How Many People Are Named Shaquita?
An estimated 2,275 people in the United States have the first name Shaquita. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 38 years old, and Shaquita peaked in popularity in 1986 with 178 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Shaquita 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 Shaquita paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
2,275
About 1 in 150,661 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
99.8% confidence
Average Age
38
years old
Peak Year
1986
178 births
Total Registered
2,396
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Shaquita
Shaquita is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 2,396 total births registered, 99.8% were female.
Shaquita as a male name
Ranked #9,018 in 1989
5 male births in 1989
Peak: 1989 (5 births)
Shaquita as a female name
Ranked #18,724 in 2005
5 female births in 2005
Peak: 1986 (178 births)
Shaquita: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Shaquita span from the 1970s to the 2000s, covering 4 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1980s, when 1,230 babies were registered. Shaquita has declined significantly from its peak in the 1980s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Shaquita by Decade
How has Shaquita 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.
Shaquita by State
Birth registrations for Shaquita span all 20 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in Illinois, Georgia, Mississippi. The lowest are in New Jersey, Indiana, District of Columbia. On average, about 77 Shaquitas were registered per state.
Shaquita + Last Name Combinations
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Shaquita: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Shaquita?
We estimate approximately 2,275 people named Shaquita 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 150,661 Americans share this first name.
Is Shaquita a common name?
Shaquita is classified as "Rare" and is more popular than 94.2% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 2,396 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Shaquita most popular?
Shaquita reached peak popularity in 1986, when 178 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Shaquita is approximately 38 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Shaquita a female name?
Shaquita is predominantly female. 99.8% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Shaquita Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Shaquita Smith, Shaquita Johnson, Shaquita 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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