Recorded 1974–1992 Girls' name Peak 1983 141 births

Lequisha — girls' name

141 babies named Lequisha in U.S. Social Security records since 1974, with the highest year being 1983. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1970s421980s791990s20
1980s
Peak decade

56% of everyone ever named Lequisha was born in this single decade.

1983
Single peak year

11 babies were named Lequisha in 1983 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Lequisha

The Social Security Administration has registered 141 babies named Lequisha between 1974 and 1992, spanning 19 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Lequisha currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1992. The name reached its historical peak in 1983, when 11 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Lequisha performed strongest in the 1980s, accumulating 79 births during that ten-year window. Across the 3 decades of recorded activity, Lequisha shows a clear decline from its mid-century high.

No etymological entry is currently available for Lequisha 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 141 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.

Lequisha at a glance

Last recorded 1992

Total births

141

Since 1974

19 years of records

Peak year

1983

11 births that year

Strongest decade: 1980s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1992

Active since

1974

Recorded for 19 years

Last year on file: 1992

Lequisha popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1992–1974

Last recorded 1992
Peak year (1983)
11
Annual births at peak — across 19 years of records
4681012 1992198919861983197919761974 6

Lequisha by decade

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

Peak: 1980s
Peak decade
1980s
79 births that decade — 56% of Lequisha's all-time total
1970s421980s791990s20

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Lequisha?
141 babies have been named Lequisha since 1974. It was last recorded in 1992. The peak year was 1983 with 11 births.
When was Lequisha most popular?
Lequisha was most popular in the 1980s decade with 79 total births. The single peak year was 1983.
How long has the name Lequisha been used?
Lequisha has been recorded in Social Security data since 1974, spanning 19 years of data through 1992.
What names are similar to Lequisha?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Lequita, Lequetta, Lequesha, Lequinta, and 2 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, 1974–1992 (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.