Recorded 1992–2003 Boys' name Peak 1993 48 births

Deqwan — boys' name

48 babies named Deqwan in U.S. Social Security records since 1992, with the highest year being 1993. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1990s352000s13

The verdict

48 boys have been named Deqwan since 1992, peaking in the 1990s, last recorded in 2003.

48
total births
1992–2003
years on record
1990s
peak decade
73%
born in that decade
1990s
Peak decade

73% of everyone ever named Deqwan was born in this single decade.

1993
Single peak year

8 babies were named Deqwan in 1993 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Deqwan

The Social Security Administration has registered 48 babies named Deqwan between 1992 and 2003, spanning 12 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Deqwan currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 2003. The name reached its historical peak in 1993, when 8 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Deqwan performed strongest in the 1990s, accumulating 35 births during that ten-year window. Across the 2 decades of recorded activity, Deqwan shows notable generational variation in parental adoption.

No etymological entry is currently available for Deqwan 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 48 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.

Deqwan at a glance

Last recorded 2003

Total births

48

Since 1992

12 years of records

Peak year

1993

8 births that year

Strongest decade: 1990s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2003

Active since

1992

Recorded for 12 years

Last year on file: 2003

Deqwan popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2003–1992

Last recorded 2003
Peak year (1993)
8
Annual births at peak — across 12 years of records
456789 2003200119961995199419931992 7

Deqwan by decade

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

Peak: 1990s
Peak decade
1990s
35 births that decade — 73% of Deqwan's all-time total
1990s352000s13

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Deqwan?
48 babies have been named Deqwan since 1992. It was last recorded in 2003. The peak year was 1993 with 8 births.
When was Deqwan most popular?
Deqwan was most popular in the 1990s decade with 35 total births. The single peak year was 1993.
How long has the name Deqwan been used?
Deqwan has been recorded in Social Security data since 1992, spanning 12 years of data through 2003.
What names are similar to Deqwan?
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, 1992–2003 (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.