Girls' name · since 1977
Laqunda
60 babies named Laqunda in U.S. Social Security records since 1977, with the highest year being 1982. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #32,878 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 60
- born since 1977
- 1980s
- peak decade
60 girls have been named Laqunda since 1977, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
Social Security Administration records show Laqunda recorded 60 times among girls since 1977, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used girls names, peaking in the 1980s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1977 to 1989.
- #32,878 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 60 born since 1977
- 1980s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Laqunda ranks #32,878 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 60 born since 1977, peaking in the 1980s.
- #32,878 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 60
- born since 1977
- 1980s
- peak decade
Laqunda's 60 recorded births place it above 54.42% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Laqunda's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Laqunda's SSA record in two at 1983 and the more recent half accounts for 53% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 47%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1977, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1982 peak of 11, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Laqunda popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1977–1989
- Peak year (1982)
- 11
- Annual births at peak, across 13 years of records
Laqunda by decade
1980s is the heaviest window (49 births, 82% of the file).
1980s was Laqunda's strongest decade.
49 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 82% of all-time use.
Laqunda births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s 11
1970s
11 births
- 1980s
1980s
49 births
What this shows Peak: 1980s at 49 births (82% of all-time use).
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Related Names
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Two nationwide peer axes for Laqunda: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1982)
Similar record span (~12 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, 1977–1989 (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 Laqunda 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.