How Many People Are Named Laquita?
An estimated 5,305 people in the United States have the first name Laquita. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 47 years old, and Laquita peaked in popularity in 1983 with 248 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Laquita 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 Laquita paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
5,305
About 1 in 64,610 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
47
years old
Peak Year
1983
248 births
Total Registered
6,399
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Laquita
Laquita is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 6,399 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Laquita as a female name
Ranked #16,583 in 2008
6 female births in 2008
Peak: 1983 (248 births)
Laquita: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Laquita span from the 1930s to the 2000s, covering 8 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1980s, when 2,141 babies were registered. Laquita has declined significantly from its peak in the 1980s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Laquita by Decade
How has Laquita 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.
Laquita by State
Birth registrations for Laquita span all 22 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in Texas, Tennessee, Alabama. The lowest are in District of Columbia, Indiana, Wisconsin. On average, about 209 Laquitas were registered per state.
Laquita + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Laquita as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
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Laquita: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Laquita?
We estimate approximately 5,305 people named Laquita 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 64,610 Americans share this first name.
Is Laquita a common name?
Laquita is classified as "Rare" and is more popular than 96.7% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 6,399 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Laquita most popular?
Laquita reached peak popularity in 1983, when 248 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Laquita is approximately 47 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Laquita a female name?
Laquita is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Laquita Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Laquita Smith, Laquita Johnson, Laquita 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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