Total births
188
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.
- 188
- total births
- 1935–1983
- years on record
- 1970s
- peak decade
- 44%
- born in that 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.
- 188 total births
- 1935–1983 years on record
- 1970s peak decade
- 44% born in that decade
Data updated Jun 2026
The verdict
188 girls have been named Paquita since 1935, peaking in the 1970s, last recorded in 1983.
- 188
- total births
- 1935–1983
- years on record
- 1970s
- peak decade
- 44%
- born in that decade
1970s
Peak decade
44% of everyone ever named Paquita was born in this single decade.
1973
Single peak year
14 babies were named Paquita in 1973 - its busiest year on record.
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 at a glance
Last recorded 1983Peak year
1973
Current rank
Unranked
Active since
1935
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
Total births in each ten-year window, peak vs trough at a glance
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).
Frequently Asked Questions
How popular is the name Paquita? ▼
Paquita has been given to 188 babies in the U.S. since 1935, according to SSA data. Its last appearance in the data was 1983. 14 babies were born in 1973, its single highest year.
When was Paquita most popular? ▼
Paquita was most popular in the 1970s decade with 82 total births. The single peak year was 1973.
How long has the name Paquita been used? ▼
The SSA has tracked Paquita since 1935 -- 49 years through the most recent 1983 data.
What to do with Paquita's data
- 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.
- Weighing it against an alternative? Put two names side by side. Compare names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Data Sources
Data as of June 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).
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NameAlmanac Editorial. "Paquita: Baby Name Since 1935 - 188 Births, Peak 1973." NameAlmanac. Accessed via https://namealmanac.com/name/paquita. Licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.
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 June 2026.