Total births
22
Recorded 1984–1988 Girls' name Peak 1984 22 births
Requita — girls' name
22 babies named Requita in U.S. Social Security records since 1984, with the highest year being 1984. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
The verdict
22 girls have been named Requita since 1984, peaking in the 1980s, last recorded in 1988.
- 22
- total births
- 1984–1988
- years on record
- 1980s
- peak decade
- 100%
- born in that decade
1980s
Peak decade
100% of everyone ever named Requita was born in this single decade.
1984
Single peak year
6 babies were named Requita in 1984 — its busiest year on record.
What the Data Says About Requita
The Social Security Administration has registered 22 babies named Requita between 1984 and 1988, spanning 5 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Requita currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1988. The name reached its historical peak in 1984, when 6 babies received it in a single year.
Decade-level aggregation shows that Requita performed strongest in the 1980s, accumulating 22 births during that ten-year window.
No etymological entry is currently available for Requita 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 22 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.
Requita at a glance
Last recorded 1988Peak year
1984
Current rank
Unranked
Active since
1984
Requita popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1988–1984
- Peak year (1984)
- 6
- Annual births at peak — across 5 years of records
Requita by decade
Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance
- Peak decade
- 1980s
- 22 births that decade — 100% of Requita's all-time total
Frequently Asked Questions
How popular is the name Requita? ▼
22 babies have been named Requita since 1984. It was last recorded in 1988. The peak year was 1984 with 6 births.
When was Requita most popular? ▼
Requita was most popular in the 1980s decade with 22 total births. The single peak year was 1984.
How long has the name Requita been used? ▼
Requita has been recorded in Social Security data since 1984, spanning 5 years of data through 1988.
What names are similar to Requita? ▼
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Requel. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.
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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, 1984–1988 (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.