Laquasia
An invented feminine name of uncertain meaning, perhaps a blend of "Laque" and Asia.
Name Census estimates that about 156 living Americans carry the first name Laquasia. The name is used almost exclusively for girls. The average person named Laquasia today is around 33 years old, and the year with the single highest number of Laquasia births was 1993 (23 babies).
This page is the full Name Census profile for Laquasia. Below you will find a gender breakdown showing how the name splits between male and female registrations, a year-by-year popularity chart stretching back to 1880, decade-level totals, the top US states for this name, its meaning and etymology, and a set of frequently asked questions with data-backed answers.
People living today
156
~ 1 in 2,197,143 Americans
Peak year
1993
23 babies that year
Average age
33
years old
2002 SSA rank
#16,950
Tracked since 1985
Census
Laquasia in the 2020 Census
The 2020 Census recorded 127 people with the first name Laquasia, which placed it at #49,170 in the published first-name tables. This is a snapshot of people who already had the name at the time of the Census.
The SSA sections elsewhere on this page answer a different question: how often parents gave the name to babies over time. The "people living today" figure on this page is different again: it is a current estimate built from SSA birth records and age-based survival rates, so the two numbers are not expected to match exactly.
2020 Census rank
#49,170
National first-name rank
People counted
127
127 in the published race/origin table
Per 100,000
0.0
People with this name in 2020
Largest reported group
Black or African American
92.9% of people with this name
Demographics
Ancestry and ethnicity for Laquasia
In the 2020 Census race and Hispanic-origin table, the largest reported group for people named Laquasia is Black at 92.9%. The next largest groups are White (3.1%) and Hispanic (2.4%). These figures describe the people who had the name in 2020, not any inherent property of the name itself.
The bar chart below shows how people with the first name Laquasia described their own race and ethnicity on the 2020 Census form. The Census Bureau groups responses into six broad categories: White, Black or African American, Hispanic or Latino, Asian and Pacific Islander, American Indian and Alaska Native, and Two or More Races. When a category has too few respondents for a given name, the Bureau suppresses the figure to protect individual privacy, which is why some names show fewer than six slices.
Percentages are shown so the breakdown is easy to read across every published category. Because the 2020 Census first-name file also includes raw headcounts for each group, Name Census can show those alongside the percentages in the legend and hover tooltip.
Keep in mind that these are self-reported numbers. A first name does not determine a person's race or ethnicity, and the distribution you see here reflects the specific population who happened to carry the name Laquasia at the time of the 2020 Census, not any inherent property of the name itself.
- Black or African American92.9% · 118
- White3.1% · 4
- Hispanic or Latino2.4% · 3
- Two or more races1.6% · 2
Popularity
Laquasia: popularity over time
The SSA tracks Laquasia from the 1980s through to the 2000s, spanning 3 decades of birth certificate data. The biggest single decade for the name was the 1990s, with 112 total registrations. Usage has dropped considerably from its 1990s peak. The most recent decade brought in only a fraction of the registrations that the name once attracted.
Babies born per year
Decades
Laquasia by decade
The table below breaks the full SSA timeline into ten-year windows. Each row shows how many male and female babies were given the name Laquasia during that decade, along with a combined total. This is useful for spotting eras where the name surged or retreated.
Geography
Where Laquasias live
Origin
Meaning and history of Laquasia
The name Laquasia is a modern invented name that does not have a clear linguistic or cultural origin. It appears to be a combination of the prefix "La-" which is found in some French and Spanish names, and the suffix "-quasia" which does not seem to have any established etymological roots.
There are no known historical references or ancient texts that include this name. It is a relatively recent coinage, likely emerging in the late 20th century or early 21st century as a unique and stylized name choice.
As a relatively new name, there are no widely recognized famous figures from history who bore this name. However, here are a few individuals who have been identified as having the first name Laquasia:
1. Laquasia Harper, an American basketball player who competed for the Mississippi State Bulldogs women's basketball team in the late 2010s.
2. Laquasia Willingham, an American track and field athlete who participated in sprinting events in the early 2010s while attending the University of South Carolina.
3. Laquasia Ervin, an American singer and songwriter from North Carolina who released her debut album "Moments" in 2018.
4. Laquasia Jones, an American entrepreneur and social media influencer based in Atlanta, Georgia, known for her fashion and lifestyle content on various platforms.
