US rank #12785 Boys' name Peak 2000 522 births

Zaquan — #12785 US boys' name

522 babies named Zaquan in U.S. Social Security records since 1986, with the highest year being 2000. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1980s331990s1492000s2352010s882020s17
#12785
of 14,243 boys in use

More common than 10% of names given to boys today.

2000s
Peak decade

45% of everyone ever named Zaquan was born in this single decade.

2000
Single peak year

30 babies were named Zaquan in 2000 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Zaquan

The Social Security Administration has registered 522 babies named Zaquan between 1986 and 2024, spanning 39 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Zaquan currently holds the #12785 rank among boys for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2000, when 30 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Zaquan performed strongest in the 2000s, accumulating 235 births during that ten-year window. Across the 5 decades of recorded activity, Zaquan shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in New York, which accounts for 30 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by North Carolina and South Carolina. In total, SSA state-level files list Zaquan in 4 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Zaquan 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 522 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.

Zaquan at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

522

Since 1986

39 years of records

Peak year

2000

30 births that year

Strongest decade: 2000s

Current rank

#12,785

Among boys

As of 2024

Active since

1986

Recorded for 39 years

Last year on file: 2024

Zaquan popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1986

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2000)
30
Annual births at peak — across 39 years of records
010203040 20242014200920041999199419891986 6

Zaquan by decade

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

Peak: 2000s
Peak decade
2000s
235 births that decade — 45% of Zaquan's all-time total
1980s331990s1492000s2352010s882020s17

Zaquan by state

Where Zaquan concentrates geographically — total births since 1986

Geographically diffuse
Top 4 states by recorded births for the name Zaquan
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 New York
30 5.7%
#2 North Carolina
16 3.1%
#3 South Carolina
11 2.1%
#4 Virginia
10 1.9%
New York share of Zaquan's total US births 5.7%
Even split

30 of 522 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 4 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Zaquan?
522 babies have been named Zaquan since 1986. It currently ranks #12785 among boys. The peak year was 2000 with 30 births.
When was Zaquan most popular?
Zaquan was most popular in the 2000s decade with 235 total births. The single peak year was 2000.
Where is Zaquan most popular?
The top states for the name Zaquan are New York (30 births), North Carolina (16 births), South Carolina (11 births).
How long has the name Zaquan been used?
Zaquan has been recorded in Social Security data since 1986, spanning 39 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Zaquan?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Zaqueo, Zaquavious. 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, 1986–2024 (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.