Boys' name · since 1975

Daquan

Daquan has 7,970 recorded births since 1975 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1994 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.

#1,375 of 45,481
all-time among boys
#3,204 of 13,930
2025 SSA year
7,970
born since 1975
1990s
peak decade

Daquan currently ranks #3204 among boys' names in America, with 7,970 babies recorded since 1975.

Daquan has 7,970 recorded births among boys since 1975, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #3204 as of the latest data, more common than 77% of boys, busiest in the 1990s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1975 to 2025.

  • #1,375 of 45,481 all-time among boys
  • #3,204 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
  • 7,970 born since 1975
  • 1990s peak decade

Data updated Aug 2026

The verdict

According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Daquan ranks #1,375 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #3,204 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 7,970 born since 1975, peaking in the 1990s.

#1,375 of 45,481
all-time among boys
#3,204 of 13,930
2025 SSA year
7,970
born since 1975
1990s
peak decade
0%100%Median name50%76.9%
Daquan vs. every other boys name in current SSA rankings
Upper archive tier
All-time archive position

Daquan's 7,970 recorded births place it above 96.97% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.

30 jurisdictions
State-record footprint

30 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by New York.

How Daquan compares

7,970 Top 10% higher than 90% 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

Daquan's all-time total is 22x the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.

Metric Daquan Median boys name (Takari) #1 boys name (Liam)
All-time total births 7,970 369 358,536
Peak-year births 626 34 22,252

Daquan's usage pattern, beyond the headline number

Divide Daquan's SSA record in two at 2000 and the more recent half accounts for 40% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 60%, consistent with a name more common in the past than in recent years. Its calmest year was 1976, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1994 peak of 626, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.

Daquan popularity over time - boys

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1975–2025

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (1994)
626
Annual births at peak, across 51 years of records
0200400600800 197519821989199620032010201720242025 37

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

1990s is the heaviest window (4,269 births, 54% of the file).

1990s was Daquan's strongest decade.

4,269 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 54% of all-time use.

Daquan births by decade

Total births in each ten-year window

births

What this shows Peak: 1990s at 4,269 births (54% of all-time use).

Source U.S. Social Security Administration · Baby Names As of August 2026

How Daquan 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 Daquan's total volume

Daquan vs 15 similarly-sized boys names Scatter plot of 16 data points. 0%2%4%6%8%10% 050100150200 New & already peakedOld name, single-era peakNew & still diversifyingLong history, steady all along Years in SSA records % of total births in the single peak year -112, 4%-49, 4.5%-137, 1.8%-146, 2.9%-118, 3.1%-113, 5.6%-146, 2.1%-146, 3.8%-114, 3.9%-78, 7.6%-121, 2.7%-33, 9.6%-76, 4.6%-74, 4.3%-146, 3.4%Daquan-51, 7.9%Daquan
Daquan vs 15 similarly-sized boys names

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 8.8%
#3 Virginia
506 6.3%
#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 7,970 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?
7,970 babies have been named Daquan since 1975. All-time, it sits at #1,375 of 45,481 boys' names by recorded births. In 2025, it ranks #3,204 of 13,930 among boys. The peak year was 1994 with 626 births.
Where does Daquan sit in the SSA name archive?
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Daquan ranks #1,375 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #3,204 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. All-time ordinal matches browse popularity (total births DESC); the current ordinal uses the 2025 SSA file. See /methodology#corpus-placement.
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?
Records for Daquan go back to 1975, giving 51 years of history through 2025.
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.

What to do with Daquan's data

  • Daquan's decade-level peak was the 1990s (4,269 total births); usage has since declined to 280 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
  • New York records the most Daquans (1,383 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.

Keep exploring Daquan

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Names with a similar popularity rank to Daquan

Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span

Two nationwide peer axes for Daquan: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.

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, 1975–2025 (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 Daquan 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.