Boys' name · since 1988
Daiquan
Since 1988, U.S. Social Security records show 783 babies named Daiquan, peaking in 1995. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #5,979 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #12,543 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 783
- born since 1988
- 1990s
- peak decade
Daiquan currently ranks #12543 among boys' names in America, with 783 babies recorded since 1988.
Social Security Administration records show Daiquan recorded 783 times among boys since 1988, holding rank #12543 nationally today, ahead of 10% of boys, peaking in the 1990s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1988 to 2025.
- #5,979 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #12,543 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 783 born since 1988
- 1990s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Daiquan ranks #5,979 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #12,543 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 783 born since 1988, peaking in the 1990s.
- #5,979 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #12,543 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 783
- born since 1988
- 1990s
- peak decade
Daiquan's 783 recorded births place it above 86.84% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
9 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by New York.
How Daiquan compares
783 Top 36% higher than 64% 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
Daiquan's all-time total is 112% above the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Daiquan | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 783 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 63 | 34 | 22,252 |
Daiquan's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Daiquan's SSA record in two at 2004 and the more recent half accounts for 24% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 76%, consistent with a name more common in the past than in recent years. Its calmest year was 2023, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1995 peak of 63, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Daiquan popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1988–2025
- Peak year (1995)
- 63
- Annual births at peak, across 38 years of records
Daiquan by decade
1990s is the heaviest window (424 births, 54% of the file).
1990s was Daiquan's strongest decade.
424 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 54% of all-time use.
Daiquan births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1980s 13
1980s
13 births
- 1990s
1990s
424 births
- 2000s
2000s
270 births
- 2010s 54
2010s
54 births
- 2020s 22
2020s
22 births
What this shows Peak: 1990s at 424 births (54% of all-time use).
How Daiquan 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 Daiquan's total volume
Daiquan by state
Where Daiquan concentrates geographically, total births since 1988
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | New York | | 87 | 11.1% |
| #2 | North Carolina | | 30 | 3.8% |
| #3 | Virginia | | 19 | 2.4% |
| #4 | Pennsylvania | | 14 | 1.8% |
| #5 | Maryland | | 13 | 1.7% |
| #6 | New Jersey | | 11 | 1.4% |
| #7 | Florida | | 6 | 0.8% |
| #8 | Georgia | | 6 | 0.8% |
87 of 783 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 9 reporting states.
Daiquan appears in 9 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Daiquan's data
- Daiquan's decade-level peak was the 1990s (424 total births); usage has since declined to 22 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- New York records the most Daiquans (87 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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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Daiquan: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1995)
Similar record span (~37 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, 1988–2025 (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 Daiquan 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.