Name Legacy

Shaquita

Recorded 1970–2005 · United States

Shaquita was most popular in 1986, when 178 American babies were given the name — ranking #1,536 that year. It was not recorded in 2025. Across 1880–2025 the Social Security Administration has recorded 2,396 people named Shaquita.

Most popular in1986
Rank that year#1,536
Births that year178
Total since 18802,396
Given to100% girls

Shaquita over time

18802025
Births per year. The dot marks Shaquita’s peak in 1986. Gaps are years the SSA suppressed, which it does for any name given to fewer than five babies.

Is Shaquita a boy’s or a girl’s name?

Across the whole record Shaquita is a girl’s name — 99.8% of the 2,396 Americans given it were girls and 0.2% were boys.

Counted from every US birth the Social Security Administration recorded under this name, so it reflects use rather than opinion. A name given to fewer than five babies of one sex in a year is withheld at source and is not counted.

Names that peaked alongside Shaquita

Where Shaquita is most concentrated

How much more common the name is in each state than across the country as a whole.

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Source: U.S.A. Social Security Administration. Years 1880–2025. namelegacy.org