Boys' name · since 1986
Zaquan
Zaquan has 532 recorded births since 1986 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2000 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #7,607 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #7,888 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 532
- born since 1986
- 2000s
- peak decade
532 babies have been named Zaquan since 1986, making it today's #7888 boys' name.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Zaquan has been recorded 532 times among boys since 1986, currently ranked #7888 nationally and more common than 43% 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 1986 to 2025.
- #7,607 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #7,888 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 532 born since 1986
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Zaquan ranks #7,607 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #7,888 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 532 born since 1986, peaking in the 2000s.
- #7,607 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #7,888 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 532
- born since 1986
- 2000s
- peak decade
Zaquan's 532 recorded births place it above 83.27% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 4 jurisdictions, led by New York.
How Zaquan compares
532 Top 43% higher than 57% 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
Zaquan's all-time total is 44% above the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Zaquan | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 532 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 30 | 34 | 22,252 |
Zaquan's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Zaquan's SSA record in two at 2003 and the more recent half accounts for 52% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 48%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 2021, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 2000 peak of 30, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Zaquan popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1986–2025
- Peak year (2000)
- 30
- Annual births at peak, across 40 years of records
Zaquan by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (235 births, 44% of the file).
2000s was Zaquan's strongest decade.
235 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 44% of all-time use.
Zaquan births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1980s 33
1980s
33 births
- 1990s
1990s
149 births
- 2000s
2000s
235 births
- 2010s 88
2010s
88 births
- 2020s 27
2020s
27 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 235 births (44% of all-time use).
How Zaquan 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 Zaquan's total volume
Zaquan by state
Where Zaquan concentrates geographically, total births since 1986
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | New York | | 30 | 5.6% |
| #2 | North Carolina | | 16 | 3.0% |
| #3 | South Carolina | | 11 | 2.1% |
| #4 | Virginia | | 10 | 1.9% |
30 of 532 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 4 reporting states.
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What to do with Zaquan's data
- Zaquan's decade-level peak was the 2000s (235 total births); usage has since declined to 27 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- New York records the most Zaquans (30 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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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Zaquan: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2000)
Similar record span (~39 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, 1986–2025 (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 Zaquan 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.