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The first name Laquita

A girl’s name.

3 syllables Female

Meaning and origin

A female given name originating as a coinage, of African-American usage.

From Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

Popularity

Babies registered in England and Wales, 1996–2025

Laquita last appeared in the official list in 1998, given to 3 girls.

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3
babies named Laquita, 1996–2025
#3,848
rank in 1998
1998
peak year

Office for National Statistics; years with fewer than three births are not published and show as zero. Compare Laquita with other names.

Popularity in the United States

Babies named Laquita at birth, 1880–2025

In 2008, 6 girls born in the United States were named Laquita, the 16,584th most popular girls’ name that year. It was used most in 1983, when 248 were.

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6,400
babies named Laquita since 1880
#16,584
rank in 2008
1983
peak year

US Social Security Administration, from applications for a Social Security card. A name is only published for a year when at least five babies were given it, so quieter years show as zero.

Questions

How popular is the name Laquita?
In 1998, 3 girls born in England and Wales were named Laquita, ranking 3,848th.
Is Laquita a boy's or a girl's name?
Mostly a girl's name: 100% of the 6,400 US babies named Laquita since 1880 were girls.
When was Laquita most popular?
1983 in the United States, when 248 babies were named Laquita, its highest rank at 684th.