Recorded 1991–2002 Boys' name Peak 1995 82 births

Dequavius — boys' name

82 babies named Dequavius in U.S. Social Security records since 1991, with the highest year being 1995. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

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The verdict

82 boys have been named Dequavius since 1991, peaking in the 1990s, last recorded in 2002.

82
total births
1991–2002
years on record
1990s
peak decade
79%
born in that decade
1990s
Peak decade

79% of everyone ever named Dequavius was born in this single decade.

1995
Single peak year

12 babies were named Dequavius in 1995 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Dequavius

The Social Security Administration has registered 82 babies named Dequavius between 1991 and 2002, spanning 12 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Dequavius currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 2002. The name reached its historical peak in 1995, when 12 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Dequavius performed strongest in the 1990s, accumulating 65 births during that ten-year window. Across the 2 decades of recorded activity, Dequavius shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Georgia, which accounts for 11 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Dequavius in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Dequavius 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 82 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.

Dequavius at a glance

Last recorded 2002

Total births

82

Since 1991

12 years of records

Peak year

1995

12 births that year

Strongest decade: 1990s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2002

Active since

1991

Recorded for 12 years

Last year on file: 2002

Dequavius popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2002–1991

Last recorded 2002
Peak year (1995)
12
Annual births at peak — across 12 years of records
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Dequavius by decade

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

Peak: 1990s
Peak decade
1990s
65 births that decade — 79% of Dequavius's all-time total
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Dequavius by state

Where Dequavius concentrates geographically — total births since 1991

Geographically diffuse
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Dequavius
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Georgia
11 13.4%
Georgia share of Dequavius's total US births 13.4%

11 of 82 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Dequavius?
82 babies have been named Dequavius since 1991. It was last recorded in 2002. The peak year was 1995 with 12 births.
When was Dequavius most popular?
Dequavius was most popular in the 1990s decade with 65 total births. The single peak year was 1995.
Where is Dequavius most popular?
The top states for the name Dequavius are Georgia (11 births).
How long has the name Dequavius been used?
Dequavius has been recorded in Social Security data since 1991, spanning 12 years of data through 2002.
What names are similar to Dequavius?
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, 1991–2002 (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.