Recorded 1977–1989 Girls' name Peak 1982 60 births

Laqunda — girls' name

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.

1970s111980s49
1980s
Peak decade

82% of everyone ever named Laqunda was born in this single decade.

1982
Single peak year

11 babies were named Laqunda in 1982 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Laqunda

The Social Security Administration has registered 60 babies named Laqunda between 1977 and 1989, spanning 13 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Laqunda currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1989. The name reached its historical peak in 1982, when 11 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Laqunda performed strongest in the 1980s, accumulating 49 births during that ten-year window. Across the 2 decades of recorded activity, Laqunda shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade.

No etymological entry is currently available for Laqunda 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 60 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.

Laqunda at a glance

Last recorded 1989

Total births

60

Since 1977

13 years of records

Peak year

1982

11 births that year

Strongest decade: 1980s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1989

Active since

1977

Recorded for 13 years

Last year on file: 1989

Laqunda popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1989–1977

Last recorded 1989
Peak year (1982)
11
Annual births at peak — across 13 years of records
4681012 19891987198419831982198019791977 5

Laqunda by decade

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

Peak: 1980s
Peak decade
1980s
49 births that decade — 82% of Laqunda's all-time total
1970s111980s49

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Laqunda?
60 babies have been named Laqunda since 1977. It was last recorded in 1989. The peak year was 1982 with 11 births.
When was Laqunda most popular?
Laqunda was most popular in the 1980s decade with 49 total births. The single peak year was 1982.
How long has the name Laqunda been used?
Laqunda has been recorded in Social Security data since 1977, spanning 13 years of data through 1989.
What names are similar to Laqunda?
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, 1977–1989 (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.