US rank #11281 Boys' name Peak 2001 1,716 births

Jayquan — #11281 US boys' name

1,716 babies named Jayquan in U.S. Social Security records since 1985, with the highest year being 2001. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1980s511990s5822000s7192010s2902020s74
#11281
of 14,243 boys in use

More common than 21% of names given to boys today.

2000s
Peak decade

42% of everyone ever named Jayquan was born in this single decade.

2001
Single peak year

105 babies were named Jayquan in 2001 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Jayquan

The Social Security Administration has registered 1,716 babies named Jayquan between 1985 and 2024, spanning 40 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Jayquan currently holds the #11281 rank among boys for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2001, when 105 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Jayquan performed strongest in the 2000s, accumulating 719 births during that ten-year window. Across the 5 decades of recorded activity, Jayquan shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in New York, which accounts for 392 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by North Carolina and Florida. In total, SSA state-level files list Jayquan in 15 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Jayquan 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 1,716 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.

Jayquan at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

1,716

Since 1985

40 years of records

Peak year

2001

105 births that year

Strongest decade: 2000s

Current rank

#11,281

Among boys

As of 2024

Active since

1985

Recorded for 40 years

Last year on file: 2024

Jayquan popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1985

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2001)
105
Annual births at peak — across 40 years of records
050100150 202420192014200920041999199419891985 5

Jayquan by decade

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

Peak: 2000s
Peak decade
2000s
719 births that decade — 42% of Jayquan's all-time total
1980s511990s5822000s7192010s2902020s74

Jayquan by state

Where Jayquan concentrates geographically — total births since 1985

Regionally concentrated
Top 8 states by recorded births for the name Jayquan
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 New York
392 22.8%
#2 North Carolina
72 4.2%
#3 Florida
71 4.1%
#4 Virginia
64 3.7%
#5 South Carolina
52 3.0%
#6 Georgia
30 1.7%
#7 Pennsylvania
19 1.1%
#8 Ohio
16 0.9%
New York share of Jayquan's total US births 22.8%
Even split

392 of 1,716 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 15 reporting states.

Jayquan appears in 15 states. Explore state details →

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Jayquan?
1,716 babies have been named Jayquan since 1985. It currently ranks #11281 among boys. The peak year was 2001 with 105 births.
When was Jayquan most popular?
Jayquan was most popular in the 2000s decade with 719 total births. The single peak year was 2001.
Where is Jayquan most popular?
The top states for the name Jayquan are New York (392 births), North Carolina (72 births), Florida (71 births).
How long has the name Jayquan been used?
Jayquan has been recorded in Social Security data since 1985, spanning 40 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Jayquan?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Jayden, Jay, Jayce, Jaylen, 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, 1985–2024 (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.