girl's name

Chiquita

  • Origin Spanish
  • Gender Girl
  • Syllables 3
  • Letters 8
  • Births on record 6,239

Chiquita is a girl's name with 3 syllables. In 2005 it was given to 6 babies in the United States. It was given to fewer than five babies in the most recent year of published US data.

  • Chiquita is a name of Spanish origin.
  • Peaked in 1985, when 373 babies were given the name.
  • It has largely dropped out of use.
  • First appears in US birth records in 1917.
  • 3 syllables, with the stress on syllable 2.

Chiquita over time

Births per decade in the United States, 1910s to 2000s. The striped bar is the 2000s, still in progress — it covers 2000 to 2005, not a full ten years.

2,241
'10 '20 '30 '40 '50 '60 '70 '80 '90 '00
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Births named Chiquita by decade in the United States
Decade Births
1910s 8
1920s 21
1930s 91
1940s 147
1950s 414
1960s 609
1970s 1,857
1980s 2,241
1990s 788
2000s (to 2005) 49

How popular is Chiquita?

In 2005, Chiquita was given to 6 babies in the United States. It was given to fewer than five babies in the most recent year of published US data.

Where Chiquita is used

England & Wales #6,123 3 in 2005
United States #16,300 6 in 2005

The bar shows how near the top of each country's list the name sits, on a scale where #1 fills the row and #1,000 is a sliver. The figures beside it are the real rank and the babies recorded that year.

US figures omit any name given to fewer than five babies in a year, so the rarest names are absent from the source rather than absent from use. Data & sources.

Names that peaked alongside Chiquita

These names rose and fell in the same era, which is why they tend to sound like they belong together.

Parents who like Chiquita also like

Names whose popularity has risen and fallen in step with Chiquita over the last century — the same taste, a different name.

Sibling names for Chiquita

Names from the same era that won't rhyme or share an initial with Chiquita — the two things that make a sibling set grate.

Common questions about Chiquita

How popular is the name Chiquita?

In 2005, Chiquita was given to 6 babies in the United States. It was given to fewer than five babies in the most recent year of published US data.

Is Chiquita a girl's or a boy's name?

Chiquita is given almost entirely to girls in birth records.

How many syllables are in Chiquita?

Chiquita has 3 syllables.

When was Chiquita most popular?

Chiquita peaked in 1985, when 373 babies were given the name. It has largely dropped out of use.