Given name
Paquita
“one who is unbounded; free; independent”
Paquita is a variant of Pacquita. One Latin interpretation is “one who is unbounded; free; independent.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
Paquita is a variant of Pacquita. One Latin interpretation is “one who is unbounded; free; independent.”
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
Paquita is a variant of Pacquita. An origin associated with Pacquita is Latin.
Explained through its name family
How it developed
In Spanish usage, Paquita is a diminutive of Francisca. In Spanish usage, Paquita is a feminine form of Paquito.
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1935. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Paquita through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 188
- 0 boys · 188 girls
- Most popular year
- 1973
- 14 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 7 in 1983. Later missing counts do not mean the name went unused. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 342 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.
Paquita’s family of names
In Spanish usage, Paquita is a diminutive of Francisca. In Spanish usage, Paquita is a feminine form of Paquito. Paquita has a related form in Pacquita.
Inner ring: nicknames and forms · outer: across languages.
Nicknames & forms 3
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Across languages 4
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
People named Paquita
- Paquita RicoSpanish actress (1929-2017)
- Paquita la del BarrioMexican singer (1947–2025)
- Paquita SauquilloSpanish politician and lawyerborn 1943
- Paquita Jolis PuigFrench anarcho feministe1916–1982
- Paquita EscribanoSpanish singer1880–1970
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
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