US rank #7909 Boys' name Peak 1994 1,253 births

Taquan — #7909 US boys' name

1,253 babies named Taquan in U.S. Social Security records since 1981, with the highest year being 1994. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1980s1051990s5842000s4032010s1202020s41
#7909
of 14,243 boys in use

More common than 44% of names given to boys today.

1990s
Peak decade

47% of everyone ever named Taquan was born in this single decade.

1994
Single peak year

80 babies were named Taquan in 1994 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Taquan

The Social Security Administration has registered 1,253 babies named Taquan between 1981 and 2024, spanning 44 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Taquan currently holds the #7909 rank among boys for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 1994, when 80 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Taquan performed strongest in the 1990s, accumulating 584 births during that ten-year window. Across the 5 decades of recorded activity, Taquan shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in New York, which accounts for 182 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by New Jersey and Virginia. In total, SSA state-level files list Taquan in 10 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Taquan 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 1,253 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.

Taquan at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

1,253

Since 1981

44 years of records

Peak year

1994

80 births that year

Strongest decade: 1990s

Current rank

#7,909

Among boys

As of 2024

Active since

1981

Recorded for 44 years

Last year on file: 2024

Taquan popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1981

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (1994)
80
Annual births at peak — across 44 years of records
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Taquan by decade

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

Peak: 1990s
Peak decade
1990s
584 births that decade — 47% of Taquan's all-time total
1980s1051990s5842000s4032010s1202020s41

Taquan by state

Where Taquan concentrates geographically — total births since 1981

Geographically diffuse
Top 8 states by recorded births for the name Taquan
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 New York
182 14.5%
#2 New Jersey
91 7.3%
#3 Virginia
86 6.9%
#4 North Carolina
56 4.5%
#5 Florida
23 1.8%
#6 Maryland
19 1.5%
#7 Pennsylvania
16 1.3%
#8 Illinois
6 0.5%
New York share of Taquan's total US births 14.5%
Even split

182 of 1,253 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 10 reporting states.

Taquan appears in 10 states. Explore state details →

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Taquan?
1,253 babies have been named Taquan since 1981. It currently ranks #7909 among boys. The peak year was 1994 with 80 births.
When was Taquan most popular?
Taquan was most popular in the 1990s decade with 584 total births. The single peak year was 1994.
Where is Taquan most popular?
The top states for the name Taquan are New York (182 births), New Jersey (91 births), Virginia (86 births).
How long has the name Taquan been used?
Taquan has been recorded in Social Security data since 1981, spanning 44 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Taquan?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Taquon, Taquarius, Taqi, Taqee, and 3 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, 1981–2024 (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.