How Many People Are Named Chiquita?
An estimated 5,483 people in the United States have the first name Chiquita. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 47 years old, and Chiquita peaked in popularity in 1985 with 373 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Chiquita 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 Chiquita paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
5,483
About 1 in 62,512 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
99.9% confidence
Average Age
47
years old
Peak Year
1985
373 births
Total Registered
6,224
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Chiquita
Chiquita is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 6,224 total births registered, 99.9% were female.
Chiquita as a male name
Ranked #7,101 in 1989
6 male births in 1989
Peak: 1989 (6 births)
Chiquita as a female name
Ranked #14,871 in 2005
6 female births in 2005
Peak: 1985 (373 births)
Chiquita: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Chiquita span from the 1910s to the 2000s, covering 10 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1980s, when 2,240 babies were registered. Chiquita has declined significantly from its peak in the 1980s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Chiquita by Decade
How has Chiquita 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.
Chiquita by State
Birth registrations for Chiquita span all 25 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in Georgia, Illinois, Florida. The lowest are in Oklahoma, Kentucky, Indiana. On average, about 179 Chiquitas were registered per state.
Chiquita + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Chiquita as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
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Chiquita: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Chiquita?
We estimate approximately 5,483 people named Chiquita 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 62,512 Americans share this first name.
Is Chiquita a common name?
Chiquita is classified as "Rare" and is more popular than 96.7% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 6,224 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Chiquita most popular?
Chiquita reached peak popularity in 1985, when 373 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Chiquita is approximately 47 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Chiquita a female name?
Chiquita is predominantly female. 99.9% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Chiquita Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Chiquita Smith, Chiquita Johnson, Chiquita 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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