Recorded 1975–1989 Girls' name Peak 1977 68 births

Laquitha — girls' name

68 babies named Laquitha in U.S. Social Security records since 1975, with the highest year being 1977. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1970s281980s40
1980s
Peak decade

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

1977
Single peak year

8 babies were named Laquitha in 1977 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Laquitha

The Social Security Administration has registered 68 babies named Laquitha between 1975 and 1989, spanning 15 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Laquitha currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1989. The name reached its historical peak in 1977, when 8 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Laquitha performed strongest in the 1980s, accumulating 40 births during that ten-year window. Across the 2 decades of recorded activity, Laquitha shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Texas, which accounts for 6 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Laquitha in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Laquitha 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 68 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.

Laquitha at a glance

Last recorded 1989

Total births

68

Since 1975

15 years of records

Peak year

1977

8 births that year

Strongest decade: 1980s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1989

Active since

1975

Recorded for 15 years

Last year on file: 1989

Laquitha popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1989–1975

Last recorded 1989
Peak year (1977)
8
Annual births at peak — across 15 years of records
456789 19891987198519841983198219801979197819771975 5

Laquitha by decade

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

Peak: 1980s
Peak decade
1980s
40 births that decade — 59% of Laquitha's all-time total
1970s281980s40

Laquitha by state

Where Laquitha concentrates geographically — total births since 1975

Geographically diffuse
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Laquitha
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Texas
6 8.8%
Texas share of Laquitha's total US births 8.8%

6 of 68 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Laquitha?
68 babies have been named Laquitha since 1975. It was last recorded in 1989. The peak year was 1977 with 8 births.
When was Laquitha most popular?
Laquitha was most popular in the 1980s decade with 40 total births. The single peak year was 1977.
Where is Laquitha most popular?
The top states for the name Laquitha are Texas (6 births).
How long has the name Laquitha been used?
Laquitha has been recorded in Social Security data since 1975, spanning 15 years of data through 1989.
What names are similar to Laquitha?
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, 1975–1989 (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.