Laquitta
An American feminine name of disputed meaning and origin.
Name Census estimates that about 631 living Americans carry the first name Laquitta. The name is used almost exclusively for girls. The average person named Laquitta today is around 46 years old, and the year with the single highest number of Laquitta births was 1979 (34 babies).
This page is the full Name Census profile for Laquitta. Below you will find a gender breakdown showing how the name splits between male and female registrations, a year-by-year popularity chart stretching back to 1880, decade-level totals, the top US states for this name, its meaning and etymology, and a set of frequently asked questions with data-backed answers.
People living today
631
~ 1 in 543,192 Americans
Peak year
1979
34 babies that year
Average age
46
years old
1997 SSA rank
#11,510
Tracked since 1932
Census
Laquitta in the 2020 Census
The 2020 Census recorded 532 people with the first name Laquitta, which placed it at #19,726 in the published first-name tables. This is a snapshot of people who already had the name at the time of the Census.
The SSA sections elsewhere on this page answer a different question: how often parents gave the name to babies over time. The "people living today" figure on this page is different again: it is a current estimate built from SSA birth records and age-based survival rates, so the two numbers are not expected to match exactly.
2020 Census rank
#19,726
National first-name rank
People counted
532
532 in the published race/origin table
Per 100,000
0.2
People with this name in 2020
Largest reported group
Black or African American
82.0% of people with this name
Demographics
Ancestry and ethnicity for Laquitta
In the 2020 Census race and Hispanic-origin table, the largest reported group for people named Laquitta is Black at 82.0%. The next largest groups are White (15.2%) and Two or More Races (2.8%). These figures describe the people who had the name in 2020, not any inherent property of the name itself.
The bar chart below shows how people with the first name Laquitta described their own race and ethnicity on the 2020 Census form. The Census Bureau groups responses into six broad categories: White, Black or African American, Hispanic or Latino, Asian and Pacific Islander, American Indian and Alaska Native, and Two or More Races. When a category has too few respondents for a given name, the Bureau suppresses the figure to protect individual privacy, which is why some names show fewer than six slices.
Percentages are shown so the breakdown is easy to read across every published category. Because the 2020 Census first-name file also includes raw headcounts for each group, Name Census can show those alongside the percentages in the legend and hover tooltip.
Keep in mind that these are self-reported numbers. A first name does not determine a person's race or ethnicity, and the distribution you see here reflects the specific population who happened to carry the name Laquitta at the time of the 2020 Census, not any inherent property of the name itself.
- Black or African American82.0% · 436
- White15.2% · 81
- Two or more races2.8% · 15
Popularity
Laquitta: popularity over time
The SSA tracks Laquitta from the 1930s through to the 1990s, spanning 6 decades of birth certificate data. The biggest single decade for the name was the 1980s, with 280 total registrations. Although the numbers have come down from the 1980s peak, Laquitta remains solidly in use and shows no sign of disappearing from maternity wards.
Babies born per year
Decades
Laquitta by decade
The table below breaks the full SSA timeline into ten-year windows. Each row shows how many male and female babies were given the name Laquitta during that decade, along with a combined total. This is useful for spotting eras where the name surged or retreated.
Geography
Where Laquittas live
The SSA's state-level files cover 7 states and territories. Texas, North Carolina, Tennessee recorded the most babies named Laquitta, while Mississippi, Illinois, Georgia recorded the fewest. The average across all reporting states is about 11 registrations each.
Origin
Meaning and history of Laquitta
The name Laquitta is a feminine given name with uncertain origins. It appears to be a modern invention, possibly created in the United States during the 20th century. There is little concrete information on the etymology or history of this name prior to the 1900s.
Some sources suggest that Laquitta may be a combination of the French word "la" meaning "the" and the English name "Quitta," which is a variant of the name "Quiteria." Quiteria is a Spanish name derived from the Latin word "quietus," meaning "calm" or "peaceful." However, this proposed origin is speculative and not widely accepted.
There are no known references to the name Laquitta in ancient texts, religious scriptures, or historical records from earlier time periods. The earliest documented examples of the name seem to be from the mid-20th century in the United States.
Notable individuals named Laquitta include:
1. Laquitta DeShauna Walker (born 1977), an American former professional basketball player who played in the WNBA.
2. Laquitta Bundles, an American woman who gained media attention in the 1980s for her involvement in a high-profile legal case related to her weight and employment discrimination.
