How Many People Are Named Laquetta?
An estimated 870 people in the United States have the first name Laquetta. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 49 years old, and Laquetta peaked in popularity in 1987 with 44 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Laquetta 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 Laquetta paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
870
About 1 in 393,971 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
49
years old
Peak Year
1987
44 births
Total Registered
1,031
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Laquetta
Laquetta is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 1,031 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Laquetta as a female name
Ranked #14,768 in 1996
5 female births in 1996
Peak: 1987 (44 births)
Laquetta: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Laquetta span from the 1930s to the 1990s, covering 7 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1980s, when 349 babies were registered. While Laquetta is less common than at its peak in the 1980s, it remains a well-established name with steady registrations.
Laquetta by Decade
How has Laquetta 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.
Laquetta by State
Birth registrations for Laquetta span all 9 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in South Carolina, Texas, Alabama. The lowest are in Virginia, Louisiana, Illinois. On average, about 12 Laquettas were registered per state.
Laquetta + Last Name Combinations
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Laquetta: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Laquetta?
We estimate approximately 870 people named Laquetta 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 393,971 Americans share this first name.
Is Laquetta a common name?
Laquetta is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 89.2% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 1,031 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Laquetta most popular?
Laquetta reached peak popularity in 1987, when 44 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Laquetta is approximately 49 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Laquetta a female name?
Laquetta is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Laquetta Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Laquetta Smith, Laquetta Johnson, Laquetta 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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