Unisex name · since 1988
Shaquon
Since 1988, U.S. Social Security records show 124 babies named Shaquon, peaking in 1994. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #16,032 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 124
- born since 1988
- 1990s
- peak decade
Shaquon sits outside today's top ranks for boys, with 124 recorded since 1988.
Shaquon has 124 recorded births among boys since 1988, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used boys names, busiest in the 1990s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1988 to 2000.
- #16,032 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- 124 born since 1988
- 1990s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Shaquon ranks #16,032 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 124 born since 1988, peaking in the 1990s.
- #16,032 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 124
- born since 1988
- 1990s
- peak decade
Shaquon's 124 recorded births place it above 64.73% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by New York.
Shaquon's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Shaquon splits its recorded history at 1995: 52% of all births land in the more recent half, 48% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1988 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1994 peak of 23 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Shaquon popularity over time - boys
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1988–2000
- Peak year (1994)
- 23
- Annual births at peak, across 13 years of records
Shaquon popularity over time - girls
13 total births recorded since 1994 (Shaquon as girls' name)
Shaquon by decade
1990s is the heaviest window (108 births, 87% of the file).
1990s was Shaquon's strongest decade.
108 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 87% of all-time use.
Shaquon births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1980s 11
1980s
11 births
- 1990s
1990s
108 births
- 2000s 5
2000s
5 births
What this shows Peak: 1990s at 108 births (87% of all-time use).
Shaquon by state
Where Shaquon concentrates geographically, total births since 1988
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | New York | | 5 | 4.0% |
5 of 124 births nationwide.
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- Shaquon's decade-level peak was the 1990s (108 total births); usage has since declined to 5 in the 2000s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- New York records the most Shaquons (5 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. New York 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 Shaquon: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1994)
Similar record span (~12 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, 1988–2000 (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 Shaquon 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.