Shaquita

Last seen for girls in 2005 at #16,462 · Last seen for boys in 1989 at #7,905
Given to girls 99.8% of the time

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Peak · girls
1986 · 178 births
Debut · girls
5 births
In top 100 · girls
never
of 146 years
Total births · girls
2,391
since 1970

Shaquita over time

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Rank among girls' names. Shaquita has never cracked the top 900 here.

#1#10#100#1,000#10,000rank188019001920194019601980200020201990peak #906, 1986girls
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Gaps mean fewer than 5 babies received the name that year, so the SSA doesn't publish it.

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First appearance
1970

The first year at least five girls were named Shaquita! It came in at #7,995, and was given to 5 baby girls.


Quietest stretch: 1970–1971, when fewer than 6 girls a year got the name.

Where Shaquita is popular in 1990

  • Rank in state
  • Top 10
  • 11–50
  • 51–100
  • 101–500
  • 501+
  • Not published
Alaska: fewer than 5 girls named Shaquita, so not publishedAKMaine: fewer than 5 girls named Shaquita, so not publishedMEVermont: fewer than 5 girls named Shaquita, so not publishedVTNew Hampshire: fewer than 5 girls named Shaquita, so not publishedNHWashington: fewer than 5 girls named Shaquita, so not publishedWAIdaho: fewer than 5 girls named Shaquita, so not publishedIDMontana: fewer than 5 girls named Shaquita, so not publishedMTNorth Dakota: fewer than 5 girls named Shaquita, so not publishedNDMinnesota: fewer than 5 girls named Shaquita, so not publishedMNIllinois: #572 for girls · 18 births · 1 in 4,362 girlsILWisconsin: fewer than 5 girls named Shaquita, so not publishedWIMichigan: fewer than 5 girls named Shaquita, so not publishedMINew York: #1,974 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 24,411 girlsNYMassachusetts: fewer than 5 girls named Shaquita, so not publishedMARhode Island: fewer than 5 girls named Shaquita, so not publishedRIOregon: fewer than 5 girls named Shaquita, so not publishedORNevada: fewer than 5 girls named Shaquita, so not publishedNVWyoming: fewer than 5 girls named Shaquita, so not publishedWYSouth Dakota: fewer than 5 girls named Shaquita, so not publishedSDIowa: fewer than 5 girls named Shaquita, so not publishedIAIndiana: fewer than 5 girls named Shaquita, so not publishedINOhio: fewer than 5 girls named Shaquita, so not publishedOHPennsylvania: fewer than 5 girls named Shaquita, so not publishedPANew Jersey: fewer than 5 girls named Shaquita, so not publishedNJConnecticut: fewer than 5 girls named Shaquita, so not publishedCTCalifornia: fewer than 5 girls named Shaquita, so not publishedCAUtah: fewer than 5 girls named Shaquita, so not publishedUTColorado: fewer than 5 girls named Shaquita, so not publishedCONebraska: fewer than 5 girls named Shaquita, so not publishedNEMissouri: fewer than 5 girls named Shaquita, so not publishedMOKentucky: fewer than 5 girls named Shaquita, so not publishedKYWest Virginia: fewer than 5 girls named Shaquita, so not publishedWVVirginia: #424 for girls · 12 births · 1 in 3,149 girlsVAMaryland: fewer than 5 girls named Shaquita, so not publishedMDDelaware: fewer than 5 girls named Shaquita, so not publishedDEArizona: fewer than 5 girls named Shaquita, so not publishedAZNew Mexico: fewer than 5 girls named Shaquita, so not publishedNMKansas: fewer than 5 girls named Shaquita, so not publishedKSArkansas: fewer than 5 girls named Shaquita, so not publishedARTennessee: #450 for girls · 9 births · 1 in 3,355 girlsTNNorth Carolina: #354 for girls · 16 births · 1 in 2,554 girlsNCSouth Carolina: #494 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 3,339 girlsSCDistrict of Columbia: #240 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 929 girlsDCOklahoma: fewer than 5 girls named Shaquita, so not publishedOKLouisiana: #622 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 4,230 girlsLAMississippi: #460 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 2,755 girlsMSAlabama: #461 for girls · 7 births · 1 in 3,211 girlsALGeorgia: #320 for girls · 20 births · 1 in 2,133 girlsGAHawaii: fewer than 5 girls named Shaquita, so not publishedHITexas: #1,257 for girls · 11 births · 1 in 12,508 girlsTXFlorida: #687 for girls · 14 births · 1 in 5,652 girlsFL

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Top states · girls
  1. District of Columbia#240 · 1 in 929
  2. Georgia#320 · 1 in 2,133
  3. North Carolina#354 · 1 in 2,554
  4. Virginia#424 · 1 in 3,149
  5. Tennessee#450 · 1 in 3,355

Best ever in a state: #147 in Mississippi, 1986.

