Recorded 1931–1993 Girls' name Peak 1986 552 births

Lequita — girls' name

552 babies named Lequita in U.S. Social Security records since 1931, with the highest year being 1986. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1930s431940s401950s611960s711970s1431980s1591990s35
1980s
Peak decade

29% of everyone ever named Lequita was born in this single decade.

1986
Single peak year

25 babies were named Lequita in 1986 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Lequita

The Social Security Administration has registered 552 babies named Lequita between 1931 and 1993, spanning 63 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Lequita currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1993. The name reached its historical peak in 1986, when 25 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Lequita performed strongest in the 1980s, accumulating 159 births during that ten-year window. Across the 7 decades of recorded activity, Lequita shows a clear decline from its mid-century high.

No etymological entry is currently available for Lequita 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 552 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.

Lequita at a glance

Last recorded 1993

Total births

552

Since 1931

63 years of records

Peak year

1986

25 births that year

Strongest decade: 1980s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1993

Active since

1931

Recorded for 63 years

Last year on file: 1993

Lequita popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1993–1931

Last recorded 1993
Peak year (1986)
25
Annual births at peak — across 63 years of records
051015202530 199319861979197219641957194819361931 6

Lequita by decade

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

Peak: 1980s
Peak decade
1980s
159 births that decade — 29% of Lequita's all-time total
1930s431940s401950s611960s711970s1431980s1591990s35

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Lequita?
552 babies have been named Lequita since 1931. It was last recorded in 1993. The peak year was 1986 with 25 births.
When was Lequita most popular?
Lequita was most popular in the 1980s decade with 159 total births. The single peak year was 1986.
How long has the name Lequita been used?
Lequita has been recorded in Social Security data since 1931, spanning 63 years of data through 1993.
What names are similar to Lequita?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Lequisha, 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, 1931–1993 (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.