How Many People Are Named Laquinta?
An estimated 1,156 people in the United States have the first name Laquinta. It is predominantly female (97.8%). The average bearer is 42 years old, and Laquinta peaked in popularity in 1973 with 76 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Laquinta 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 Laquinta paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
1,156
About 1 in 296,500 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
97.8% confidence
Average Age
42
years old
Peak Year
1973
76 births
Total Registered
1,236
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Laquinta
Laquinta is predominantly female (97.8%), though 27 male births have been registered. It functions as a unisex name for a small percentage of bearers.
Laquinta as a male name
Ranked #7,508 in 1989
6 male births in 1989
Peak: 1987 (6 births)
Laquinta as a female name
Ranked #8,324 in 2000
12 female births in 2000
Peak: 1973 (76 births)
Laquinta: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Laquinta span from the 1950s to the 2000s, covering 6 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1980s, when 609 babies were registered. Laquinta has declined significantly from its peak in the 1980s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Laquinta by Decade
How has Laquinta 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.
Laquinta by State
Birth registrations for Laquinta span all 14 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in Texas, Louisiana, Tennessee. The lowest are in North Carolina, Arkansas, New Jersey. On average, about 40 Laquintas were registered per state.
Laquinta + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Laquinta as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
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Laquinta: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Laquinta?
We estimate approximately 1,156 people named Laquinta 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 296,500 Americans share this first name.
Is Laquinta a common name?
Laquinta is classified as "Rare" and is more popular than 91% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 1,236 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Laquinta most popular?
Laquinta reached peak popularity in 1973, when 76 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Laquinta is approximately 42 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Laquinta a female name?
Laquinta is predominantly female. 97.8% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Laquinta Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Laquinta Smith, Laquinta Johnson, Laquinta 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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