Total births
137
Boys' name · since 1979
Aquan
137 babies named Aquan in U.S. Social Security records since 1979, with the highest year being 1995. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- 137
- total births
- 1979–2013
- years on record
- 1990s
- peak decade
- 50%
- born in that decade
Aquan is not among the current top-ranked boys names; 137 have been recorded since 1979.
Aquan has 137 recorded births among boys since 1979, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used boys names, busiest in the 1990s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1979 to 2013.
- 137 total births
- 1979–2013 years on record
- 1990s peak decade
- 50% born in that decade
Data updated Jun 2026
The verdict
137 boys have been named Aquan since 1979, peaking in the 1990s, last recorded in 2013.
- 137
- total births
- 1979–2013
- years on record
- 1990s
- peak decade
- 50%
- born in that decade
1990s
Peak decade
50% of everyone ever named Aquan was born in this single decade.
1995
Single peak year
15 babies were named Aquan in 1995 - its busiest year on record.
Aquan's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Aquan's full recorded timeline at 2001, 47% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 53% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1979, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1995 peak of 15 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Aquan at a glance
Last recorded 2013Peak year
1995
Current rank
Unranked
Active since
1979
Aquan popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1979–2013
- Peak year (1995)
- 15
- Annual births at peak, across 35 years of records
Aquan by decade
Total births in each ten-year window, peak vs trough at a glance
1990s was Aquan's strongest decade.
68 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 50% of all-time use.
Aquan births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s 5
1970s
5 births
- 1990s
1990s
68 births
- 2000s
2000s
59 births
- 2010s 5
2010s
5 births
What this shows Peak: 1990s at 68 births (50% of all-time use).
Frequently Asked Questions
How popular is the name Aquan? ▼
Aquan has been given to 137 babies in the U.S. since 1979, according to SSA data. Its last appearance in the data was 2013. 15 babies were born in 1995, its single highest year.
When was Aquan most popular? ▼
Aquan was most popular in the 1990s decade with 68 total births. The single peak year was 1995.
How long has the name Aquan been used? ▼
Aquan has been recorded in Social Security data since 1979, spanning 35 years of data through 2013.
What names are similar to Aquan? ▼
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Aquiles, Aquil, Aquarius, Aquila, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.
What to do with Aquan's data
- Aquan's decade-level peak was the 1990s (68 total births); usage has since declined to 5 in the 2010s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Weighing it against an alternative? Put two names side by side. Compare names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
Keep exploring Aquan
Nearby Names Like Aquan
Names with a similar sound, spelling, or feel to Aquan
Aquiles Boy
#4013 646 births
Aquil Boy
494 births
Aquarius Boy
#12659 183 births
Aquila Boy
141 births
Aquilla Boy
121 births
Compare Aquan side by side: Aquan vs Aquiles Aquan vs Aquil Aquan vs Aquarius
Related Names
Names with a similar number of total births
Data Sources
Data as of June 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).
According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.
Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 1979–2013 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
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NameAlmanac Editorial. "Aquan: Baby Name Since 1979 - 137 Births, Peak 1995." NameAlmanac. Accessed via https://namealmanac.com/name/aquan. Licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.
Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Aquan draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of June 2026.