Girls' name · since 1935
Paquita
188 babies named Paquita in U.S. Social Security records since 1935, with the highest year being 1973. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #20,465 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 188
- born since 1935
- 1970s
- peak decade
188 girls have been named Paquita since 1935, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
Social Security Administration records show Paquita recorded 188 times among girls since 1935, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used girls names, peaking in the 1970s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1935 to 1983.
- #20,465 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 188 born since 1935
- 1970s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Paquita ranks #20,465 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 188 born since 1935, peaking in the 1970s.
- #20,465 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 188
- born since 1935
- 1970s
- peak decade
Paquita's 188 recorded births place it above 71.68% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Paquita's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Paquita's SSA record in two at 1970 and the more recent half accounts for 57% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 43%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1935, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1973 peak of 14, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Paquita popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1935–1983
- Peak year (1973)
- 14
- Annual births at peak, across 49 years of records
Paquita by decade
1970s is the heaviest window (82 births, 44% of the file).
1970s was Paquita's strongest decade.
82 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 44% of all-time use.
Paquita births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1930s 5
1930s
5 births
- 1940s 7
1940s
7 births
- 1950s 28
1950s
28 births
- 1960s
1960s
41 births
- 1970s
1970s
82 births
- 1980s 25
1980s
25 births
What this shows Peak: 1970s at 82 births (44% of all-time use).
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- Paquita's decade-level peak was the 1970s (82 total births); usage has since declined to 25 in the 1980s -- 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.
Keep exploring Paquita
Related Names
Names with a similar number of total births
Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Paquita: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1973)
Similar record span (~48 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, 1935–1983 (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 Paquita 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.