Girls' name · since 1976
Maquita
133 babies named Maquita in U.S. Social Security records since 1976, with the highest year being 1983. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #24,047 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 133
- born since 1976
- 1980s
- peak decade
133 girls have been named Maquita since 1976, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
Social Security Administration records show Maquita recorded 133 times among girls since 1976, 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 1976 to 1992.
- #24,047 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 133 born since 1976
- 1980s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Maquita ranks #24,047 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 133 born since 1976, peaking in the 1980s.
- #24,047 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 133
- born since 1976
- 1980s
- peak decade
Maquita's 133 recorded births place it above 66.72% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Maquita's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Maquita's full recorded timeline at 1986, 41% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 59% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1979, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1983 peak of 27 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Maquita popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1976–1992
- Peak year (1983)
- 27
- Annual births at peak, across 17 years of records
Maquita by decade
1980s is the heaviest window (92 births, 69% of the file).
1980s was Maquita's strongest decade.
92 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 69% of all-time use.
Maquita births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s 19
1970s
19 births
- 1980s
1980s
92 births
- 1990s 22
1990s
22 births
What this shows Peak: 1980s at 92 births (69% of all-time use).
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What to do with Maquita's data
- Maquita's decade-level peak was the 1980s (92 total births); usage has since declined to 22 in the 1990s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Maquita: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1983)
Similar record span (~16 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, 1976–1992 (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 Maquita 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.