Boys' name · since 1964
Dequincy
Dequincy has 376 recorded births since 1964 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1992 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #9,357 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 376
- born since 1964
- 1990s
- peak decade
Dequincy sits outside today's top ranks for boys, with 376 recorded since 1964.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Dequincy has been recorded 376 times among boys since 1964, though it is not among the currently most-used boys names, with its heaviest use in the 1990s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1964 to 2023.
- #9,357 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- 376 born since 1964
- 1990s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Dequincy ranks #9,357 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 376 born since 1964, peaking in the 1990s.
- #9,357 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 376
- born since 1964
- 1990s
- peak decade
Dequincy's 376 recorded births place it above 79.39% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 2 jurisdictions, led by Louisiana.
Dequincy's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Dequincy splits its recorded history at 1993: 45% of all births land in the more recent half, 55% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1964 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1992 peak of 19 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Dequincy popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1964–2023
- Peak year (1992)
- 19
- Annual births at peak, across 60 years of records
Dequincy by decade
1990s is the heaviest window (120 births, 32% of the file).
1990s was Dequincy's strongest decade.
120 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 32% of all-time use.
Dequincy births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1960s 5
1960s
5 births
- 1970s
1970s
49 births
- 1980s
1980s
103 births
- 1990s
1990s
120 births
- 2000s
2000s
67 births
- 2010s 21
2010s
21 births
- 2020s 11
2020s
11 births
What this shows Peak: 1990s at 120 births (32% of all-time use).
Dequincy by state
Where Dequincy concentrates geographically, total births since 1964
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- Dequincy's decade-level peak was the 1990s (120 total births); usage has since declined to 11 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Louisiana records the most Dequincys (82 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Louisiana names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Dequincy: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1992)
Similar record span (~59 yrs)
Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.
Data Sources
Data as of August 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).
According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.
Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 1964–2023 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Dequincy draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of August 2026.