Girls' name · since 1959
Quanita
547 babies named Quanita in U.S. Social Security records since 1959, with the highest year being 1989. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #11,218 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 547
- born since 1959
- 1980s
- peak decade
Quanita sits outside today's top ranks for girls, with 547 recorded since 1959.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Quanita has been recorded 547 times among girls since 1959, though it is not among the currently most-used girls names, with its heaviest use in the 1980s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1959 to 2007.
- #11,218 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 547 born since 1959
- 1980s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Quanita ranks #11,218 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 547 born since 1959, peaking in the 1980s.
- #11,218 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 547
- born since 1959
- 1980s
- peak decade
Quanita's 547 recorded births place it above 84.48% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by North Carolina.
Quanita's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Quanita splits its recorded history at 1982: 57% of all births land in the more recent half, 43% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1959 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1989 peak of 27 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Quanita popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1959–2007
- Peak year (1989)
- 27
- Annual births at peak, across 49 years of records
Quanita by decade
1980s is the heaviest window (221 births, 40% of the file).
1980s was Quanita's strongest decade.
221 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 40% of all-time use.
Quanita births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1950s 5
1950s
5 births
- 1960s 31
1960s
31 births
- 1970s
1970s
153 births
- 1980s
1980s
221 births
- 1990s
1990s
131 births
- 2000s 6
2000s
6 births
What this shows Peak: 1980s at 221 births (40% of all-time use).
How Quanita compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 girls names closest to Quanita's total volume
Quanita by state
Where Quanita concentrates geographically, total births since 1959
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | North Carolina | | 6 | 1.1% |
6 of 547 births nationwide.
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What to do with Quanita's data
- Quanita's decade-level peak was the 1980s (221 total births); usage has since declined to 6 in the 2000s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- North Carolina records the most Quanitas (6 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. North Carolina names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Related Names
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Quanita: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1989)
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, 1959–2007 (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 Quanita 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.