Lequita
Feminine
Lequita is a three-syllable name with a light Le- at the front and the Spanish-sounding -quita at the end. It is bright and quick, with the stress in the middle.
How old is the name Lequita?
Lequita first appears in US birth records in 1931 — 94 years ago. The typical Lequita alive today was born around 1974, making them about 51 years old. About 500 people named Lequita are estimated to be alive in the US today.
When was the name Lequita most popular?
Lequita peaked in 1937, reaching #2940 nationally. See the whole 1937 chart.
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Where it comes from
Origin, sound and short forms
Our story of Lequita
American families took the -ita ending of Spanish diminutives, the little of Anita and Juanita, and gave it new beginnings. Lequita is one of those names, with a qu in the middle that makes the ending sound like Chiquita, little one. It is a name made for its bright, lilting sound, and the family who gives it fills it with meaning.
Meaningnot established
Not established
No source records a meaning for Lequita. It joins Le- to an ending that echoes Chiquita and Joaquita, and no record says who first built it.
Pronouncing Lequita
leh-KEE-tuh
Stress on the middle syllable.
Nicknames for Lequita
Moderate
What the data says
146 years of official birth records
The long climb, and where it stands now
The same years in position rather than babies
- First recorded
- 1931
- Most girls named
- 198625 — the highest on record
- Peak rank
- #2940reached in 1937
- Change vs 1992
- −33.3%6 in 1993, from 9
Rank is a position, a count is a headcount, and they move independently — a name can hold its rank while the number of babies behind it falls. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration.
Lequitas among us
people named Lequita are estimated to be alive in the US today
Estimated from SSA birth records and published actuarial life tables. Method
Is it right for you
Questions parents actually ask
Fashion outlook
Lequita sits outside the current charts, and that is its own kind of answer: naming cycles can only date the names they carried up. A name this rare has no decade stamped on it — it cannot go out of fashion, because it was never in.
Based on 146 years of naming cycles. How we read them
The trade-off
- It has a bright, lilting rhythm.
- Quita gives it an easy short form.
- It will be spelled Lakita or Laquita.
- Spanish speakers may hear quita, the verb for take away.
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Frequently asked
- How many Lequitas are there in the world?
- No country counts the world's names, so there is no worldwide figure — anyone quoting one is estimating. About 500 people named Lequita are estimated to be alive in the US today.
- How popular is the name Lequita in 2025?
- Lequita is rarely given in the US today — it does not rank in the top 2000 girl names.
- Will my child share the name Lequita with classmates?
- Lequita will almost certainly be the only one in school.
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