Boys' name · since 1991
Shayquan
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.
- #21,813 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 53
- born since 1991
- 1990s
- peak decade
53 boys have been named Shayquan since 1991, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Shayquan has been recorded 53 times among boys since 1991, though it is not among the currently most-used boys names, with its heaviest use in the 1990s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1991 to 2000.
- #21,813 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- 53 born since 1991
- 1990s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Shayquan ranks #21,813 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 53 born since 1991, peaking in the 1990s.
- #21,813 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 53
- born since 1991
- 1990s
- peak decade
Shayquan's 53 recorded births place it above 51.98% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by New York.
Shayquan's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Shayquan's full recorded timeline at 1995, 58% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 42% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1994, with just 6 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1996 peak of 10 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Shayquan popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1991–2000
- Peak year (1996)
- 10
- Annual births at peak, across 10 years of records
Shayquan by decade
1990s is the heaviest window (46 births, 87% of the file).
1990s was Shayquan's strongest decade.
46 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 87% of all-time use.
Shayquan births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1990s
1990s
46 births
- 2000s 7
2000s
7 births
What this shows Peak: 1990s at 46 births (87% of all-time use).
Shayquan by state
Where Shayquan concentrates geographically, total births since 1991
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | New York | | 11 | 20.8% |
11 of 53 births nationwide.
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What to do with Shayquan's data
- Shayquan's decade-level peak was the 1990s (46 total births); usage has since declined to 7 in the 2000s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- New York records the most Shayquans (11 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 Shayquan: 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 (~9 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, 1991–2000 (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 Shayquan 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.