Boys' name · since 1987
Daquon
Daquon has 497 recorded births since 1987 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1996 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #7,920 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 497
- born since 1987
- 1990s
- peak decade
Daquon is not among the current top-ranked boys names; 497 have been recorded since 1987.
Social Security Administration records show Daquon recorded 497 times among boys since 1987, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used boys names, 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 1987 to 2021.
- #7,920 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- 497 born since 1987
- 1990s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Daquon ranks #7,920 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 497 born since 1987, peaking in the 1990s.
- #7,920 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 497
- born since 1987
- 1990s
- peak decade
Daquon's 497 recorded births place it above 82.57% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
6 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by New York.
Daquon's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Daquon splits its recorded history at 1999: 36% of all births land in the more recent half, 64% in the earlier half, leaning more toward its earlier era than today's. The single quietest year was 2010 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1996 peak of 47 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Daquon popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1987–2021
- Peak year (1996)
- 47
- Annual births at peak, across 35 years of records
Daquon by decade
1990s is the heaviest window (327 births, 66% of the file).
1990s was Daquon's strongest decade.
327 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 66% of all-time use.
Daquon births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1980s 19
1980s
19 births
- 1990s
1990s
327 births
- 2000s
2000s
141 births
- 2010s 5
2010s
5 births
- 2020s 5
2020s
5 births
What this shows Peak: 1990s at 327 births (66% of all-time use).
Daquon by state
Where Daquon concentrates geographically, total births since 1987
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | New York | | 33 | 6.6% |
| #2 | North Carolina | | 32 | 6.4% |
| #3 | Virginia | | 16 | 3.2% |
| #4 | Maryland | | 15 | 3.0% |
| #5 | Pennsylvania | | 6 | 1.2% |
| #6 | South Carolina | | 5 | 1.0% |
33 of 497 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 6 reporting states.
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What to do with Daquon's data
- Daquon's decade-level peak was the 1990s (327 total births); usage has since declined to 5 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- New York records the most Daquons (33 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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Two nationwide peer axes for Daquon: 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, 1987–2021 (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 Daquon 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.