US rank #11205 Boys' name Peak 1996 760 births

Saquan — #11205 US boys' name

760 babies named Saquan in U.S. Social Security records since 1977, with the highest year being 1996. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1970s121980s991990s3542000s1872010s862020s22
#11205
of 14,243 boys in use

More common than 21% of names given to boys today.

1990s
Peak decade

47% of everyone ever named Saquan was born in this single decade.

1996
Single peak year

48 babies were named Saquan in 1996 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Saquan

The Social Security Administration has registered 760 babies named Saquan between 1977 and 2024, spanning 48 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Saquan currently holds the #11205 rank among boys for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 1996, when 48 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Saquan performed strongest in the 1990s, accumulating 354 births during that ten-year window. Across the 6 decades of recorded activity, Saquan shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in New York, which accounts for 223 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by North Carolina and Maryland. In total, SSA state-level files list Saquan in 4 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Saquan 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 760 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.

Saquan at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

760

Since 1977

48 years of records

Peak year

1996

48 births that year

Strongest decade: 1990s

Current rank

#11,205

Among boys

As of 2024

Active since

1977

Recorded for 48 years

Last year on file: 2024

Saquan popularity over time — boys

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1977

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (1996)
48
Annual births at peak — across 48 years of records
0102030405060 202420162010200419981992198619781977 7

Saquan popularity over time — girls

7 total births recorded since 1995 (Saquan as girls' name)

Unisex variant — 7 births
7 1995 7

Saquan by decade

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

Peak: 1990s
Peak decade
1990s
354 births that decade — 47% of Saquan's all-time total
1970s121980s991990s3542000s1872010s862020s22

Saquan by state

Where Saquan concentrates geographically — total births since 1977

Regionally concentrated
Top 4 states by recorded births for the name Saquan
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 New York
223 29.3%
#2 North Carolina
44 5.8%
#3 Maryland
10 1.3%
#4 District of Columbia
5 0.7%
New York share of Saquan's total US births 29.3%
Even split

223 of 760 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 4 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Saquan?
760 babies have been named Saquan since 1977. It currently ranks #11205 among boys. The peak year was 1996 with 48 births.
When was Saquan most popular?
Saquan was most popular in the 1990s decade with 354 total births. The single peak year was 1996.
Where is Saquan most popular?
The top states for the name Saquan are New York (223 births), North Carolina (44 births), Maryland (10 births).
How long has the name Saquan been used?
Saquan has been recorded in Social Security data since 1977, spanning 48 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Saquan?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Saqib, Saquon, Saqr. 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, 1977–2024 (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.