Given name
Laqueta
“a quiet and wellbehaved child”
Laqueta is used as a given name. One American interpretation is “a quiet and wellbehaved child.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
One American interpretation is “a quiet and wellbehaved child.”
Where it comes from
An origin associated with this spelling is American.
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1932. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Laqueta through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 426
- 0 boys · 426 girls
- Most popular year
- 1985
- 22 babies
- 2025
- 0
- Outside the ranked list
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- —
- Too few births to compare
By the numbers
The most recent published U.S. birth count for girls is 5 in 1993. Later missing counts do not mean the name went unused. Its largest published annual count for girls was 22 in 1985. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 326 as a first name in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Laqueta’s family of names
Laqueta has a related form in Laquita. Laqueta has a related form in Laquetta. Laqueta has a related form in Laquitta.
The ring: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 3
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
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