Boys' name · since 1981
Taquan
Taquan has 1,259 recorded births since 1981 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1994 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #4,430 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #11,030 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 1,259
- born since 1981
- 1990s
- peak decade
1,259 babies have been named Taquan since 1981, making it today's #11030 boys' name.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Taquan has been recorded 1,259 times among boys since 1981, currently ranked #11030 nationally and more common than 21% of boys, 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 1981 to 2025.
- #4,430 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #11,030 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 1,259 born since 1981
- 1990s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Taquan ranks #4,430 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #11,030 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 1,259 born since 1981, peaking in the 1990s.
- #4,430 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #11,030 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 1,259
- born since 1981
- 1990s
- peak decade
Taquan's 1,259 recorded births place it above 90.25% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
10 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by New York.
How Taquan compares
1,259 Top 28% higher than 72% of 13,930 names currently given to boys
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked boys names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Taquan's all-time total is 3x the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Taquan | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 1,259 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 80 | 34 | 22,252 |
Taquan's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Taquan's SSA record in two at 2003 and the more recent half accounts for 33% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 67%, consistent with a name more common in the past than in recent years. Its calmest year was 1981, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1994 peak of 80, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Taquan popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1981–2025
- Peak year (1994)
- 80
- Annual births at peak, across 45 years of records
Taquan by decade
1990s is the heaviest window (584 births, 46% of the file).
1990s was Taquan's strongest decade.
584 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 46% of all-time use.
Taquan births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1980s 105
1980s
105 births
- 1990s
1990s
584 births
- 2000s
2000s
403 births
- 2010s 120
2010s
120 births
- 2020s 47
2020s
47 births
What this shows Peak: 1990s at 584 births (46% of all-time use).
How Taquan compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 boys names closest to Taquan's total volume
Taquan by state
Where Taquan concentrates geographically, total births since 1981
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | New York | | 182 | 14.5% |
| #2 | New Jersey | | 91 | 7.2% |
| #3 | Virginia | | 86 | 6.8% |
| #4 | North Carolina | | 56 | 4.4% |
| #5 | Florida | | 23 | 1.8% |
| #6 | Maryland | | 19 | 1.5% |
| #7 | Pennsylvania | | 16 | 1.3% |
| #8 | Illinois | | 6 | 0.5% |
182 of 1,259 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 10 reporting states.
Taquan appears in 10 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Taquan's data
- Taquan's decade-level peak was the 1990s (584 total births); usage has since declined to 47 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- New York records the most Taquans (182 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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Related Names
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Taquan: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1994)
Similar record span (~44 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, 1981–2025 (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 Taquan 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.