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.
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
79% of everyone ever named Dequavius was born in this single decade.
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 2002Peak year
Current rank
Active since
Dequavius popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2002–1991
- Peak year (1995)
- 12
- Annual births at peak — across 12 years of records
No longer in the modern top-1000 — last recorded 2002.
82 total births across 12 years of SSA records. Peaked in 1995 with 12 births in a single year.
Dequavius by decade
Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance
- Peak decade
- 1990s
- 65 births that decade — 79% of Dequavius's all-time total
Dequavius decade highlights
- Peak decade 65 births
- Runner-up 17 births
- Decades tracked with recorded births
1990s was Dequavius's strongest decade
65 babies received the name during that ten-year window — about 79% of all-time use.
Dequavius by state
Where Dequavius concentrates geographically — total births since 1991
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Georgia | | 11 | 13.4% |
11 of 82 births nationwide.
Top 5 states
- Georgia 13.4% of nationwide
Recorded in 1 of 51 SSA jurisdictions
Georgia accounts for 13.4% of all recorded births nationwide — a relatively diffuse profile for this name.
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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, 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.