Boys' name · since 1990

Tayquan

Since 1990, U.S. Social Security records show 278 babies named Tayquan, peaking in 2004. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.

#11,064 of 45,481
all-time among boys
#9,210 of 13,930
2025 SSA year
278
born since 1990
2000s
peak decade

Yes -- Tayquan is the #9210 most popular boys' name in the U.S. today, with 278 recorded since 1990.

According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Tayquan has been recorded 278 times among boys since 1990, currently ranked #9210 nationally and more common than 34% of boys, with its heaviest use in the 2000s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1990 to 2025.

  • #11,064 of 45,481 all-time among boys
  • #9,210 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
  • 278 born since 1990
  • 2000s peak decade

Data updated Aug 2026

The verdict

According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Tayquan ranks #11,064 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #9,210 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 278 born since 1990, peaking in the 2000s.

#11,064 of 45,481
all-time among boys
#9,210 of 13,930
2025 SSA year
278
born since 1990
2000s
peak decade
0%100%Median name50%33.8%
Tayquan vs. every other boys name in current SSA rankings
Above the archive median
All-time archive position

Tayquan's 278 recorded births place it above 75.66% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.

1 jurisdictions
State-record footprint

The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by New York.

How Tayquan compares

278 44th percentile among 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

Tayquan's all-time total is 25% below the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.

Metric Tayquan Median boys name (Takari) #1 boys name (Liam)
All-time total births 278 369 358,536
Peak-year births 20 34 22,252

Tayquan's usage pattern, beyond the headline number

Splitting Tayquan's full recorded timeline at 2004, 48% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 52% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1990, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2004 peak of 20 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.

Tayquan popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1990–2025

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2004)
20
Annual births at peak, across 36 years of records
0510152025 19901994199820022006201020152025 8

Tayquan by decade

2000s is the heaviest window (122 births, 44% of the file).

2000s was Tayquan's strongest decade.

122 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 44% of all-time use.

Tayquan births by decade

Total births in each ten-year window

births

What this shows Peak: 2000s at 122 births (44% of all-time use).

Source U.S. Social Security Administration · Baby Names As of August 2026

Tayquan by state

Where Tayquan concentrates geographically, total births since 1990

Geographically diffuse
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Tayquan
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 New York
25 9.0%
New York share of Tayquan's total US births 9.0%

25 of 278 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Tayquan?
Since 1990, Social Security records show 278 babies named Tayquan. Across the full SSA archive it ranks #11,064 of 45,481 boys' names by total births. In 2025, it holds #9,210 of 13,930 among boys. Its busiest year on record was 2004, with 20 births.
Where does Tayquan sit in the SSA name archive?
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Tayquan ranks #11,064 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #9,210 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. All-time ordinal matches browse popularity (total births DESC); the current ordinal uses the 2025 SSA file. See /methodology#corpus-placement.
When was Tayquan most popular?
Tayquan was most popular in the 2000s decade with 122 total births. The single peak year was 2004.
Where is Tayquan most popular?
The top states for the name Tayquan are New York (25 births).
How long has the name Tayquan been used?
Tayquan has been recorded in Social Security data since 1990, spanning 36 years of data through 2025.
What names are similar to Tayquan?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Taylor, Tayden, Tayler, Taylen, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

What to do with Tayquan's data

  • Tayquan's decade-level peak was the 2000s (122 total births); usage has since declined to 16 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
  • New York records the most Tayquans (25 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.

Keep exploring Tayquan

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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span

Two nationwide peer axes for Tayquan: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.

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, 1990–2025 (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 Tayquan 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.