Recorded 1987–2001 Girls' name Peak 1992 208 births

Shaquasia — girls' name

208 babies named Shaquasia in U.S. Social Security records since 1987, with the highest year being 1992. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

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The verdict

208 girls have been named Shaquasia since 1987, peaking in the 1990s, last recorded in 2001.

208
total births
1987–2001
years on record
1990s
peak decade
79%
born in that decade
1990s
Peak decade

79% of everyone ever named Shaquasia was born in this single decade.

1992
Single peak year

29 babies were named Shaquasia in 1992 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Shaquasia

The Social Security Administration has registered 208 babies named Shaquasia between 1987 and 2001, spanning 15 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Shaquasia currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2001. The name reached its historical peak in 1992, when 29 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Shaquasia performed strongest in the 1990s, accumulating 165 births during that ten-year window. Across the 3 decades of recorded activity, Shaquasia shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in New York, which accounts for 129 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by New Jersey. In total, SSA state-level files list Shaquasia in 2 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Shaquasia 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 208 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.

Shaquasia at a glance

Last recorded 2001

Total births

208

Since 1987

15 years of records

Peak year

1992

29 births that year

Strongest decade: 1990s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2001

Active since

1987

Recorded for 15 years

Last year on file: 2001

Shaquasia popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2001–1987

Last recorded 2001
Peak year (1992)
29
Annual births at peak — across 15 years of records
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Shaquasia by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 1990s
Peak decade
1990s
165 births that decade — 79% of Shaquasia's all-time total
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Shaquasia by state

Where Shaquasia concentrates geographically — total births since 1987

Regionally concentrated
Top 2 states by recorded births for the name Shaquasia
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 New York
129 62.0%
#2 New Jersey
5 2.4%
New York share of Shaquasia's total US births 62.0%
Even split

129 of 208 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 2 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Shaquasia?
208 babies have been named Shaquasia since 1987. It was last recorded in 2001. The peak year was 1992 with 29 births.
When was Shaquasia most popular?
Shaquasia was most popular in the 1990s decade with 165 total births. The single peak year was 1992.
Where is Shaquasia most popular?
The top states for the name Shaquasia are New York (129 births), New Jersey (5 births).
How long has the name Shaquasia been used?
Shaquasia has been recorded in Social Security data since 1987, spanning 15 years of data through 2001.
What names are similar to Shaquasia?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Sharon, Shannon, Shawna, Shari, and 4 more. 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, 1987–2001 (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.