Recorded 1990–2002 Boys' name Peak 1994 67 births

Dequane — boys' name

67 babies named Dequane in U.S. Social Security records since 1990, with the highest year being 1994. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

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The verdict

67 boys have been named Dequane since 1990, peaking in the 1990s, last recorded in 2002.

67
total births
1990–2002
years on record
1990s
peak decade
91%
born in that decade
1990s
Peak decade

91% of everyone ever named Dequane was born in this single decade.

1994
Single peak year

16 babies were named Dequane in 1994 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Dequane

The Social Security Administration has registered 67 babies named Dequane between 1990 and 2002, spanning 13 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Dequane currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 2002. The name reached its historical peak in 1994, when 16 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Dequane performed strongest in the 1990s, accumulating 61 births during that ten-year window. Across the 2 decades of recorded activity, Dequane shows a clear decline from its mid-century high.

No etymological entry is currently available for Dequane 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 67 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.

Dequane at a glance

Last recorded 2002

Total births

67

Since 1990

13 years of records

Peak year

1994

16 births that year

Strongest decade: 1990s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2002

Active since

1990

Recorded for 13 years

Last year on file: 2002

Dequane popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2002–1990

Last recorded 2002
Peak year (1994)
16
Annual births at peak — across 13 years of records
5101520 2002199719961995199419921990 7

Dequane by decade

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

Peak: 1990s
Peak decade
1990s
61 births that decade — 91% of Dequane's all-time total
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Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Dequane?
67 babies have been named Dequane since 1990. It was last recorded in 2002. The peak year was 1994 with 16 births.
When was Dequane most popular?
Dequane was most popular in the 1990s decade with 61 total births. The single peak year was 1994.
How long has the name Dequane been used?
Dequane has been recorded in Social Security data since 1990, spanning 13 years of data through 2002.
What names are similar to Dequane?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Dequan, Dequincy, Dequarius, Dequon, 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, 1990–2002 (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.