Recorded 1978–1994 Girls' name Peak 1980 68 births

Tequia — girls' name

68 babies named Tequia in U.S. Social Security records since 1978, with the highest year being 1980. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1970s61980s441990s18
1980s
Peak decade

65% of everyone ever named Tequia was born in this single decade.

1980
Single peak year

11 babies were named Tequia in 1980 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Tequia

The Social Security Administration has registered 68 babies named Tequia between 1978 and 1994, spanning 17 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Tequia currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1994. The name reached its historical peak in 1980, when 11 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Tequia performed strongest in the 1980s, accumulating 44 births during that ten-year window. Across the 3 decades of recorded activity, Tequia shows notable generational variation in parental adoption.

No etymological entry is currently available for Tequia 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 68 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.

Tequia at a glance

Last recorded 1994

Total births

68

Since 1978

17 years of records

Peak year

1980

11 births that year

Strongest decade: 1980s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1994

Active since

1978

Recorded for 17 years

Last year on file: 1994

Tequia popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1994–1978

Last recorded 1994
Peak year (1980)
11
Annual births at peak — across 17 years of records
4681012 1994199219901988198719851984198319801978 6

Tequia by decade

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

Peak: 1980s
Peak decade
1980s
44 births that decade — 65% of Tequia's all-time total
1970s61980s441990s18

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Tequia?
68 babies have been named Tequia since 1978. It was last recorded in 1994. The peak year was 1980 with 11 births.
When was Tequia most popular?
Tequia was most popular in the 1980s decade with 44 total births. The single peak year was 1980.
How long has the name Tequia been used?
Tequia has been recorded in Social Security data since 1978, spanning 17 years of data through 1994.
What names are similar to Tequia?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Tequila, Tequilla, Tequita, Tequisha, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

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, 1978–1994 (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.