How Many People Are Named Laquitta?
An estimated 631 people in the United States have the first name Laquitta. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 46 years old, and Laquitta peaked in popularity in 1979 with 34 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Laquitta 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 Laquitta paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
631
About 1 in 543,192 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
46
years old
Peak Year
1979
34 births
Total Registered
707
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Laquitta
Laquitta is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 707 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Laquitta as a female name
Ranked #11,510 in 1997
7 female births in 1997
Peak: 1979 (34 births)
Laquitta: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Laquitta span from the 1930s to the 1990s, covering 6 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1980s, when 280 babies were registered. While Laquitta is less common than at its peak in the 1980s, it remains a well-established name with steady registrations.
Laquitta by Decade
How has Laquitta 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.
Laquitta by State
Birth registrations for Laquitta span all 7 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in Texas, North Carolina, Tennessee. The lowest are in Mississippi, Illinois, Georgia. On average, about 11 Laquittas were registered per state.
Laquitta + Last Name Combinations
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Laquitta: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Laquitta?
We estimate approximately 631 people named Laquitta 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 543,192 Americans share this first name.
Is Laquitta a common name?
Laquitta is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 86.7% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 707 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Laquitta most popular?
Laquitta reached peak popularity in 1979, when 34 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Laquitta is approximately 46 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Laquitta a female name?
Laquitta is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Laquitta Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Laquitta Smith, Laquitta Johnson, Laquitta 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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