Recorded 1989–2006 Boys' name Peak 1998 76 births

Nayquan — boys' name

76 babies named Nayquan in U.S. Social Security records since 1989, with the highest year being 1998. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1980s51990s432000s28
1990s
Peak decade

57% of everyone ever named Nayquan was born in this single decade.

1998
Single peak year

11 babies were named Nayquan in 1998 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Nayquan

The Social Security Administration has registered 76 babies named Nayquan between 1989 and 2006, spanning 18 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Nayquan currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 2006. The name reached its historical peak in 1998, when 11 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Nayquan performed strongest in the 1990s, accumulating 43 births during that ten-year window. Across the 3 decades of recorded activity, Nayquan shows notable generational variation in parental adoption. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in New York, which accounts for 16 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by New Jersey. In total, SSA state-level files list Nayquan in 2 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Nayquan 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 76 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.

Nayquan at a glance

Last recorded 2006

Total births

76

Since 1989

18 years of records

Peak year

1998

11 births that year

Strongest decade: 1990s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2006

Active since

1989

Recorded for 18 years

Last year on file: 2006

Nayquan popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2006–1989

Last recorded 2006
Peak year (1998)
11
Annual births at peak — across 18 years of records
4681012 20062004200120001998199719961995199219911989 5

Nayquan by decade

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

Peak: 1990s
Peak decade
1990s
43 births that decade — 57% of Nayquan's all-time total
1980s51990s432000s28

Nayquan by state

Where Nayquan concentrates geographically — total births since 1989

Regionally concentrated
Top 2 states by recorded births for the name Nayquan
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 New York
16 21.1%
#2 New Jersey
5 6.6%
New York share of Nayquan's total US births 21.1%
Even split

16 of 76 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 2 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Nayquan?
76 babies have been named Nayquan since 1989. It was last recorded in 2006. The peak year was 1998 with 11 births.
When was Nayquan most popular?
Nayquan was most popular in the 1990s decade with 43 total births. The single peak year was 1998.
Where is Nayquan most popular?
The top states for the name Nayquan are New York (16 births), New Jersey (5 births).
How long has the name Nayquan been used?
Nayquan has been recorded in Social Security data since 1989, spanning 18 years of data through 2006.
What names are similar to Nayquan?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Naythan, Nayan, Nayel, Nayib, 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, 1989–2006 (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.