US rank #3296 Boys' name Peak 1994 7,933 births

Daquan — #3296 US boys' name

7,933 babies named Daquan in U.S. Social Security records since 1975, with the highest year being 1994. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1970s391980s4531990s42692000s21952010s7342020s243
#3296
of 14,243 boys in use

More common than 77% of names given to boys today.

1990s
Peak decade

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

1994
Single peak year

626 babies were named Daquan in 1994 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Daquan

The Social Security Administration has registered 7,933 babies named Daquan between 1975 and 2024, spanning 50 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Daquan currently holds the #3296 rank among boys for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 1994, when 626 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Daquan performed strongest in the 1990s, accumulating 4,269 births during that ten-year window. Across the 6 decades of recorded activity, Daquan shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in New York, which accounts for 1,383 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by North Carolina and Virginia. In total, SSA state-level files list Daquan in 30 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Daquan 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 7,933 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.

Daquan at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

7,933

Since 1975

50 years of records

Peak year

1994

626 births that year

Strongest decade: 1990s

Current rank

#3,296

Among boys

As of 2024

Active since

1975

Recorded for 50 years

Last year on file: 2024

Daquan popularity over time — boys

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1975

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (1994)
626
Annual births at peak — across 50 years of records
-2000200400600800 20242017201020031996198919821975 8

Daquan popularity over time — girls

6 total births recorded since 1994 (Daquan as girls' name)

Unisex variant — 6 births
6 1994 6

Daquan by decade

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

Peak: 1990s
Peak decade
1990s
4,269 births that decade — 54% of Daquan's all-time total
1970s391980s4531990s42692000s21952010s7342020s243

Daquan by state

Where Daquan concentrates geographically — total births since 1975

Geographically diffuse
Top 8 states by recorded births for the name Daquan
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 New York
1,383 17.4%
#2 North Carolina
703 8.9%
#3 Virginia
506 6.4%
#4 South Carolina
501 6.3%
#5 Maryland
446 5.6%
#6 New Jersey
406 5.1%
#7 Pennsylvania
349 4.4%
#8 Florida
315 4.0%
New York share of Daquan's total US births 17.4%
Even split

1,383 of 7,933 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 30 reporting states.

Daquan appears in 30 states. Explore state details →

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Daquan?
7,933 babies have been named Daquan since 1975. It currently ranks #3296 among boys. The peak year was 1994 with 626 births.
When was Daquan most popular?
Daquan was most popular in the 1990s decade with 4,269 total births. The single peak year was 1994.
Where is Daquan most popular?
The top states for the name Daquan are New York (1,383 births), North Carolina (703 births), Virginia (506 births).
How long has the name Daquan been used?
Daquan has been recorded in Social Security data since 1975, spanning 50 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Daquan?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Daquon, Daquarius, Daqwan, Daquane, 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, 1975–2024 (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.