Girls' name · since 1979
Shaquanta
Since 1979, U.S. Social Security records show 135 babies named Shaquanta, peaking in 1990. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #23,912 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 135
- born since 1979
- 1980s
- peak decade
Shaquanta is not among the current top-ranked girls names; 135 have been recorded since 1979.
Shaquanta has 135 recorded births among girls since 1979, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used girls names, busiest in the 1980s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1979 to 1996.
- #23,912 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 135 born since 1979
- 1980s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Shaquanta ranks #23,912 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 135 born since 1979, peaking in the 1980s.
- #23,912 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 135
- born since 1979
- 1980s
- peak decade
Shaquanta's 135 recorded births place it above 66.92% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by North Carolina.
Shaquanta's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Shaquanta's SSA record in two at 1988 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 1984, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1990 peak of 13, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Shaquanta popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1979–1996
- Peak year (1990)
- 13
- Annual births at peak, across 18 years of records
Shaquanta by decade
1980s is the heaviest window (65 births, 48% of the file).
1980s was Shaquanta's strongest decade.
65 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 48% of all-time use.
Shaquanta births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s 10
1970s
10 births
- 1980s
1980s
65 births
- 1990s
1990s
60 births
What this shows Peak: 1980s at 65 births (48% of all-time use).
Shaquanta by state
Where Shaquanta concentrates geographically, total births since 1979
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | North Carolina | | 5 | 3.7% |
5 of 135 births nationwide.
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- Shaquanta's usage has stayed within range of its 1980s decade-level peak (65 total births) through the 1990s (60) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- North Carolina records the most Shaquantas (5 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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Two nationwide peer axes for Shaquanta: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1990)
Similar record span (~17 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, 1979–1996 (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 Shaquanta 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.