Total births
391
Boys' name · since 1974
Lequan
Lequan has 391 recorded births since 1974 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1991 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- 391
- total births
- 1974–2015
- years on record
- 1990s
- peak decade
- 39%
- born in that decade
391 boys have been named Lequan since 1974, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
Lequan has 391 recorded births among boys since 1974, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used boys names, busiest in the 1990s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1974 to 2015.
- 391 total births
- 1974–2015 years on record
- 1990s peak decade
- 39% born in that decade
Data updated Jul 2026
The verdict
391 boys have been named Lequan since 1974, peaking in the 1990s, last recorded in 2015.
- 391
- total births
- 1974–2015
- years on record
- 1990s
- peak decade
- 39%
- born in that decade
1990s
Peak decade
39% of everyone ever named Lequan was born in this single decade.
1991
Single peak year
25 babies were named Lequan in 1991 - its busiest year on record.
Lequan's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Lequan's full recorded timeline at 1994, 48% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 52% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1974, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1991 peak of 25 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Lequan at a glance
Last recorded 2015Peak year
1991
Current rank
Unranked
Active since
1974
Lequan popularity over time - boys
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1974–2015
- Peak year (1991)
- 25
- Annual births at peak, across 42 years of records
Lequan popularity over time - girls
5 total births recorded since 1976 (Lequan as girls' name)
Lequan by decade
Total births in each ten-year window, peak vs trough at a glance
1990s was Lequan's strongest decade.
153 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 39% of all-time use.
Lequan births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s 31
1970s
31 births
- 1980s
1980s
93 births
- 1990s
1990s
153 births
- 2000s
2000s
86 births
- 2010s 28
2010s
28 births
What this shows Peak: 1990s at 153 births (39% of all-time use).
Lequan by state
Where Lequan concentrates geographically, total births since 1974
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | New York | | 22 | 5.6% |
New York share of Lequan's total US births 5.6%
22 of 391 births nationwide.
Frequently Asked Questions
How popular is the name Lequan? ▼
Lequan has been given to 391 babies in the U.S. since 1974, according to SSA data. Its last appearance in the data was 2015. 25 babies were born in 1991, its single highest year.
When was Lequan most popular? ▼
Lequan was most popular in the 1990s decade with 153 total births. The single peak year was 1991.
Where is Lequan most popular? ▼
The top states for the name Lequan are New York (22 births).
How long has the name Lequan been used? ▼
Lequan has been recorded in Social Security data since 1974, spanning 42 years of data through 2015.
What names are similar to Lequan? ▼
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Lequentin, Lequient, Lequinton, Lequon. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.
What to do with Lequan's data
- Lequan's decade-level peak was the 1990s (153 total births); usage has since declined to 28 in the 2010s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- New York records the most Lequans (22 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. New York names
- Weighing it against an alternative? Put two names side by side. Compare names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Data Sources
Data as of July 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, 1974–2015 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
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NameAlmanac Editorial. "Lequan: Baby Name Since 1974 - 391 Births, Peak 1991." NameAlmanac. Accessed via https://namealmanac.com/name/lequan. Licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.
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 Lequan 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 July 2026.