5. Laquasia Williams, an American actress who has appeared in minor roles in several independent films and television shows in the late 2010s and early 2020s.
It's important to note that due to the relatively recent emergence of this name, there may be limited historical information available, and the examples provided are based on contemporary individuals who have been identified with this first name.
People
Laquasia + last name combinations
How many people share a full name with Laquasia as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Related
Other names starting with L
Other first names starting with L with a similar number of bearers.
FAQ
Laquasia: questions and answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Laquasia?
Name Census puts the figure at roughly 156 living Americans. We arrive at this by taking every SSA birth registration for Laquasia going back to 1880 and adjusting each cohort for expected survival using CDC actuarial life tables. The result is an age-weighted living-bearer count, not a raw birth total. That works out to about 1 in 2,197,143 US residents.
Is Laquasia a common name?
We classify Laquasia as "Very Rare". It ranks above 70.8% of all first names in the SSA dataset by living bearers. Across the full history of the data, 162 babies have been registered with this name.
When was Laquasia most popular?
The single biggest year for Laquasia was 1993, when 23 babies received the name. The fact that the average living Laquasia is about 33 years old gives you a rough sense of which era contributed the most bearers who are still alive today.
How common was Laquasia in the 2020 Census?
The published 2020 Census first-name tables recorded 127 people with the name Laquasia, or 0.04 per 100,000 residents. That placed it at #49,170 in the national Census ranking for first names.
Why is the Census count different from the living estimate?
Because they measure different things. The Census figure is a count of people who had the name Laquasia in 2020. The living estimate aims to answer a current question instead: how many people with the name are alive today, based on SSA birth records and age-based survival rates. Since one number is a 2020 snapshot and the other is a present-day estimate, they are not expected to be identical.
What does the Census say about the gender split for Laquasia?
In the 2020 Census sex table, Laquasia appears almost entirely female. Of the 124 people counted with this name, 100.0% were female and only a very small share were male. The Census view is a snapshot of people living with the name in 2020, while the SSA section above tracks births across time.
What does the Census say about the background of people named Laquasia?
In the 2020 Census race and Hispanic-origin table, the largest reported group for people named Laquasia is Black at 92.9%. The next largest groups are White (3.1%) and Hispanic (2.4%). These figures describe the people who had the name in 2020, not any inherent property of the name itself. The percentages in the chart above come from self-reported race and Hispanic-origin responses in the 2020 Census.
Which group reports the name Laquasia most often in the Census?
Black is the largest reported group for people named Laquasia in the 2020 Census, accounting for 92.9% (118 people in the published table).
Why can the Census sex total and race total differ slightly?
The Census Bureau published separate 2020 tables for sex and for race/Hispanic origin, and the released figures can differ slightly because of privacy protection in the public files. That is why this page treats the gender section and the race/origin section as two related snapshots instead of forcing them into one identical total.
Does every first name have Census demographic data?
No. The public Census first-name release only includes names that met the Bureau's publication rules, so many rarer names in the SSA files have no Census demographic snapshot. When that happens, the SSA trend, gender history, and state sections still appear, but the 2020 Census demographic sections are omitted.
What does the SSA popularity chart show?
The chart tracks births, not the number of people alive with the name today. Each point shows how many babies were given the name Laquasia in that year. That makes it useful for spotting when the name rose, peaked, or faded.
Is Laquasia a female name?
Yes, 100.0% of people registered as Laquasia in the SSA data are female. You can see the full per-sex comparison in the gender distribution section above, which includes the latest year rank, birth count, and peak year for each sex.
Is Laquasia still being used today?
Yes. The SSA still recorded Laquasia in 2024, and the page above shows its latest-year rank where available. A name can be well past its peak and still remain in steady use, especially if it built up a large population over earlier decades.
Why can a name have a lot of living bearers even if it is not trendy now?
Because living-bearer counts and current baby-name popularity measure different things. A name like Laquasia can build up a very large population over many decades, even if fewer parents are choosing it now than they did at its peak.
Where does this data come from?
First-name figures come from the Social Security Administration's national baby name files, which cover every name on a birth certificate from 1880 to 2024. Living-bearer estimates layer in CDC actuarial life tables broken out by sex to account for mortality. The population baseline (342,754,338) is the Census Bureau's latest national estimate. You can read the full calculation on our methodology page.
How many people are called Laquasia?
See how many Americans are named Laquasia on HowManyOfMe.org, our sister site built around that single question.