Boys' name · since 1994
Raequan
Since 1994, U.S. Social Security records show 516 babies named Raequan, peaking in 1996. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #7,758 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 516
- born since 1994
- 1990s
- peak decade
Raequan sits outside today's top ranks for boys, with 516 recorded since 1994.
Social Security Administration records show Raequan recorded 516 times among boys since 1994, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used boys names, peaking in the 1990s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1994 to 2024.
- #7,758 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- 516 born since 1994
- 1990s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Raequan ranks #7,758 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 516 born since 1994, peaking in the 1990s.
- #7,758 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 516
- born since 1994
- 1990s
- peak decade
Raequan's 516 recorded births place it above 82.93% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
8 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by North Carolina.
Raequan's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Raequan splits its recorded history at 2006: 18% of all births land in the more recent half, 82% in the earlier half, leaning more toward its earlier era than today's. The single quietest year was 2019 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1996 peak of 63 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Raequan popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1994–2024
- Peak year (1996)
- 63
- Annual births at peak, across 31 years of records
Raequan by decade
1990s is the heaviest window (275 births, 53% of the file).
1990s was Raequan's strongest decade.
275 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 53% of all-time use.
Raequan births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1990s
1990s
275 births
- 2000s
2000s
178 births
- 2010s 43
2010s
43 births
- 2020s 20
2020s
20 births
What this shows Peak: 1990s at 275 births (53% of all-time use).
How Raequan compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 boys names closest to Raequan's total volume
Raequan by state
Where Raequan concentrates geographically, total births since 1994
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | North Carolina | | 41 | 7.9% |
| #2 | Virginia | | 35 | 6.8% |
| #3 | New York | | 23 | 4.5% |
| #4 | New Jersey | | 13 | 2.5% |
| #5 | Pennsylvania | | 12 | 2.3% |
| #6 | South Carolina | | 12 | 2.3% |
| #7 | Maryland | | 11 | 2.1% |
| #8 | Illinois | | 6 | 1.2% |
41 of 516 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 8 reporting states.
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- Raequan's decade-level peak was the 1990s (275 total births); usage has since declined to 20 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- North Carolina records the most Raequans (41 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. North Carolina names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Raequan: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1996)
Similar record span (~30 yrs)
Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.
Data Sources
Data as of August 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, 1994–2024 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
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 Raequan 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 August 2026.