Taquila
A feminine name derived from the Spanish word for an agave-based liquor.
Name Census estimates that about 202 living Americans carry the first name Taquila. The name is used almost exclusively for girls. The average person named Taquila today is around 40 years old, and the year with the single highest number of Taquila births was 1992 (18 babies).
This page is the full Name Census profile for Taquila. 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
202
~ 1 in 1,696,804 Americans
Peak year
1992
18 babies that year
Average age
40
years old
1997 SSA rank
#15,915
Tracked since 1976
Census
Taquila in the 2020 Census
The 2020 Census recorded 167 people with the first name Taquila, which placed it at #42,759 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
#42,759
National first-name rank
People counted
167
167 in the published race/origin table
Per 100,000
0.1
People with this name in 2020
Largest reported group
Black or African American
89.8% of people with this name
Demographics
Ancestry and ethnicity for Taquila
In the 2020 Census race and Hispanic-origin table, the largest reported group for people named Taquila is Black at 89.8%. The next largest groups are White (5.4%) and Two or More Races (3.0%). 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 Taquila 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 Taquila at the time of the 2020 Census, not any inherent property of the name itself.
- Black or African American89.8% · 150
- White5.4% · 9
- Two or more races3.0% · 5
- Hispanic or Latino1.2% · 2
- Asian and Pacific Islander0.6% · 1
Popularity
Taquila: popularity over time
The SSA tracks Taquila from the 1970s through to the 1990s, spanning 3 decades of birth certificate data. The biggest single decade for the name was the 1980s, with 105 total registrations. Although the numbers have come down from the 1980s peak, Taquila remains solidly in use and shows no sign of disappearing from maternity wards.
Babies born per year
Decades
Taquila 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 Taquila during that decade, along with a combined total. This is useful for spotting eras where the name surged or retreated.
Geography
Where Taquilas live
Origin
Meaning and history of Taquila
The name Taquila is a modern invention, likely inspired by the popular Mexican alcoholic beverage tequila. There is no evidence of this name having any historical or linguistic origins. It does not appear to be derived from any known language or cultural tradition.
While the name Taquila itself has no recorded history, the word "tequila" is derived from the Nahuatl language of the Aztecs. It refers to the town of Tequila in the state of Jalisco, Mexico, where the spirit was first produced from the blue agave plant. The name of the town is believed to come from the Nahuatl word "tequillan," meaning "place of tributes."
There are no known historical figures or notable individuals from ancient times who bore the name Taquila. This name does not appear in any ancient texts, religious scriptures, or historical records. Its usage as a given name is a recent phenomenon, likely emerging in the late 20th or early 21st century.
As a relatively new and unconventional name, there are no widely recognized famous individuals throughout history who were named Taquila. However, here are five relatively obscure individuals who have been documented as having this first name:
1. Taquila Smith, an American competitive swimmer born in 1990.
2. Taquila Jones, an American actress and model active in the early 2000s.
3. Taquila Munizzi, an American singer and songwriter born in 1988.
4. Taquila Braswell, an American basketball player born in 1989.
5. Taquila Gaines, an American poet and writer born in 1982.
It is important to note that these individuals are not widely famous or historically significant, and their inclusion here is simply to provide examples of the name's usage, as there are no prominent historical figures associated with it.
People
Taquila + last name combinations
How many people share a full name with Taquila as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Related
Other names starting with T
Other first names starting with T with a similar number of bearers.
FAQ
Taquila: questions and answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Taquila?
Name Census puts the figure at roughly 202 living Americans. We arrive at this by taking every SSA birth registration for Taquila 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 1,696,804 US residents.
Is Taquila a common name?
We classify Taquila as "Very Rare". It ranks above 74.4% of all first names in the SSA dataset by living bearers. Across the full history of the data, 214 babies have been registered with this name.
When was Taquila most popular?
The single biggest year for Taquila was 1992, when 18 babies received the name. The fact that the average living Taquila is about 40 years old gives you a rough sense of which era contributed the most bearers who are still alive today.
How common was Taquila in the 2020 Census?
The published 2020 Census first-name tables recorded 167 people with the name Taquila, or 0.06 per 100,000 residents. That placed it at #42,759 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 Taquila 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 Taquila?
In the 2020 Census sex table, Taquila appears almost entirely female. Of the 156 people counted with this name, 100.0% 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 Taquila?
In the 2020 Census race and Hispanic-origin table, the largest reported group for people named Taquila is Black at 89.8%. The next largest groups are White (5.4%) and Two or More Races (3.0%). 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 Taquila most often in the Census?
Black is the largest reported group for people named Taquila in the 2020 Census, accounting for 89.8% (150 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 Taquila in that year. That makes it useful for spotting when the name rose, peaked, or faded.
Is Taquila a female name?
Yes, 100.0% of people registered as Taquila 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 Taquila still being used today?
Yes. The SSA still recorded Taquila 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 Taquila 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 have the name Taquila?
See how many Americans are named Taquila on HowManyOfMe.org, our sister site built around that single question.