Girls' name · since 1972
Shiquita
Shiquita has 456 recorded births since 1972 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1986 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #12,529 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 456
- born since 1972
- 1980s
- peak decade
Shiquita sits outside today's top ranks for girls, with 456 recorded since 1972.
Shiquita has 456 recorded births among girls since 1972, 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 1972 to 1996.
- #12,529 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 456 born since 1972
- 1980s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Shiquita ranks #12,529 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 456 born since 1972, peaking in the 1980s.
- #12,529 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 456
- born since 1972
- 1980s
- peak decade
Shiquita's 456 recorded births place it above 82.67% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 5 jurisdictions, led by Illinois.
Shiquita's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Shiquita splits its recorded history at 1984: 63% of all births land in the more recent half, 37% in the earlier half, a lean toward present-day use rather than a passing spike. The single quietest year was 1972 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1986 peak of 45 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Shiquita popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1972–1996
- Peak year (1986)
- 45
- Annual births at peak, across 25 years of records
Shiquita by decade
1980s is the heaviest window (251 births, 55% of the file).
1980s was Shiquita's strongest decade.
251 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 55% of all-time use.
Shiquita births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s 96
1970s
96 births
- 1980s
1980s
251 births
- 1990s
1990s
109 births
What this shows Peak: 1980s at 251 births (55% of all-time use).
Shiquita by state
Where Shiquita concentrates geographically, total births since 1972
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Illinois | | 25 | 5.5% |
| #2 | Mississippi | | 12 | 2.6% |
| #3 | North Carolina | | 10 | 2.2% |
| #4 | Alabama | | 6 | 1.3% |
| #5 | Georgia | | 5 | 1.1% |
25 of 456 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 5 reporting states.
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- Shiquita's usage has stayed within range of its 1980s decade-level peak (251 total births) through the 1990s (109) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- Illinois records the most Shiquitas (25 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Illinois 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 Shiquita: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1986)
Similar record span (~24 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, 1972–1996 (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 Shiquita 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.