girl's name

Laquita

luh-KEE-tuh (English)

  • Gender Girl
  • Syllables 3
  • Letters 7
  • Births on record 6,403

Laquita is a girl's name with 3 syllables. In 2008 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 figures for the United States.

  • Peaked in 1983, when 248 babies were given the name.
  • It has largely dropped out of use.
  • First appears in US birth records in 1930.
  • 3 syllables, with the stress on syllable 2.

Laquita Over Time

Births per decade in the United States, 1930s to 2000s.

2,141
'30 '40 '50 '60 '70 '80 '90 '00
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Births named Laquita by decade in the United States
Decade Births
1930s 484
1940s 264
1950s 468
1960s 553
1970s 1,438
1980s 2,141
1990s 990
2000s 62

How Popular Is Laquita?

In 2008, Laquita was given to 6 babies in the United States. It was given to fewer than five babies in the most recent year of published figures for the United States.

Where Laquita Is Used

England & Wales #4,862 3 in 1998
United States #17,173 6 in 2008

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 Laquita

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

Parents Who Like Laquita Also Like

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

How to Say Laquita

  • English luh-KEE-tuh

Sibling Names for Laquita

Names from the same era that do not rhyme or share an initial with Laquita — the two things that make a sibling set grate.

Common Questions About Laquita

How popular is the name Laquita?

In 2008, Laquita was given to 6 babies in the United States. It was given to fewer than five babies in the most recent year of published figures for the United States.

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

Laquita is given almost entirely to girls in birth records.

How many syllables are in Laquita?

Laquita has 3 syllables.

When was Laquita most popular?

Laquita peaked in 1983, when 248 babies were given the name. It has largely dropped out of use.