3. Laquitta Sherae' Graves (born 1983), an American former basketball player who played in the WNBA.
4. Laquitta Graves (born 1985), an American former professional basketball player.
5. Laquitta E. Demmons, an American author and motivational speaker.
While the name Laquitta has been in use for several decades, its origins remain unclear, and it does not have a well-documented historical background or cultural significance beyond its modern usage in the United States.
People
Laquitta + last name combinations
How many people share a full name with Laquitta as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Related
Other names starting with L
Other first names starting with L with a similar number of bearers.
FAQ
Laquitta: questions and answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Laquitta?
Name Census puts the figure at roughly 631 living Americans. We arrive at this by taking every SSA birth registration for Laquitta going back to 1880 and adjusting each cohort for expected survival using CDC actuarial life tables. The result is an age-weighted living-bearer count, not a raw birth total. That works out to about 1 in 543,192 US residents.
Is Laquitta a common name?
We classify Laquitta as "Very Rare". It ranks above 86.7% of all first names in the SSA dataset by living bearers. Across the full history of the data, 707 babies have been registered with this name.
When was Laquitta most popular?
The single biggest year for Laquitta was 1979, when 34 babies received the name. The fact that the average living Laquitta is about 46 years old gives you a rough sense of which era contributed the most bearers who are still alive today.
How common was Laquitta in the 2020 Census?
The published 2020 Census first-name tables recorded 532 people with the name Laquitta, or 0.18 per 100,000 residents. That placed it at #19,726 in the national Census ranking for first names.
Why is the Census count different from the living estimate?
Because they measure different things. The Census figure is a count of people who had the name Laquitta in 2020. The living estimate aims to answer a current question instead: how many people with the name are alive today, based on SSA birth records and age-based survival rates. Since one number is a 2020 snapshot and the other is a present-day estimate, they are not expected to be identical.
What does the Census say about the gender split for Laquitta?
In the 2020 Census sex table, Laquitta appears almost entirely female. Of the 541 people counted with this name, 99.8% were female and only a very small share were male. The Census view is a snapshot of people living with the name in 2020, while the SSA section above tracks births across time.
What does the Census say about the background of people named Laquitta?
In the 2020 Census race and Hispanic-origin table, the largest reported group for people named Laquitta is Black at 82.0%. The next largest groups are White (15.2%) and Two or More Races (2.8%). These figures describe the people who had the name in 2020, not any inherent property of the name itself. The percentages in the chart above come from self-reported race and Hispanic-origin responses in the 2020 Census.
Which group reports the name Laquitta most often in the Census?
Black is the largest reported group for people named Laquitta in the 2020 Census, accounting for 82.0% (436 people in the published table).
Why can the Census sex total and race total differ slightly?
The Census Bureau published separate 2020 tables for sex and for race/Hispanic origin, and the released figures can differ slightly because of privacy protection in the public files. That is why this page treats the gender section and the race/origin section as two related snapshots instead of forcing them into one identical total.
Does every first name have Census demographic data?
No. The public Census first-name release only includes names that met the Bureau's publication rules, so many rarer names in the SSA files have no Census demographic snapshot. When that happens, the SSA trend, gender history, and state sections still appear, but the 2020 Census demographic sections are omitted.
What does the SSA popularity chart show?
The chart tracks births, not the number of people alive with the name today. Each point shows how many babies were given the name Laquitta in that year. That makes it useful for spotting when the name rose, peaked, or faded.
Is Laquitta a female name?
Yes, 100.0% of people registered as Laquitta in the SSA data are female. You can see the full per-sex comparison in the gender distribution section above, which includes the latest year rank, birth count, and peak year for each sex.
Is Laquitta still being used today?
Yes. The SSA still recorded Laquitta in 2024, and the page above shows its latest-year rank where available. A name can be well past its peak and still remain in steady use, especially if it built up a large population over earlier decades.
Why can a name have a lot of living bearers even if it is not trendy now?
Because living-bearer counts and current baby-name popularity measure different things. A name like Laquitta can build up a very large population over many decades, even if fewer parents are choosing it now than they did at its peak.
Where does this data come from?
First-name figures come from the Social Security Administration's national baby name files, which cover every name on a birth certificate from 1880 to 2024. Living-bearer estimates layer in CDC actuarial life tables broken out by sex to account for mortality. The population baseline (342,754,338) is the Census Bureau's latest national estimate. You can read the full calculation on our methodology page.
How many people are named Laquitta?
If you just want to know how many Americans are named Laquitta, HowManyOfMe.org gives you the headline number in one glance.