Recorded 1988–2023 Boys' name Peak 1996 277 births

Jaqwan — boys' name

277 babies named Jaqwan in U.S. Social Security records since 1988, with the highest year being 1996. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

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The verdict

277 boys have been named Jaqwan since 1988, peaking in the 2000s, last recorded in 2023.

277
total births
1988–2023
years on record
2000s
peak decade
44%
born in that decade
2000s
Peak decade

44% of everyone ever named Jaqwan was born in this single decade.

1996
Single peak year

18 babies were named Jaqwan in 1996 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Jaqwan

The Social Security Administration has registered 277 babies named Jaqwan between 1988 and 2023, spanning 36 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Jaqwan currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 2023. The name reached its historical peak in 1996, when 18 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Jaqwan performed strongest in the 2000s, accumulating 121 births during that ten-year window. Across the 5 decades of recorded activity, Jaqwan shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in New York, which accounts for 5 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Jaqwan in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Jaqwan 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 277 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.

Jaqwan at a glance

Last recorded 2023

Total births

277

Since 1988

36 years of records

Peak year

1996

18 births that year

Strongest decade: 2000s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2023

Active since

1988

Recorded for 36 years

Last year on file: 2023

Jaqwan popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2023–1988

Last recorded 2023
Peak year (1996)
18
Annual births at peak — across 36 years of records
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Jaqwan by decade

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

Peak: 2000s
Peak decade
2000s
121 births that decade — 44% of Jaqwan's all-time total
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Jaqwan by state

Where Jaqwan concentrates geographically — total births since 1988

Geographically diffuse
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Jaqwan
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 New York
5 1.8%
New York share of Jaqwan's total US births 1.8%

5 of 277 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Jaqwan?
277 babies have been named Jaqwan since 1988. It was last recorded in 2023. The peak year was 1996 with 18 births.
When was Jaqwan most popular?
Jaqwan was most popular in the 2000s decade with 121 total births. The single peak year was 1996.
Where is Jaqwan most popular?
The top states for the name Jaqwan are New York (5 births).
How long has the name Jaqwan been used?
Jaqwan has been recorded in Social Security data since 1988, spanning 36 years of data through 2023.
What names are similar to Jaqwan?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Jaquan, Jaquez, Jaquarius, Jaquavious, 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, 1988–2023 (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.