Girls' name · since 1987
Shaquasia
Since 1987, U.S. Social Security records show 208 babies named Shaquasia, peaking in 1992. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #19,440 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 208
- born since 1987
- 1990s
- peak decade
Shaquasia is not among the current top-ranked girls names; 208 have been recorded since 1987.
Shaquasia has 208 recorded births among girls since 1987, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used girls names, busiest in the 1990s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1987 to 2001.
- #19,440 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 208 born since 1987
- 1990s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Shaquasia ranks #19,440 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 208 born since 1987, peaking in the 1990s.
- #19,440 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 208
- born since 1987
- 1990s
- peak decade
Shaquasia's 208 recorded births place it above 73.11% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 2 jurisdictions, led by New York.
Shaquasia's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Shaquasia splits its recorded history at 1994: 42% of all births land in the more recent half, 58% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 2000 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1992 peak of 29 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Shaquasia popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1987–2001
- Peak year (1992)
- 29
- Annual births at peak, across 15 years of records
No longer in the modern top-1000, last recorded 2001.
208 total births across 15 years of SSA records. Peaked in 1992 with 29 births in a single year.
Shaquasia by decade
1990s is the heaviest window (165 births, 79% of the file).
1990s was Shaquasia's strongest decade.
165 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 79% of all-time use.
Shaquasia births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1980s 30
1980s
30 births
- 1990s
1990s
165 births
- 2000s 13
2000s
13 births
What this shows Peak: 1990s at 165 births (79% of all-time use).
Shaquasia decade highlights
- Peak decade 165 births
- Runner-up 30 births
- Modern era share 2010s + 2020s
- Decades tracked with recorded births
Shaquasia by state
Where Shaquasia concentrates geographically, total births since 1987
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | New York | | 129 | 62.0% |
| #2 | New Jersey | | 5 | 2.4% |
129 of 208 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 2 reporting states.
Top 5 states
- New York 62.0% of nationwide
- New Jersey 2.4% of nationwide
Recorded in 2 of 51 SSA jurisdictions
New York accounts for 62.0% of all recorded births nationwide - a strong regional concentration for this name.
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What to do with Shaquasia's data
- Shaquasia's decade-level peak was the 1990s (165 total births); usage has since declined to 13 in the 2000s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- New York records the most Shaquasias (129 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. New York 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 Shaquasia: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1992)
Similar record span (~14 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, 1987–2001 (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 Shaquasia 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.
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