Boys' name · since 1988
Jequan
Jequan has 271 recorded births since 1988 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1995 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #11,214 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 271
- born since 1988
- 1990s
- peak decade
Jequan sits outside today's top ranks for boys, with 271 recorded since 1988.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Jequan has been recorded 271 times among boys since 1988, 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 1988 to 2022.
- #11,214 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- 271 born since 1988
- 1990s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Jequan ranks #11,214 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 271 born since 1988, peaking in the 1990s.
- #11,214 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 271
- born since 1988
- 1990s
- peak decade
Jequan's 271 recorded births place it above 75.31% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 2 jurisdictions, led by New York.
Jequan's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Jequan's full recorded timeline at 1999, 43% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 57% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1990, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1995 peak of 25 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Jequan popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1988–2022
- Peak year (1995)
- 25
- Annual births at peak, across 35 years of records
Jequan by decade
1990s is the heaviest window (149 births, 55% of the file).
1990s was Jequan's strongest decade.
149 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 55% of all-time use.
Jequan births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1980s 17
1980s
17 births
- 1990s
1990s
149 births
- 2000s
2000s
84 births
- 2010s 15
2010s
15 births
- 2020s 6
2020s
6 births
What this shows Peak: 1990s at 149 births (55% of all-time use).
Jequan by state
Where Jequan concentrates geographically, total births since 1988
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | New York | | 6 | 2.2% |
| #2 | North Carolina | | 5 | 1.8% |
6 of 271 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 2 reporting states.
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What to do with Jequan's data
- Jequan's decade-level peak was the 1990s (149 total births); usage has since declined to 6 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- New York records the most Jequans (6 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.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Jequan: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1995)
Similar record span (~34 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, 1988–2022 (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 Jequan 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.