Recorded 1987–2005 Boys' name Peak 1994 172 births

Dequon — boys' name

172 babies named Dequon in U.S. Social Security records since 1987, with the highest year being 1994. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1980s51990s1292000s38
1990s
Peak decade

75% of everyone ever named Dequon was born in this single decade.

1994
Single peak year

21 babies were named Dequon in 1994 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Dequon

The Social Security Administration has registered 172 babies named Dequon between 1987 and 2005, spanning 19 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Dequon currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 2005. The name reached its historical peak in 1994, when 21 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Dequon performed strongest in the 1990s, accumulating 129 births during that ten-year window. Across the 3 decades of recorded activity, Dequon shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Florida, which accounts for 5 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Dequon in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Dequon 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 172 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.

Dequon at a glance

Last recorded 2005

Total births

172

Since 1987

19 years of records

Peak year

1994

21 births that year

Strongest decade: 1990s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2005

Active since

1987

Recorded for 19 years

Last year on file: 2005

Dequon popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2005–1987

Last recorded 2005
Peak year (1994)
21
Annual births at peak — across 19 years of records
0510152025 200520032000199819961994199219901987 5

Dequon by decade

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

Peak: 1990s
Peak decade
1990s
129 births that decade — 75% of Dequon's all-time total
1980s51990s1292000s38

Dequon by state

Where Dequon concentrates geographically — total births since 1987

Geographically diffuse
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Dequon
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Florida
5 2.9%
Florida share of Dequon's total US births 2.9%

5 of 172 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Dequon?
172 babies have been named Dequon since 1987. It was last recorded in 2005. The peak year was 1994 with 21 births.
When was Dequon most popular?
Dequon was most popular in the 1990s decade with 129 total births. The single peak year was 1994.
Where is Dequon most popular?
The top states for the name Dequon are Florida (5 births).
How long has the name Dequon been used?
Dequon has been recorded in Social Security data since 1987, spanning 19 years of data through 2005.
What names are similar to Dequon?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Dequan, Dequincy, Dequarius, 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, 1987–2005 (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.