Boys' name · since 1981
Equan
164 babies named Equan in U.S. Social Security records since 1981, with the highest year being 1991. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #14,164 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 164
- born since 1981
- 1990s
- peak decade
164 boys have been named Equan since 1981, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
Social Security Administration records show Equan recorded 164 times among boys since 1981, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used boys names, peaking in the 1990s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1981 to 2014.
- #14,164 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- 164 born since 1981
- 1990s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Equan ranks #14,164 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 164 born since 1981, peaking in the 1990s.
- #14,164 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 164
- born since 1981
- 1990s
- peak decade
Equan's 164 recorded births place it above 68.8% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by New York.
Equan's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Equan splits its recorded history at 1997: 49% of all births land in the more recent half, 51% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1981 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1991 peak of 11 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Equan popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1981–2014
- Peak year (1991)
- 11
- Annual births at peak, across 34 years of records
Equan by decade
1990s is the heaviest window (82 births, 50% of the file).
1990s was Equan's strongest decade.
82 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 50% of all-time use.
Equan births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1980s
1980s
33 births
- 1990s
1990s
82 births
- 2000s
2000s
44 births
- 2010s 5
2010s
5 births
What this shows Peak: 1990s at 82 births (50% of all-time use).
Equan by state
Where Equan concentrates geographically, total births since 1981
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | New York | | 5 | 3.0% |
5 of 164 births nationwide.
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What to do with Equan's data
- Equan's decade-level peak was the 1990s (82 total births); usage has since declined to 5 in the 2010s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- New York records the most Equans (5 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 Equan
Related Names
Names with a similar number of total births
Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Equan: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1991)
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, 1981–2014 (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 Equan 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.