Girls' name · since 1930
Laquita
6,400 babies named Laquita in U.S. Social Security records since 1930, with the highest year being 1983. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #2,201 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 6,400
- born since 1930
- 1980s
- peak decade
Laquita is not among the current top-ranked girls names; 6,400 have been recorded since 1930.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Laquita has been recorded 6,400 times among girls since 1930, though it is not among the currently most-used girls names, with its heaviest use in the 1980s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1930 to 2008.
- #2,201 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 6,400 born since 1930
- 1980s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Laquita ranks #2,201 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 6,400 born since 1930, peaking in the 1980s.
- #2,201 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 6,400
- born since 1930
- 1980s
- peak decade
Laquita's 6,400 recorded births place it above 96.95% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
22 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by Texas.
Laquita's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Laquita's SSA record in two at 1968 and the more recent half accounts for 74% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 26%, consistent with a name still gaining ground rather than fading. Its calmest year was 2005, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1983 peak of 248, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Laquita popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1930–2008
- Peak year (1983)
- 248
- Annual births at peak, across 79 years of records
Laquita by decade
1980s is the heaviest window (2,141 births, 33% of the file).
1980s was Laquita's strongest decade.
2,141 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 33% of all-time use.
Laquita births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1930s 484
1930s
484 births
- 1940s 264
1940s
264 births
- 1950s 468
1950s
468 births
- 1960s 553
1960s
553 births
- 1970s
1970s
1,438 births
- 1980s
1980s
2,141 births
- 1990s
1990s
990 births
- 2000s 62
2000s
62 births
What this shows Peak: 1980s at 2,141 births (33% of all-time use).
How Laquita compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 girls names closest to Laquita's total volume
Laquita by state
Where Laquita concentrates geographically, total births since 1930
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Texas | | 965 | 15.1% |
| #2 | Tennessee | | 498 | 7.8% |
| #3 | Alabama | | 359 | 5.6% |
| #4 | Georgia | | 357 | 5.6% |
| #5 | Illinois | | 301 | 4.7% |
| #6 | Oklahoma | | 294 | 4.6% |
| #7 | Mississippi | | 289 | 4.5% |
| #8 | Louisiana | | 213 | 3.3% |
965 of 6,400 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 22 reporting states.
Laquita appears in 22 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Laquita's data
- Laquita's decade-level peak was the 1980s (2,141 total births); usage has since declined to 62 in the 2000s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Texas records the most Laquitas (965 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Texas names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Related Names
Names with a similar number of total births
Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Laquita: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1983)
Similar record span (~78 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, 1930–2008 (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 Laquita 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.