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District of Columbia#24051 in 929
Georgia#320201 in 2,133
North Carolina#354161 in 2,554
Virginia#424121 in 3,149
Tennessee#45091 in 3,355
Mississippi#46051 in 2,755
Alabama#46171 in 3,211
South Carolina#49461 in 3,339
Illinois#572181 in 4,362
Louisiana#62261 in 4,230
Florida#687141 in 5,652
Texas#1,257111 in 12,508
New York#1,97451 in 24,411
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Ranks are within each state; “1 in N” is out of the girls born there that year. The SSA only publishes a name in a state when 5 or more babies of one sex got it.

See more about Shaquita
Momentum · girls
Faded out
  • Not published in 2025; last seen 2005
  • Biggest jump: 114 spots in 1985 (#1,021 → #907)
  • Biggest drop: 127 spots in 1987 (#906 → #1,033)
Rise & fade · girls
16 yrs to peak
  • Debuted 1970
  • Peaked 1986 at #906 (178 births)
  • Births halved by 1995, 9 yrs later
Top of the charts · girls
Top 1,000 for 2 yrs
  • Top 10: never
  • Top 100: never
  • Top 1,000: 2 yrs · run 1985–1986
Share of babies · girls
1 in 9,638
  • Highest: 1 in 9,638 girls born in 1986 were named Shaquita (0.01%)
  • Latest: 1 in 369,568 girls born in 2005 (0.00%)
Era · girls
The 1980s
  • 51.2% of all girls named Shaquita (1,225) were born in this decade
Show by decade
DecadeBirthsBest rankAvg rank
1970s226#1,998 (1979)#4,058
1980s1,225#906 (1986)#1,296
1990s892#1,066 (1990)#2,443
2000s48#7,580 (2000)#12,460

All figures count published births only (names given to at least 5 girls in a year). Registrations before 1937 are incomplete, so early shares and totals run low.

Shaquita in 1990

girls
#1,066
166 births · 1 in 11,437 girls

Top girls' names in 1990

  1. #1Jessica46,486
  2. #2Ashley45,561
  3. #3Brittany36,536
  4. #4Amanda34,413
  5. #5Samantha25,868
  6. #6Sarah25,824
  7. #7Stephanie24,864
  8. #8Jennifer22,236
  9. #9Elizabeth20,750
  10. #10Lauren20,506
  11. #1,066Shaquita166
More about 1990

girls

1,898,547 girls got a published name in 1990; 1 in 11,437 of them was named Shaquita, which outranked 93.0% of the 15,234 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 16.0% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Shaquita
  1. #1,063Adilene167
  2. #1,063Denisha167
  3. #1,063Scarlett167
  4. #1,066Shaquita166
  5. #1,066Brandee166
  6. #1,066Brielle166
  7. #1,066Joshua166
  8. #1,072Casie165
  9. #1,072Cheyanne165
  10. #1,072Leigha165

Tied with 5 names at #1,066; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.

Biggest movers since 1989
Risers
  1. ↑ 5,592Alannah#6,531 → #939
  2. ↑ 1,178Symone#1,998 → #820
  3. ↑ 869Shelbi#1,750 → #881
  4. ↑ 831Latifah#1,532 → #701
  5. ↑ 828Skyler#1,564 → #736
Fallers
  1. ↓ 2,554Elizabet#524 → #3,078
  2. ↓ 1,572Katherin#717 → #2,289
  3. ↓ 652Stephani#390 → #1,042
  4. ↓ 504Ashanti#893 → #1,397
  5. ↓ 416Audrianna#759 → #1,175

Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.

See the top 100 for 1990 →