Recorded 1988–2000 Unisex name Peak 1994 124 births

Shaquon — boys' name

124 babies named Shaquon in U.S. Social Security records since 1988, with the highest year being 1994. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1980s111990s1082000s5

The verdict

124 boys have been named Shaquon since 1988, peaking in the 1990s, last recorded in 2000.

124
total births
1988–2000
years on record
1990s
peak decade
87%
born in that decade
1990s
Peak decade

87% of everyone ever named Shaquon was born in this single decade.

1994
Single peak year

23 babies were named Shaquon in 1994 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Shaquon

The Social Security Administration has registered 124 babies named Shaquon between 1988 and 2000, spanning 13 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Shaquon currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 2000. The name reached its historical peak in 1994, when 23 babies received it in a single year. Shaquon is classified as unisex in SSA records: the opposite-sex variant accounts for 13 additional births since 1994.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Shaquon performed strongest in the 1990s, accumulating 108 births during that ten-year window. Across the 3 decades of recorded activity, Shaquon shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in New York, which accounts for 5 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Shaquon in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Shaquon 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 124 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.

Shaquon at a glance

Last recorded 2000

Total births

124

Since 1988

13 years of records

Peak year

1994

23 births that year

Strongest decade: 1990s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2000

Active since

1988

Recorded for 13 years

Last year on file: 2000

Shaquon popularity over time — boys

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2000–1988

Last recorded 2000
Peak year (1994)
23
Annual births at peak — across 13 years of records
0510152025 200019991998199719961995199419931991199019891988 5

Shaquon popularity over time — girls

13 total births recorded since 1994 (Shaquon as girls' name)

Unisex variant — 13 births
5.566.577.5 19951994 6

Shaquon by decade

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

Peak: 1990s
Peak decade
1990s
108 births that decade — 87% of Shaquon's all-time total
1980s111990s1082000s5

Shaquon by state

Where Shaquon concentrates geographically — total births since 1988

Geographically diffuse
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Shaquon
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 New York
5 4.0%
New York share of Shaquon's total US births 4.0%

5 of 124 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Shaquon?
124 babies have been named Shaquon since 1988. It was last recorded in 2000. The peak year was 1994 with 23 births.
When was Shaquon most popular?
Shaquon was most popular in the 1990s decade with 108 total births. The single peak year was 1994.
Where is Shaquon most popular?
The top states for the name Shaquon are New York (5 births).
Is Shaquon a unisex name?
Yes, Shaquon is used for both boys and girls. As a boy's name it has 124 births, and as a girl's name it has 13 births.
How long has the name Shaquon been used?
Shaquon has been recorded in Social Security data since 1988, spanning 13 years of data through 2000.
What names are similar to Shaquon?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Shawn, Shane, Shaun, Shannon, and 4 more. 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, 1988–2000 (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.