Recorded 1989–2008 Boys' name Peak 2006 116 births

Taiquan — boys' name

116 babies named Taiquan in U.S. Social Security records since 1989, with the highest year being 2006. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1980s51990s562000s55
1990s
Peak decade

48% of everyone ever named Taiquan was born in this single decade.

2006
Single peak year

11 babies were named Taiquan in 2006 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Taiquan

The Social Security Administration has registered 116 babies named Taiquan between 1989 and 2008, spanning 20 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Taiquan currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 2008. The name reached its historical peak in 2006, when 11 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Taiquan performed strongest in the 1990s, accumulating 56 births during that ten-year window. Across the 3 decades of recorded activity, Taiquan shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in New York, which accounts for 16 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Taiquan in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Taiquan 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 116 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.

Taiquan at a glance

Last recorded 2008

Total births

116

Since 1989

20 years of records

Peak year

2006

11 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

Taiquan popularity over time

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

Last recorded 2008
Peak year (2006)
11
Annual births at peak — across 20 years of records
4681012 20082005200220001998199519921989 5

Taiquan by decade

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

Peak: 1990s
Peak decade
1990s
56 births that decade — 48% of Taiquan's all-time total
1980s51990s562000s55

Taiquan by state

Where Taiquan concentrates geographically — total births since 1989

Geographically diffuse
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Taiquan
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 New York
16 13.8%
New York share of Taiquan's total US births 13.8%

16 of 116 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Taiquan?
116 babies have been named Taiquan since 1989. It was last recorded in 2008. The peak year was 2006 with 11 births.
When was Taiquan most popular?
Taiquan was most popular in the 1990s decade with 56 total births. The single peak year was 2006.
Where is Taiquan most popular?
The top states for the name Taiquan are New York (16 births).
How long has the name Taiquan been used?
Taiquan has been recorded in Social Security data since 1989, spanning 20 years of data through 2008.
What names are similar to Taiquan?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Tai, Tait, Taiwan, Taiden, 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.