How Many People Are Named Chaquita?
An estimated 495 people in the United States have the first name Chaquita. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 41 years old, and Chaquita peaked in popularity in 1986 with 39 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Chaquita as a first name in the United States, including gender data, a year-by-year popularity timeline going back to 1880, a decade breakdown, and state-by-state birth registrations. You can also check how many people share the full name Chaquita paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
495
About 1 in 692,433 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
41
years old
Peak Year
1986
39 births
Total Registered
525
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Chaquita
Chaquita is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 525 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Chaquita as a female name
Ranked #12,991 in 1999
6 female births in 1999
Peak: 1986 (39 births)
Chaquita: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Chaquita span from the 1970s to the 1990s, covering 3 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1980s, when 296 babies were registered. While Chaquita is less common than at its peak in the 1980s, it remains a well-established name with steady registrations.
Chaquita by Decade
How has Chaquita tracked across different eras? The table below groups all SSA birth registrations into 10-year periods, with separate male and female counts. The colored bar shows each decade's share relative to the peak.
Chaquita by State
Birth registrations for Chaquita span all 6 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in Florida, Illinois, Georgia. The lowest are in North Carolina, Louisiana, Alabama. On average, about 15 Chaquitas were registered per state.
Chaquita + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Chaquita as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
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Chaquita: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Chaquita?
We estimate approximately 495 people named Chaquita are alive in the United States today. This is based on SSA birth records from 1880 to 2024, adjusted for mortality using CDC life tables. About 1 in 692,433 Americans share this first name.
Is Chaquita a common name?
Chaquita is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 84.5% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 525 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Chaquita most popular?
Chaquita reached peak popularity in 1986, when 39 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Chaquita is approximately 41 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Chaquita a female name?
Chaquita is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Chaquita Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Chaquita Smith, Chaquita Johnson, Chaquita Williams. You can also search any combination on our homepage.
Where does this data come from?
Our estimates use Social Security Administration birth records (1880 to 2024), adjusted for survival using CDC 2023 life tables broken down by sex. The U.S. population figure (342,754,338) is from the Census Bureau's July 2025 estimate. Full methodology.
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