Total births
22
Recorded 1992–1994 Boys' name Peak 1994 22 births
Dequanta — boys' name
22 babies named Dequanta in U.S. Social Security records since 1992, with the highest year being 1994. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
The verdict
22 boys have been named Dequanta since 1992, peaking in the 1990s, last recorded in 1994.
- 22
- total births
- 1992–1994
- years on record
- 1990s
- peak decade
- 100%
- born in that decade
1990s
Peak decade
100% of everyone ever named Dequanta was born in this single decade.
1994
Single peak year
9 babies were named Dequanta in 1994 — its busiest year on record.
What the Data Says About Dequanta
The Social Security Administration has registered 22 babies named Dequanta between 1992 and 1994, spanning 3 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Dequanta currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 1994. The name reached its historical peak in 1994, when 9 babies received it in a single year.
Decade-level aggregation shows that Dequanta performed strongest in the 1990s, accumulating 22 births during that ten-year window.
No etymological entry is currently available for Dequanta 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 22 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.
Dequanta at a glance
Last recorded 1994Peak year
1994
Current rank
Unranked
Active since
1992
Dequanta popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1994–1992
- Peak year (1994)
- 9
- Annual births at peak — across 3 years of records
Dequanta by decade
Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance
- Peak decade
- 1990s
- 22 births that decade — 100% of Dequanta's all-time total
Frequently Asked Questions
How popular is the name Dequanta? ▼
22 babies have been named Dequanta since 1992. It was last recorded in 1994. The peak year was 1994 with 9 births.
When was Dequanta most popular? ▼
Dequanta was most popular in the 1990s decade with 22 total births. The single peak year was 1994.
How long has the name Dequanta been used? ▼
Dequanta has been recorded in Social Security data since 1992, spanning 3 years of data through 1994.
What names are similar to Dequanta? ▼
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.
Keep exploring Dequanta
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Dequincy Boy
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Dequarius Boy
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Dequon Boy
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Dequavion Boy
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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, 1992–1994 (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.