Recorded 1988–2022 Boys' name Peak 1995 271 births

Jequan — boys' name

271 babies named Jequan in U.S. Social Security records since 1988, with the highest year being 1995. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1980s171990s1492000s842010s152020s6
1990s
Peak decade

55% of everyone ever named Jequan was born in this single decade.

1995
Single peak year

25 babies were named Jequan in 1995 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Jequan

The Social Security Administration has registered 271 babies named Jequan between 1988 and 2022, spanning 35 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Jequan currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 2022. The name reached its historical peak in 1995, when 25 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Jequan performed strongest in the 1990s, accumulating 149 births during that ten-year window. Across the 5 decades of recorded activity, Jequan shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in New York, which accounts for 6 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by North Carolina. In total, SSA state-level files list Jequan in 2 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Jequan 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 271 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.

Jequan at a glance

Last recorded 2022

Total births

271

Since 1988

35 years of records

Peak year

1995

25 births that year

Strongest decade: 1990s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2022

Active since

1988

Recorded for 35 years

Last year on file: 2022

Jequan popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2022–1988

Last recorded 2022
Peak year (1995)
25
Annual births at peak — across 35 years of records
051015202530 202220082005200119981995199219891988 7

Jequan by decade

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

Peak: 1990s
Peak decade
1990s
149 births that decade — 55% of Jequan's all-time total
1980s171990s1492000s842010s152020s6

Jequan by state

Where Jequan concentrates geographically — total births since 1988

Geographically diffuse
Top 2 states by recorded births for the name Jequan
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 New York
6 2.2%
#2 North Carolina
5 1.8%
New York share of Jequan's total US births 2.2%
Even split

6 of 271 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 2 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Jequan?
271 babies have been named Jequan since 1988. It was last recorded in 2022. The peak year was 1995 with 25 births.
When was Jequan most popular?
Jequan was most popular in the 1990s decade with 149 total births. The single peak year was 1995.
Where is Jequan most popular?
The top states for the name Jequan are New York (6 births), North Carolina (5 births).
How long has the name Jequan been used?
Jequan has been recorded in Social Security data since 1988, spanning 35 years of data through 2022.
What names are similar to Jequan?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Jequarius. 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, 1988–2022 (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.