Recorded 1986–1993 Girls' name Peak 1991 58 births

Latiqua — girls' name

58 babies named Latiqua in U.S. Social Security records since 1986, with the highest year being 1991. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1980s251990s33
1990s
Peak decade

57% of everyone ever named Latiqua was born in this single decade.

1991
Single peak year

14 babies were named Latiqua in 1991 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Latiqua

The Social Security Administration has registered 58 babies named Latiqua between 1986 and 1993, spanning 8 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Latiqua currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1993. The name reached its historical peak in 1991, when 14 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Latiqua performed strongest in the 1990s, accumulating 33 births during that ten-year window. Across the 2 decades of recorded activity, Latiqua shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in New York, which accounts for 15 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Latiqua in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Latiqua 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 58 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.

Latiqua at a glance

Last recorded 1993

Total births

58

Since 1986

8 years of records

Peak year

1991

14 births that year

Strongest decade: 1990s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1993

Active since

1986

Recorded for 8 years

Last year on file: 1993

Latiqua popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1993–1986

Last recorded 1993
Peak year (1991)
14
Annual births at peak — across 8 years of records
46810121416 199319911990198919871986 5

Latiqua by decade

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

Peak: 1990s
Peak decade
1990s
33 births that decade — 57% of Latiqua's all-time total
1980s251990s33

Latiqua by state

Where Latiqua concentrates geographically — total births since 1986

Regionally concentrated
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Latiqua
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 New York
15 25.9%
New York share of Latiqua's total US births 25.9%

15 of 58 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Latiqua?
58 babies have been named Latiqua since 1986. It was last recorded in 1993. The peak year was 1991 with 14 births.
When was Latiqua most popular?
Latiqua was most popular in the 1990s decade with 33 total births. The single peak year was 1991.
Where is Latiqua most popular?
The top states for the name Latiqua are New York (15 births).
How long has the name Latiqua been used?
Latiqua has been recorded in Social Security data since 1986, spanning 8 years of data through 1993.
What names are similar to Latiqua?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Latoya, Latasha, Latonya, Latisha, 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, 1986–1993 (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.