of records

Peak year

1991

11 births that year

Strongest decade: 1990s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1999

Active since

1983

Recorded for 17 years

Last year on file: 1999

Laquishia popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1999–1983

Last recorded 1999
Peak year (1991)
11
Annual births at peak — across 17 years of records
4681012 1999199219911990198819871983 6

Laquishia by decade

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

Peak: 1990s
Peak decade
1990s
29 births that decade — 59% of Laquishia's all-time total
1980s201990s29

Laquishia by state

Where Laquishia concentrates geographically — total births since 1983

Geographically diffuse
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Laquishia
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Georgia
5 10.2%
Georgia share of Laquishia's total US births 10.2%

5 of 49 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Laquishia?
49 babies have been named Laquishia since 1983. It was last recorded in 1999. The peak year was 1991 with 11 births.
When was Laquishia most popular?
Laquishia was most popular in the 1990s decade with 29 total births. The single peak year was 1991.
Where is Laquishia most popular?
The top states for the name Laquishia are Georgia (5 births).
How long has the name Laquishia been used?
Laquishia has been recorded in Social Security data since 1983, spanning 17 years of data through 1999.
What names are similar to Laquishia?
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, 1983–1999 (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.