Recorded 1989–2008 Boys' name Peak 1996 144 births

Shyquan — boys' name

144 babies named Shyquan in U.S. Social Security records since 1989, with the highest year being 1996. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

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The verdict

144 boys have been named Shyquan since 1989, peaking in the 1990s, last recorded in 2008.

144
total births
1989–2008
years on record
1990s
peak decade
54%
born in that decade
1990s
Peak decade

54% of everyone ever named Shyquan was born in this single decade.

1996
Single peak year

14 babies were named Shyquan in 1996 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Shyquan

The Social Security Administration has registered 144 babies named Shyquan between 1989 and 2008, spanning 20 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Shyquan currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 2008. The name reached its historical peak in 1996, when 14 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Shyquan performed strongest in the 1990s, accumulating 78 births during that ten-year window. Across the 3 decades of recorded activity, Shyquan shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade.

No etymological entry is currently available for Shyquan 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 144 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.

Shyquan at a glance

Last recorded 2008

Total births

144

Since 1989

20 years of records

Peak year

1996

14 births that year

Strongest decade: 1990s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2008

Active since

1989

Recorded for 20 years

Last year on file: 2008

Shyquan popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2008–1989

Last recorded 2008
Peak year (1996)
14
Annual births at peak — across 20 years of records
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Shyquan by decade

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

Peak: 1990s
Peak decade
1990s
78 births that decade — 54% of Shyquan's all-time total
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Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Shyquan?
144 babies have been named Shyquan since 1989. It was last recorded in 2008. The peak year was 1996 with 14 births.
When was Shyquan most popular?
Shyquan was most popular in the 1990s decade with 78 total births. The single peak year was 1996.
How long has the name Shyquan been used?
Shyquan has been recorded in Social Security data since 1989, spanning 20 years of data through 2008.
What names are similar to Shyquan?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Shyheim, Shyam, Shyne, Shyheem, 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, 1989–2008 (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.