Recorded 1977–2008 Boys' name Peak 1994 92 births

Duquan — boys' name

92 babies named Duquan in U.S. Social Security records since 1977, with the highest year being 1994. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1970s51980s91990s632000s15
1990s
Peak decade

68% of everyone ever named Duquan was born in this single decade.

1994
Single peak year

16 babies were named Duquan in 1994 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Duquan

The Social Security Administration has registered 92 babies named Duquan between 1977 and 2008, spanning 32 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Duquan currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 2008. The name reached its historical peak in 1994, when 16 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Duquan performed strongest in the 1990s, accumulating 63 births during that ten-year window. Across the 4 decades of recorded activity, Duquan shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in New Jersey, which accounts for 5 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by New York. In total, SSA state-level files list Duquan in 2 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Duquan 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 92 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.

Duquan at a glance

Last recorded 2008

Total births

92

Since 1977

32 years of records

Peak year

1994

16 births that year

Strongest decade: 1990s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2008

Active since

1977

Recorded for 32 years

Last year on file: 2008

Duquan popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2008–1977

Last recorded 2008
Peak year (1994)
16
Annual births at peak — across 32 years of records
05101520 2008200019971995199319901977 5

Duquan by decade

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

Peak: 1990s
Peak decade
1990s
63 births that decade — 68% of Duquan's all-time total
1970s51980s91990s632000s15

Duquan by state

Where Duquan concentrates geographically — total births since 1977

Geographically diffuse
Top 2 states by recorded births for the name Duquan
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 New Jersey
5 5.4%
#2 New York
5 5.4%
New Jersey share of Duquan's total US births 5.4%
Even split

5 of 92 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 2 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Duquan?
92 babies have been named Duquan since 1977. It was last recorded in 2008. The peak year was 1994 with 16 births.
When was Duquan most popular?
Duquan was most popular in the 1990s decade with 63 total births. The single peak year was 1994.
Where is Duquan most popular?
The top states for the name Duquan are New Jersey (5 births), New York (5 births).
How long has the name Duquan been used?
Duquan has been recorded in Social Security data since 1977, spanning 32 years of data through 2008.

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, 1977–2008 (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.