US rank #2085 Boys' name Peak 1999 10,543 births

Jaquan — #2085 US boys' name

10,543 babies named Jaquan in U.S. Social Security records since 1975, with the highest year being 1999. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1970s431980s5561990s43222000s39012010s13202020s401
#2085
of 14,243 boys in use

More common than 85% of names given to boys today.

1990s
Peak decade

41% of everyone ever named Jaquan was born in this single decade.

1999
Single peak year

567 babies were named Jaquan in 1999 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Jaquan

The Social Security Administration has registered 10,543 babies named Jaquan between 1975 and 2024, spanning 50 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Jaquan currently holds the #2085 rank among boys for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 1999, when 567 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Jaquan performed strongest in the 1990s, accumulating 4,322 births during that ten-year window. Across the 6 decades of recorded activity, Jaquan shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in New York, which accounts for 1,203 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by North Carolina and Florida. In total, SSA state-level files list Jaquan in 31 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Jaquan 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 10,543 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.

Jaquan at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

10,543

Since 1975

50 years of records

Peak year

1999

567 births that year

Strongest decade: 1990s

Current rank

#2,085

Among boys

As of 2024

Active since

1975

Recorded for 50 years

Last year on file: 2024

Jaquan popularity over time — boys

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1975

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (1999)
567
Annual births at peak — across 50 years of records
-2000200400600 20242017201020031996198919821975 5

Jaquan popularity over time — girls

58 total births recorded since 1987 (Jaquan as girls' name)

Unisex variant — 58 births
05101520 20012000199819961995199419931987 5

Jaquan by decade

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

Peak: 1990s
Peak decade
1990s
4,322 births that decade — 41% of Jaquan's all-time total
1970s431980s5561990s43222000s39012010s13202020s401

Jaquan by state

Where Jaquan concentrates geographically — total births since 1975

Geographically diffuse
Top 8 states by recorded births for the name Jaquan
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 New York
1,203 11.4%
#2 North Carolina
982 9.3%
#3 Florida
856 8.1%
#4 Georgia
706 6.7%
#5 South Carolina
644 6.1%
#6 Virginia
600 5.7%
#7 Illinois
470 4.5%
#8 New Jersey
458 4.3%
New York share of Jaquan's total US births 11.4%
Even split

1,203 of 10,543 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 31 reporting states.

Jaquan appears in 31 states. Explore state details →

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Jaquan?
10,543 babies have been named Jaquan since 1975. It currently ranks #2085 among boys. The peak year was 1999 with 567 births.
When was Jaquan most popular?
Jaquan was most popular in the 1990s decade with 4,322 total births. The single peak year was 1999.
Where is Jaquan most popular?
The top states for the name Jaquan are New York (1,203 births), North Carolina (982 births), Florida (856 births).
How long has the name Jaquan been used?
Jaquan has been recorded in Social Security data since 1975, spanning 50 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Jaquan?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Jaquez, Jaquarius, Jaquavious, Jaquon, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

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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, 1975–2024 (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.