Boys' name · since 1990
Dyquan
Dyquan has 191 recorded births since 1990 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1994 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #13,234 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 191
- born since 1990
- 1990s
- peak decade
191 boys have been named Dyquan since 1990, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Dyquan has been recorded 191 times among boys since 1990, 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 1990 to 2023.
- #13,234 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- 191 born since 1990
- 1990s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Dyquan ranks #13,234 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 191 born since 1990, peaking in the 1990s.
- #13,234 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 191
- born since 1990
- 1990s
- peak decade
Dyquan's 191 recorded births place it above 70.85% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 3 jurisdictions, led by New York.
Dyquan's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Dyquan's full recorded timeline at 1999, 37% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 63% in the earlier half -- the name was more prevalent in its earlier era than it is today. Its quietest year on record was 2006, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1994 peak of 25 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Dyquan popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1990–2023
- Peak year (1994)
- 25
- Annual births at peak, across 34 years of records
No longer in the modern top-1000, last recorded 2023.
191 total births across 34 years of SSA records. Peaked in 1994 with 25 births in a single year.
Dyquan by decade
1990s is the heaviest window (129 births, 68% of the file).
1990s was Dyquan's strongest decade.
129 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 68% of all-time use.
Dyquan births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1990s
1990s
129 births
- 2000s
2000s
57 births
- 2020s 5
2020s
5 births
What this shows Peak: 1990s at 129 births (68% of all-time use).
Dyquan decade highlights
- Peak decade 129 births
- Runner-up 57 births
- Modern era share 2010s + 2020s
- Decades tracked with recorded births
Dyquan by state
Where Dyquan concentrates geographically, total births since 1990
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | New York | | 14 | 7.3% |
| #2 | North Carolina | | 7 | 3.7% |
| #3 | South Carolina | | 5 | 2.6% |
14 of 191 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 3 reporting states.
Top 5 states
- New York 7.3% of nationwide
- North Carolina 3.7% of nationwide
- South Carolina 2.6% of nationwide
Recorded in 3 of 51 SSA jurisdictions
New York accounts for 7.3% of all recorded births nationwide - a relatively diffuse profile for this name.
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What to do with Dyquan's data
- Dyquan's decade-level peak was the 1990s (129 total births); usage has since declined to 5 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- New York records the most Dyquans (14 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. New York names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
Keep exploring Dyquan
Related Names
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Dyquan: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1994)
Similar record span (~33 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, 1990–2023 (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 Dyquan 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.
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