Given name
Laquinta
“the fifth-born child”
Laquinta is used as a given name. One American interpretation is “the fifth-born child.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
One American interpretation is “the fifth-born 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 1958. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Laquinta through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 1,236
- 27 boys · 1,209 girls
- Most popular year
- 1973
- 76 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 12 in 2000. Later missing counts do not mean the name went unused. Its largest published annual count for girls was 76 in 1973. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 1,070 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.
Laquinta’s family of names
Laquinta may belong to the same name family as LAQUINNTA. This is a tentative spelling connection.
The ring: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 2
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
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