Boys' name · since 1991
Daequan
Since 1991, U.S. Social Security records show 797 babies named Daequan, peaking in 1996. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #5,921 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #12,588 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 797
- born since 1991
- 2000s
- peak decade
Yes -- Daequan is the #12588 most popular boys' name in the U.S. today, with 797 recorded since 1991.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Daequan has been recorded 797 times among boys since 1991, currently ranked #12588 nationally and more common than 10% of boys, with its heaviest use in the 2000s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1991 to 2025.
- #5,921 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #12,588 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 797 born since 1991
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Daequan ranks #5,921 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #12,588 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 797 born since 1991, peaking in the 2000s.
- #5,921 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #12,588 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 797
- born since 1991
- 2000s
- peak decade
Daequan's 797 recorded births place it above 86.97% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
7 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by New York.
How Daequan compares
797 Top 35% higher than 65% of 13,930 names currently given to boys
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked boys names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Daequan's all-time total is 116% above the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Daequan | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 797 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 59 | 34 | 22,252 |
Daequan's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Daequan's full recorded timeline at 2006, 29% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 71% in the earlier half -- the name was more prevalent in its earlier era than it is today. Its quietest year on record was 2021, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1996 peak of 59 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Daequan popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1991–2025
- Peak year (1996)
- 59
- Annual births at peak, across 35 years of records
Daequan by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (342 births, 43% of the file).
2000s was Daequan's strongest decade.
342 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 43% of all-time use.
Daequan births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1990s
1990s
337 births
- 2000s
2000s
342 births
- 2010s 108
2010s
108 births
- 2020s 10
2020s
10 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 342 births (43% of all-time use).
How Daequan compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 boys names closest to Daequan's total volume
Daequan by state
Where Daequan concentrates geographically, total births since 1991
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | New York | | 78 | 9.8% |
| #2 | Maryland | | 30 | 3.8% |
| #3 | Florida | | 25 | 3.1% |
| #4 | Pennsylvania | | 25 | 3.1% |
| #5 | North Carolina | | 14 | 1.8% |
| #6 | Virginia | | 13 | 1.6% |
| #7 | Georgia | | 5 | 0.6% |
78 of 797 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 7 reporting states.
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What to do with Daequan's data
- Daequan's decade-level peak was the 2000s (342 total births); usage has since declined to 10 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- New York records the most Daequans (78 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. New York names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Related Names
Names with a similar popularity rank to Daequan
Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Daequan: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1996)
Similar record span (~34 yrs)
Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.
Data Sources
Data as of August 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, 1991–2025 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
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 Daequan 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 August 2026.