Recorded 1964–2023 Boys' name Peak 1992 375 births

Dequincy — boys' name

375 babies named Dequincy in U.S. Social Security records since 1964, with the highest year being 1992. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1960s51970s491980s1031990s1202000s662010s212020s11
1990s
Peak decade

32% of everyone ever named Dequincy was born in this single decade.

1992
Single peak year

19 babies were named Dequincy in 1992 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Dequincy

The Social Security Administration has registered 375 babies named Dequincy between 1964 and 2023, spanning 60 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Dequincy currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 2023. The name reached its historical peak in 1992, when 19 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Dequincy performed strongest in the 1990s, accumulating 120 births during that ten-year window. Across the 7 decades of recorded activity, Dequincy shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Louisiana, which accounts for 82 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by Texas. In total, SSA state-level files list Dequincy in 2 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Dequincy 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 375 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.

Dequincy at a glance

Last recorded 2023

Total births

375

Since 1964

60 years of records

Peak year

1992

19 births that year

Strongest decade: 1990s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2023

Active since

1964

Recorded for 60 years

Last year on file: 2023

Dequincy popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2023–1964

Last recorded 2023
Peak year (1992)
19
Annual births at peak — across 60 years of records
05101520 20232008200219951989198319771964 5

Dequincy by decade

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

Peak: 1990s
Peak decade
1990s
120 births that decade — 32% of Dequincy's all-time total
1960s51970s491980s1031990s1202000s662010s212020s11

Dequincy by state

Where Dequincy concentrates geographically — total births since 1964

Regionally concentrated
Top 2 states by recorded births for the name Dequincy
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Louisiana
82 21.9%
#2 Texas
5 1.3%
Louisiana share of Dequincy's total US births 21.9%
Even split

82 of 375 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 2 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Dequincy?
375 babies have been named Dequincy since 1964. It was last recorded in 2023. The peak year was 1992 with 19 births.
When was Dequincy most popular?
Dequincy was most popular in the 1990s decade with 120 total births. The single peak year was 1992.
Where is Dequincy most popular?
The top states for the name Dequincy are Louisiana (82 births), Texas (5 births).
How long has the name Dequincy been used?
Dequincy has been recorded in Social Security data since 1964, spanning 60 years of data through 2023.
What names are similar to Dequincy?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Dequan, Dequarius, Dequon, Dequavion, 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, 1964–2023 (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.