Boys' name · since 1992
Dequante
126 babies named Dequante 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.
- #15,900 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 126
- born since 1992
- 1990s
- peak decade
Dequante is not among the current top-ranked boys names; 126 have been recorded since 1992.
Social Security Administration records show Dequante recorded 126 times among boys since 1992, 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 1992 to 2000.
- #15,900 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- 126 born since 1992
- 1990s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Dequante ranks #15,900 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 126 born since 1992, peaking in the 1990s.
- #15,900 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 126
- born since 1992
- 1990s
- peak decade
Dequante's 126 recorded births place it above 64.96% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by Michigan.
Dequante's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Dequante's full recorded timeline at 1996, 48% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 52% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1998, with just 9 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1994 peak of 24 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Dequante popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1992–2000
- Peak year (1994)
- 24
- Annual births at peak, across 9 years of records
Dequante by decade
1990s is the heaviest window (116 births, 92% of the file).
1990s was Dequante's strongest decade.
116 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 92% of all-time use.
Dequante births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1990s
1990s
116 births
- 2000s 10
2000s
10 births
What this shows Peak: 1990s at 116 births (92% of all-time use).
Dequante by state
Where Dequante concentrates geographically, total births since 1992
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Michigan | | 5 | 4.0% |
5 of 126 births nationwide.
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What to do with Dequante's data
- Dequante's decade-level peak was the 1990s (116 total births); usage has since declined to 10 in the 2000s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Michigan records the most Dequantes (5 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Michigan 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 Dequante: 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 (~8 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, 1992–2000 (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 Dequante 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.