Recorded 1988–2023 Boys' name Peak 1994 739 births

Dayquan — boys' name

739 babies named Dayquan in U.S. Social Security records since 1988, with the highest year being 1994. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1980s181990s4122000s2012010s692020s39

The verdict

739 boys have been named Dayquan since 1988, peaking in the 1990s, last recorded in 2023.

739
total births
1988–2023
years on record
1990s
peak decade
56%
born in that decade
1990s
Peak decade

56% of everyone ever named Dayquan was born in this single decade.

1994
Single peak year

66 babies were named Dayquan in 1994 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Dayquan

The Social Security Administration has registered 739 babies named Dayquan between 1988 and 2023, spanning 36 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Dayquan currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 2023. The name reached its historical peak in 1994, when 66 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Dayquan performed strongest in the 1990s, accumulating 412 births during that ten-year window. Across the 5 decades of recorded activity, Dayquan shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in New York, which accounts for 137 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by Pennsylvania and New Jersey. In total, SSA state-level files list Dayquan in 8 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Dayquan 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 739 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.

Dayquan at a glance

Last recorded 2023

Total births

739

Since 1988

36 years of records

Peak year

1994

66 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

Dayquan popularity over time

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

Last recorded 2023
Peak year (1994)
66
Annual births at peak — across 36 years of records
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Dayquan by decade

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

Peak: 1990s
Peak decade
1990s
412 births that decade — 56% of Dayquan's all-time total
1980s181990s4122000s2012010s692020s39

Dayquan by state

Where Dayquan concentrates geographically — total births since 1988

Geographically diffuse
Top 8 states by recorded births for the name Dayquan
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%
New York share of Dayquan's total US births 18.5%
Even split

137 of 739 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 8 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Dayquan?
739 babies have been named Dayquan since 1988. It was last recorded in 2023. The peak year was 1994 with 66 births.
When was Dayquan most popular?
Dayquan was most popular in the 1990s decade with 412 total births. The single peak year was 1994.
Where is Dayquan most popular?
The top states for the name Dayquan are New York (137 births), Pennsylvania (18 births), New Jersey (17 births).
How long has the name Dayquan been used?
Dayquan has been recorded in Social Security data since 1988, spanning 36 years of data through 2023.
What names are similar to Dayquan?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Dayton, Daylen, Dayne, Daylon, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

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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.