Recorded 1992–2000 Boys' name Peak 1994 126 births

Dequante — boys' name

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.

1990s1162000s10
1990s
Peak decade

92% of everyone ever named Dequante was born in this single decade.

1994
Single peak year

24 babies were named Dequante in 1994 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Dequante

The Social Security Administration has registered 126 babies named Dequante between 1992 and 2000, spanning 9 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Dequante currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 2000. The name reached its historical peak in 1994, when 24 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Dequante performed strongest in the 1990s, accumulating 116 births during that ten-year window. Across the 2 decades of recorded activity, Dequante shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Michigan, which accounts for 5 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Dequante in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Dequante 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 126 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.

Dequante at a glance

Last recorded 2000

Total births

126

Since 1992

9 years of records

Peak year

1994

24 births that year

Strongest decade: 1990s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2000

Active since

1992

Recorded for 9 years

Last year on file: 2000

Dequante popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2000–1992

Last recorded 2000
Peak year (1994)
24
Annual births at peak — across 9 years of records
510152025 200019991998199719961995199419931992 12

Dequante by decade

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

Peak: 1990s
Peak decade
1990s
116 births that decade — 92% of Dequante's all-time total
1990s1162000s10

Dequante by state

Where Dequante concentrates geographically — total births since 1992

Geographically diffuse
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Dequante
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Michigan
5 4.0%
Michigan share of Dequante's total US births 4.0%

5 of 126 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Dequante?
126 babies have been named Dequante since 1992. It was last recorded in 2000. The peak year was 1994 with 24 births.
When was Dequante most popular?
Dequante was most popular in the 1990s decade with 116 total births. The single peak year was 1994.
Where is Dequante most popular?
The top states for the name Dequante are Michigan (5 births).
How long has the name Dequante been used?
Dequante has been recorded in Social Security data since 1992, spanning 9 years of data through 2000.
What names are similar to Dequante?
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, 1992–2000 (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.