Recorded 1988–2023 Boys' name Peak 1995 778 births

Daiquan — boys' name

778 babies named Daiquan in U.S. Social Security records since 1988, with the highest year being 1995. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1980s131990s4242000s2702010s542020s17
1990s
Peak decade

54% of everyone ever named Daiquan was born in this single decade.

1995
Single peak year

63 babies were named Daiquan in 1995 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Daiquan

The Social Security Administration has registered 778 babies named Daiquan between 1988 and 2023, spanning 36 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Daiquan currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 2023. The name reached its historical peak in 1995, when 63 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Daiquan performed strongest in the 1990s, accumulating 424 births during that ten-year window. Across the 5 decades of recorded activity, Daiquan shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in New York, which accounts for 87 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by North Carolina and Virginia. In total, SSA state-level files list Daiquan in 9 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Daiquan 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 778 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.

Daiquan at a glance

Last recorded 2023

Total births

778

Since 1988

36 years of records

Peak year

1995

63 births that year

Strongest decade: 1990s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2023

Active since

1988

Recorded for 36 years

Last year on file: 2023

Daiquan popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2023–1988

Last recorded 2023
Peak year (1995)
63
Annual births at peak — across 36 years of records
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Daiquan by decade

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

Peak: 1990s
Peak decade
1990s
424 births that decade — 54% of Daiquan's all-time total
1980s131990s4242000s2702010s542020s17

Daiquan by state

Where Daiquan concentrates geographically — total births since 1988

Geographically diffuse
Top 8 states by recorded births for the name Daiquan
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 New York
87 11.2%
#2 North Carolina
30 3.9%
#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%
New York share of Daiquan's total US births 11.2%
Even split

87 of 778 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 9 reporting states.

Daiquan appears in 9 states. Explore state details →

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Daiquan?
778 babies have been named Daiquan since 1988. It was last recorded in 2023. The peak year was 1995 with 63 births.
When was Daiquan most popular?
Daiquan was most popular in the 1990s decade with 424 total births. The single peak year was 1995.
Where is Daiquan most popular?
The top states for the name Daiquan are New York (87 births), North Carolina (30 births), Virginia (19 births).
How long has the name Daiquan been used?
Daiquan has been recorded in Social Security data since 1988, spanning 36 years of data through 2023.
What names are similar to Daiquan?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Dain, Daivd, Daimon, Daijon, 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, 1988–2023 (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.