How Many People Are Named Laqueta?
An estimated 320 people in the United States have the first name Laqueta. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 52 years old, and Laqueta peaked in popularity in 1985 with 22 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Laqueta 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 Laqueta paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
320
About 1 in 1,071,107 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
52
years old
Peak Year
1985
22 births
Total Registered
426
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Laqueta
Laqueta is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 426 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Laqueta as a female name
Ranked #14,710 in 1993
5 female births in 1993
Peak: 1985 (22 births)
Laqueta: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Laqueta span from the 1930s to the 1990s, covering 7 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1980s, when 117 babies were registered. Laqueta has declined significantly from its peak in the 1980s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Laqueta by Decade
How has Laqueta 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.
Laqueta by State
Laqueta + Last Name Combinations
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Laqueta: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Laqueta?
We estimate approximately 320 people named Laqueta 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 1,071,107 Americans share this first name.
Is Laqueta a common name?
Laqueta is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 79.9% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 426 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Laqueta most popular?
Laqueta reached peak popularity in 1985, when 22 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Laqueta is approximately 52 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Laqueta a female name?
Laqueta is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Laqueta Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Laqueta Smith, Laqueta Johnson, Laqueta 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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