Recorded 1992–2013 Boys' name Peak 2000 122 births

Dequavious — boys' name

122 babies named Dequavious in U.S. Social Security records since 1992, with the highest year being 2000. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

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The verdict

122 boys have been named Dequavious since 1992, peaking in the 1990s, last recorded in 2013.

122
total births
1992–2013
years on record
1990s
peak decade
52%
born in that decade
1990s
Peak decade

52% of everyone ever named Dequavious was born in this single decade.

2000
Single peak year

15 babies were named Dequavious in 2000 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Dequavious

The Social Security Administration has registered 122 babies named Dequavious between 1992 and 2013, spanning 22 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Dequavious currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 2013. The name reached its historical peak in 2000, when 15 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Dequavious performed strongest in the 1990s, accumulating 64 births during that ten-year window. Across the 3 decades of recorded activity, Dequavious shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Georgia, which accounts for 57 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Dequavious in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Dequavious 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 122 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.

Dequavious at a glance

Last recorded 2013

Total births

122

Since 1992

22 years of records

Peak year

2000

15 births that year

Strongest decade: 1990s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2013

Active since

1992

Recorded for 22 years

Last year on file: 2013

Dequavious popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2013–1992

Last recorded 2013
Peak year (2000)
15
Annual births at peak — across 22 years of records
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Dequavious by decade

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

Peak: 1990s
Peak decade
1990s
64 births that decade — 52% of Dequavious's all-time total
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Dequavious by state

Where Dequavious concentrates geographically — total births since 1992

Regionally concentrated
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Dequavious
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Georgia
57 46.7%
Georgia share of Dequavious's total US births 46.7%

57 of 122 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Dequavious?
122 babies have been named Dequavious since 1992. It was last recorded in 2013. The peak year was 2000 with 15 births.
When was Dequavious most popular?
Dequavious was most popular in the 1990s decade with 64 total births. The single peak year was 2000.
Where is Dequavious most popular?
The top states for the name Dequavious are Georgia (57 births).
How long has the name Dequavious been used?
Dequavious has been recorded in Social Security data since 1992, spanning 22 years of data through 2013.
What names are similar to Dequavious?
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, 1992–2013 (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.