Boys' name · since 1987
Raquan
Raquan has 1,397 recorded births since 1987 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1996 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #4,158 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #11,072 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 1,397
- born since 1987
- 1990s
- peak decade
Yes -- Raquan is the #11072 most popular boys' name in the U.S. today, with 1,397 recorded since 1987.
Social Security Administration records show Raquan recorded 1,397 times among boys since 1987, holding rank #11072 nationally today, ahead of 21% of boys, 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 1987 to 2025.
- #4,158 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #11,072 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 1,397 born since 1987
- 1990s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Raquan ranks #4,158 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #11,072 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 1,397 born since 1987, peaking in the 1990s.
- #4,158 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #11,072 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 1,397
- born since 1987
- 1990s
- peak decade
Raquan's 1,397 recorded births place it above 90.85% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
11 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by Virginia.
How Raquan compares
1,397 Top 27% higher than 73% of 13,930 names currently given to boys
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked boys names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Raquan's all-time total is 4x the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Raquan | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 1,397 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 157 | 34 | 22,252 |
Raquan's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Raquan splits its recorded history at 2006: 23% of all births land in the more recent half, 77% in the earlier half, leaning more toward its earlier era than today's. The single quietest year was 2016 (6 births) -- compare that against the 1996 peak of 157 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Raquan popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1987–2025
- Peak year (1996)
- 157
- Annual births at peak, across 39 years of records
Raquan by decade
1990s is the heaviest window (699 births, 50% of the file).
1990s was Raquan's strongest decade.
699 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 50% of all-time use.
Raquan births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1980s 33
1980s
33 births
- 1990s
1990s
699 births
- 2000s
2000s
447 births
- 2010s 168
2010s
168 births
- 2020s 50
2020s
50 births
What this shows Peak: 1990s at 699 births (50% of all-time use).
How Raquan 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 Raquan's total volume
Raquan by state
Where Raquan concentrates geographically, total births since 1987
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Virginia | | 125 | 8.9% |
| #2 | North Carolina | | 118 | 8.4% |
| #3 | South Carolina | | 106 | 7.6% |
| #4 | New York | | 89 | 6.4% |
| #5 | New Jersey | | 78 | 5.6% |
| #6 | Maryland | | 44 | 3.1% |
| #7 | Georgia | | 34 | 2.4% |
| #8 | Florida | | 28 | 2.0% |
125 of 1,397 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 11 reporting states.
Raquan appears in 11 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Raquan's data
- Raquan's decade-level peak was the 1990s (699 total births); usage has since declined to 50 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Virginia records the most Raquans (125 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Virginia names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Related Names
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Raquan: 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 (~38 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, 1987–2025 (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 Raquan 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.