Recorded 1979–2013 Boys' name Peak 1995 137 births

Aquan — boys' name

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.

1970s51990s682000s592010s5
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.

What the Data Says About Aquan

The Social Security Administration has registered 137 babies named Aquan between 1979 and 2013, spanning 35 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Aquan currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 2013. The name reached its historical peak in 1995, when 15 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Aquan performed strongest in the 1990s, accumulating 68 births during that ten-year window. Across the 4 decades of recorded activity, Aquan shows a clear decline from its mid-century high.

No etymological entry is currently available for Aquan in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 137 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.

Aquan at a glance

Last recorded 2013

Total births

137

Since 1979

35 years of records

Peak year

1995

15 births that year

Strongest decade: 1990s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2013

Active since

1979

Recorded for 35 years

Last year on file: 2013

Aquan popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2013–1979

Last recorded 2013
Peak year (1995)
15
Annual births at peak — across 35 years of records
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Aquan by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 1990s
Peak decade
1990s
68 births that decade — 50% of Aquan's all-time total
1970s51990s682000s592010s5

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Aquan?
137 babies have been named Aquan since 1979. It was last recorded in 2013. The peak year was 1995 with 15 births.
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.

Data Sources

Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 1979–2013 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.