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Laquana

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Pronounced luh-KWAH-nuh /ləˈkwɑː.nə/Medium

Meaning: Laquana is a later-twentieth-century African-American coinage joining the popular La- prefix to a -quana element (as in Shaquana, Laquanda); it is an invented sound-name without an older etymology.Low

In 30 seconds: Laquana is a modern La- coinage, made for its sound rather than an inherited meaning (said 'luh-KWAH-nuh').
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Origin LowAmerican
MeaningLaquana is a later-twentieth-century African-American coinage joining the popular La- prefix to a -quana element (as in Shaquana, Laquanda); it is an invented sound-name without an older etymology.
U.S. rank (2001)#16783 ↘ Falling
2001 U.S. births5 girls (0.00% of U.S. girls)
Peak year1979
Total births (all-time)≈ 763

Popularity in the U.S. · SSA data

peak 197919712001

U.S. births per year (Social Security Administration, 1880–present). Pink marker = peak year.

SSA data updated May 2026. How we source & verify this data.

History & Origin

Laquana is a modern American coinage, pairing the fashionable La- prefix with a -quana ending seen in Shaquana and Laquanda. Names like it were freshly invented within African-American naming for their rhythm, so it has no older root — the honest reading.

It flourished briefly in the nineteen-seventies among a wave of La- coinages, peaking around 1979 before fading; it reads today as a woman's name of its era and has not revived.

Did you know? Laquana belongs to the creative La- names of the nineteen-seventies, close to Shaquana and Laquanda; it crested around 1979 at only a few dozen girls a year.
Overall data confidence 35%
References — Laquana — modern American La- coinage

Variations

LaquandaLaquannaLakwana

Nicknames

QuanaQuanie

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If you like Laquana…

Laquanda— the closest sister La- coinage
Laquita— a like La- name of the same era
Lakeisha— a related La- coined name of the moment
Shaquana— shares the -quana ending it is built on

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Frequently Asked

What does the name Laquana mean?

Laquana is a modern American coinage with the La- prefix, made for its sound.

How do you pronounce Laquana?

It's said luh-KWAH-nuh /ləˈkwɑː.nə/ — three syllables, stress on the second.

Is Laquana a boy or girl name?

Laquana is used as a girl's name.

How popular is Laquana?

Laquana was a rare nineteen-seventies coinage and is uncommon today.

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