Boys' name · since 1988
Dayquan
Since 1988, U.S. Social Security records show 739 babies named Dayquan, peaking in 1994. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #6,204 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 739
- born since 1988
- 1990s
- peak decade
Dayquan sits outside today's top ranks for boys, with 739 recorded since 1988.
Dayquan has 739 recorded births among boys since 1988, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used boys names, 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 1988 to 2023.
- #6,204 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- 739 born since 1988
- 1990s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Dayquan ranks #6,204 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 739 born since 1988, peaking in the 1990s.
- #6,204 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 739
- born since 1988
- 1990s
- peak decade
Dayquan's 739 recorded births place it above 86.34% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
8 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by New York.
Dayquan's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Dayquan's full recorded timeline at 2005, 24% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 76% in the earlier half -- the name was more prevalent in its earlier era than it is today. Its quietest year on record was 1988, with just 6 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1994 peak of 66 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Dayquan popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1988–2023
- Peak year (1994)
- 66
- Annual births at peak, across 36 years of records
Dayquan by decade
1990s is the heaviest window (412 births, 56% of the file).
1990s was Dayquan's strongest decade.
412 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 56% of all-time use.
Dayquan births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1980s 18
1980s
18 births
- 1990s
1990s
412 births
- 2000s
2000s
201 births
- 2010s 69
2010s
69 births
- 2020s 39
2020s
39 births
What this shows Peak: 1990s at 412 births (56% of all-time use).
How Dayquan 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 Dayquan's total volume
Dayquan by state
Where Dayquan concentrates geographically, total births since 1988
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | New York | | 137 | 18.5% |
| #2 | Pennsylvania | | 18 | 2.4% |
| #3 | New Jersey | | 17 | 2.3% |
| #4 | South Carolina | | 11 | 1.5% |
| #5 | Virginia | | 8 | 1.1% |
| #6 | Maryland | | 6 | 0.8% |
| #7 | Massachusetts | | 5 | 0.7% |
| #8 | Michigan | | 5 | 0.7% |
137 of 739 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 8 reporting states.
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What to do with Dayquan's data
- Dayquan's decade-level peak was the 1990s (412 total births); usage has since declined to 39 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- New York records the most Dayquans (137 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 Dayquan: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1994)
Similar record span (~35 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, 1988–2023 (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 Dayquan 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.