Recorded 1993–2001 Boys' name Peak 1993 59 births

Dequawn — boys' name

59 babies named Dequawn in U.S. Social Security records since 1993, with the highest year being 1993. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1990s492000s10

The verdict

59 boys have been named Dequawn since 1993, peaking in the 1990s, last recorded in 2001.

59
total births
1993–2001
years on record
1990s
peak decade
83%
born in that decade
1990s
Peak decade

83% of everyone ever named Dequawn was born in this single decade.

1993
Single peak year

11 babies were named Dequawn in 1993 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Dequawn

The Social Security Administration has registered 59 babies named Dequawn between 1993 and 2001, spanning 9 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Dequawn currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 2001. The name reached its historical peak in 1993, when 11 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Dequawn performed strongest in the 1990s, accumulating 49 births during that ten-year window. Across the 2 decades of recorded activity, Dequawn shows a clear decline from its mid-century high.

No etymological entry is currently available for Dequawn 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 59 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.

Dequawn at a glance

Last recorded 2001

Total births

59

Since 1993

9 years of records

Peak year

1993

11 births that year

Strongest decade: 1990s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2001

Active since

1993

Recorded for 9 years

Last year on file: 2001

Dequawn popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2001–1993

Last recorded 2001
Peak year (1993)
11
Annual births at peak — across 9 years of records
4681012 20012000199919981997199619941993 11

Dequawn by decade

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

Peak: 1990s
Peak decade
1990s
49 births that decade — 83% of Dequawn's all-time total
1990s492000s10

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Dequawn?
59 babies have been named Dequawn since 1993. It was last recorded in 2001. The peak year was 1993 with 11 births.
When was Dequawn most popular?
Dequawn was most popular in the 1990s decade with 49 total births. The single peak year was 1993.
How long has the name Dequawn been used?
Dequawn has been recorded in Social Security data since 1993, spanning 9 years of data through 2001.
What names are similar to Dequawn?
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, 1993–2001 (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.