Recorded 1991–2000 Boys' name Peak 1996 53 births

Shayquan — boys' name

53 babies named Shayquan in U.S. Social Security records since 1991, with the highest year being 1996. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1990s462000s7

The verdict

53 boys have been named Shayquan since 1991, peaking in the 1990s, last recorded in 2000.

53
total births
1991–2000
years on record
1990s
peak decade
87%
born in that decade
1990s
Peak decade

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

1996
Single peak year

10 babies were named Shayquan in 1996 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Shayquan

The Social Security Administration has registered 53 babies named Shayquan between 1991 and 2000, spanning 10 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Shayquan currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 2000. The name reached its historical peak in 1996, when 10 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Shayquan performed strongest in the 1990s, accumulating 46 births during that ten-year window. Across the 2 decades of recorded activity, Shayquan shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in New York, which accounts for 11 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Shayquan in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Shayquan 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 53 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.

Shayquan at a glance

Last recorded 2000

Total births

53

Since 1991

10 years of records

Peak year

1996

10 births that year

Strongest decade: 1990s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2000

Active since

1991

Recorded for 10 years

Last year on file: 2000

Shayquan popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2000–1991

Last recorded 2000
Peak year (1996)
10
Annual births at peak — across 10 years of records
567891011 2000199919961995199419921991 9

Shayquan by decade

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

Peak: 1990s
Peak decade
1990s
46 births that decade — 87% of Shayquan's all-time total
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Shayquan by state

Where Shayquan concentrates geographically — total births since 1991

Regionally concentrated
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Shayquan
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 New York
11 20.8%
New York share of Shayquan's total US births 20.8%

11 of 53 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Shayquan?
53 babies have been named Shayquan since 1991. It was last recorded in 2000. The peak year was 1996 with 10 births.
When was Shayquan most popular?
Shayquan was most popular in the 1990s decade with 46 total births. The single peak year was 1996.
Where is Shayquan most popular?
The top states for the name Shayquan are New York (11 births).
How long has the name Shayquan been used?
Shayquan has been recorded in Social Security data since 1991, spanning 10 years of data through 2000.
What names are similar to Shayquan?
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, 1991–2000 (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.