Recorded 1998–2015 Boys' name Peak 1998 40 births

Jerquan — boys' name

40 babies named Jerquan in U.S. Social Security records since 1998, with the highest year being 1998. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

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The verdict

40 boys have been named Jerquan since 1998, peaking in the 2000s, last recorded in 2015.

40
total births
1998–2015
years on record
2000s
peak decade
68%
born in that decade
2000s
Peak decade

68% of everyone ever named Jerquan was born in this single decade.

1998
Single peak year

8 babies were named Jerquan in 1998 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Jerquan

The Social Security Administration has registered 40 babies named Jerquan between 1998 and 2015, spanning 18 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Jerquan currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 2015. The name reached its historical peak in 1998, when 8 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Jerquan performed strongest in the 2000s, accumulating 27 births during that ten-year window. Across the 3 decades of recorded activity, Jerquan shows a clear decline from its mid-century high.

No etymological entry is currently available for Jerquan 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 40 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.

Jerquan at a glance

Last recorded 2015

Total births

40

Since 1998

18 years of records

Peak year

1998

8 births that year

Strongest decade: 2000s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2015

Active since

1998

Recorded for 18 years

Last year on file: 2015

Jerquan popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2015–1998

Last recorded 2015
Peak year (1998)
8
Annual births at peak — across 18 years of records
456789 201520032002200120001998 8

Jerquan by decade

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

Peak: 2000s
Peak decade
2000s
27 births that decade — 68% of Jerquan's all-time total
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Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Jerquan?
40 babies have been named Jerquan since 1998. It was last recorded in 2015. The peak year was 1998 with 8 births.
When was Jerquan most popular?
Jerquan was most popular in the 2000s decade with 27 total births. The single peak year was 1998.
How long has the name Jerquan been used?
Jerquan has been recorded in Social Security data since 1998, spanning 18 years of data through 2015.
What names are similar to Jerquan?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Jerry, Jeremy, Jeremiah, Jerome, 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, 1998–2015 (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.