Recorded 1996–2011 Boys' name Peak 2001 79 births

Niquan — boys' name

79 babies named Niquan in U.S. Social Security records since 1996, with the highest year being 2001. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1990s332000s402010s6
2000s
Peak decade

51% of everyone ever named Niquan was born in this single decade.

2001
Single peak year

11 babies were named Niquan in 2001 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Niquan

The Social Security Administration has registered 79 babies named Niquan between 1996 and 2011, spanning 16 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Niquan currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 2011. The name reached its historical peak in 2001, when 11 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Niquan performed strongest in the 2000s, accumulating 40 births during that ten-year window. Across the 3 decades of recorded activity, Niquan shows a clear decline from its mid-century high.

No etymological entry is currently available for Niquan 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 79 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.

Niquan at a glance

Last recorded 2011

Total births

79

Since 1996

16 years of records

Peak year

2001

11 births that year

Strongest decade: 2000s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2011

Active since

1996

Recorded for 16 years

Last year on file: 2011

Niquan popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2011–1996

Last recorded 2011
Peak year (2001)
11
Annual births at peak — across 16 years of records
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Niquan by decade

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

Peak: 2000s
Peak decade
2000s
40 births that decade — 51% of Niquan's all-time total
1990s332000s402010s6

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Niquan?
79 babies have been named Niquan since 1996. It was last recorded in 2011. The peak year was 2001 with 11 births.
When was Niquan most popular?
Niquan was most popular in the 2000s decade with 40 total births. The single peak year was 2001.
How long has the name Niquan been used?
Niquan has been recorded in Social Security data since 1996, spanning 16 years of data through 2011.
What names are similar to Niquan?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Niqo. 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, 1996–2011 (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.