Taquilla
Feminine name of Spanish origin meaning "little box office".
Name Census estimates that about 207 living Americans carry the first name Taquilla. The name is used almost exclusively for girls. The average person named Taquilla today is around 40 years old, and the year with the single highest number of Taquilla births was 1990 (17 babies).
This page is the full Name Census profile for Taquilla. 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
207
~ 1 in 1,655,818 Americans
Peak year
1990
17 babies that year
Average age
40
years old
1997 SSA rank
#15,916
Tracked since 1975
Census
Taquilla in the 2020 Census
The 2020 Census recorded 174 people with the first name Taquilla, which placed it at #41,801 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
#41,801
National first-name rank
People counted
174
174 in the published race/origin table
Per 100,000
0.1
People with this name in 2020
Largest reported group
Black or African American
94.3% of people with this name
Demographics
Ancestry and ethnicity for Taquilla
In the 2020 Census race and Hispanic-origin table, the largest reported group for people named Taquilla is Black at 94.3%. The next largest groups are White (2.9%) and Hispanic (1.7%). 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 Taquilla 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 Taquilla at the time of the 2020 Census, not any inherent property of the name itself.
- Black or African American94.3% · 164
- White2.9% · 5
- Hispanic or Latino1.7% · 3
- Two or more races1.1% · 2
Popularity
Taquilla: popularity over time
The SSA tracks Taquilla 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 108 total registrations. Although the numbers have come down from the 1980s peak, Taquilla remains solidly in use and shows no sign of disappearing from maternity wards.
Babies born per year
Decades
Taquilla 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 Taquilla during that decade, along with a combined total. This is useful for spotting eras where the name surged or retreated.
Origin
Meaning and history of Taquilla
The name Taquilla has its origins in the Spanish language. It is derived from the word "taquilla," which means "box office" or "ticket window" in Spanish. The name likely emerged in the late 19th or early 20th century, coinciding with the rise of the entertainment industry and the construction of theaters and cinemas.
In its earliest usage, Taquilla was likely a nickname or a playful reference to someone who worked at a theater's box office or ticket booth. Over time, it transitioned into a given name, particularly in Spanish-speaking countries and communities.
While there are no known historical references to the name Taquilla in ancient texts or religious scriptures, it does have a few notable bearers throughout history.
One of the earliest recorded individuals with the name Taquilla was Taquilla Martínez, a Mexican actress born in 1905. She appeared in several films during the Golden Age of Mexican cinema in the 1940s and 1950s.
Another notable bearer of the name was Taquilla Álvarez, a Cuban singer and songwriter born in 1928. She was known for her contributions to the Cuban son and bolero genres, and she performed extensively throughout Latin America.
In the realm of sports, Taquilla Rodríguez was a Honduran football (soccer) player who played as a midfielder for the Honduran national team in the 1950s and 1960s.
Taquilla García was a Spanish painter and sculptor who lived from 1920 to 2005. Her works were exhibited in several galleries across Spain and Europe.
Lastly, Taquilla Fuentes was a Peruvian author and poet born in 1935. She published several collections of poetry and short stories, exploring themes of identity, culture, and social issues in her native Peru.
While the name Taquilla may not have a long and storied history, it has gained recognition and popularity in various parts of the Spanish-speaking world, particularly in the realms of entertainment, arts, and literature.
People
Taquilla + last name combinations
How many people share a full name with Taquilla 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
Taquilla: questions and answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Taquilla?
Name Census puts the figure at roughly 207 living Americans. We arrive at this by taking every SSA birth registration for Taquilla 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 1,655,818 US residents.
Is Taquilla a common name?
We classify Taquilla as "Very Rare". It ranks above 74.7% of all first names in the SSA dataset by living bearers. Across the full history of the data, 219 babies have been registered with this name.
When was Taquilla most popular?
The single biggest year for Taquilla was 1990, when 17 babies received the name. The fact that the average living Taquilla 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 Taquilla in the 2020 Census?
The published 2020 Census first-name tables recorded 174 people with the name Taquilla, or 0.06 per 100,000 residents. That placed it at #41,801 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 Taquilla 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 Taquilla?
In the 2020 Census sex table, Taquilla leans strongly female. 178 people counted with this name were female (98.9%), compared with 2 male bearers (1.1%). 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 Taquilla?
In the 2020 Census race and Hispanic-origin table, the largest reported group for people named Taquilla is Black at 94.3%. The next largest groups are White (2.9%) and Hispanic (1.7%). 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 Taquilla most often in the Census?
Black is the largest reported group for people named Taquilla in the 2020 Census, accounting for 94.3% (164 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 Taquilla in that year. That makes it useful for spotting when the name rose, peaked, or faded.
Is Taquilla a female name?
Yes, 100.0% of people registered as Taquilla 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 Taquilla still being used today?
Yes. The SSA still recorded Taquilla 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 Taquilla 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 called Taquilla?
Want to know how many people share the name Taquilla? HowManyOfMe.org, our sister site, puts the living-bearer count front and centre.