Girls' name · since 1985
Shaquoia
Shaquoia has 72 recorded births since 1985 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1991 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #30,857 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 72
- born since 1985
- 1990s
- peak decade
72 girls have been named Shaquoia since 1985, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
Shaquoia has 72 recorded births among girls since 1985, 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 1985 to 2003.
- #30,857 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 72 born since 1985
- 1990s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Shaquoia ranks #30,857 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 72 born since 1985, peaking in the 1990s.
- #30,857 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 72
- born since 1985
- 1990s
- peak decade
Shaquoia's 72 recorded births place it above 57.3% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by New York.
Shaquoia's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Shaquoia splits its recorded history at 1991: 58% of all births land in the more recent half, 42% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1986 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1991 peak of 12 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Shaquoia popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1985–2003
- Peak year (1991)
- 12
- Annual births at peak, across 19 years of records
Shaquoia by decade
1990s is the heaviest window (36 births, 50% of the file).
1990s was Shaquoia's strongest decade.
36 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 50% of all-time use.
Shaquoia births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1980s
1980s
30 births
- 1990s
1990s
36 births
- 2000s 6
2000s
6 births
What this shows Peak: 1990s at 36 births (50% of all-time use).
Shaquoia by state
Where Shaquoia concentrates geographically, total births since 1985
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | New York | | 5 | 6.9% |
5 of 72 births nationwide.
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What to do with Shaquoia's data
- Shaquoia's decade-level peak was the 1990s (36 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.
- New York records the most Shaquoias (5 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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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Shaquoia: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1991)
Similar record span (~18 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, 1985–2003 (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 Shaquoia 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.