Quiet or tranquil
A modern American coinage likely blending the prefix 'La-' with the Spanish word 'quita', meaning quiet or calm. It emerged in the mid-20th century as part of a creative naming tradition within African American communities.
Less common today
Laquitta isn't in the latest US Top 1000. It last peaked at #3,647 in 1990.
US births per 5-year period, 1990–present (SSA data).
