Baby Names US
boys' name ★ peaked 1999

Jaquan

Gender Boy · 1% girls Rank 2025 #2,294 Trend ↓ Falling 21%
Rank 2025
#2,294
among boys · ↓209 vs 2024
Babies in 2025
61
named Jaquan · -15% vs 2024
How common
1 in 28,001
boys born in 2025
Peak year
1999
567 babies
All-time total
10,663
#1,168 all-time among boys
First recorded
1975
in Social Security records

Jaquan popularity over time

10,663 babies have been named Jaquan since 1975, according to official Social Security records. Switch measure to see births per year or the yearly rank.

Measure
Births per 1,000 babies of that sex, comparable across eras
0.10.20.30.418801900192019401960198020002020BoysGirls
BoysGirls

By decade. Change compares yearly averages, so the current partial decade is on equal footing. Best rank is the name's best yearly rank within the decade.

Decade Girls Boys Total Per year Change Best rank
1880s – – – – – –
1890s – – – – – –
1900s – – – – – –
1910s – – – – – –
1920s – – – – – –
1930s – – – – – –
1940s – – – – – –
1950s – – – – – –
1960s – – – – – –
1970s – 43 43 4 – #3,291
1980s 5 556 561 56 +1205% #808
1990s 43 4,322 4,365 437 +678% #414
2000s 10 3,901 3,911 391 -10% #445
2010s – 1,321 1,321 132 -66% #1,008
2020s (to 2025) – 462 462 77 -42% #1,663

Where Jaquan is heading

A five-year projection from the recent trend in births per 1,000 boys (damped so it flattens over time), converted to babies at today's birth totals. The implied rank places that projection in the 2025 field. A projection, not a promise: real trends bend.

Year Projected babies Per 1,000 boys Implied rank
2026 59 0.03 outside top 500
2027 57 0.03 outside top 500
2028 56 0.03 outside top 500
2029 54 0.03 outside top 500
2030 53 0.03 outside top 500

Where Jaquan is most popular

Boys named Jaquan per 1,000 boys born in each state, 2021–2025. National average: 0.042 per 1,000. Strongest in South Carolina, Georgia, and Florida.

Vs national average
well below below near national above well above no data

All 50 states and DC, sorted by rate. Counts are boys named Jaquan born 2021–2025; the per-1,000 rate makes states of different sizes comparable, and the last column shows each state against the national average.

State Boys 2021–2025 Per 1,000 vs national
South Carolina 17 0.165 +288%
Georgia 32 0.126 +198%
Florida 36 0.076 +79%
North Carolina 17 0.067 +57%
Illinois 12 0.047 +11%
Alabama 5 0.046 +8%
Virginia 5 0.026 -38%
Michigan 5 0.024 -42%
Ohio 6 0.023 -47%
Pennsylvania 5 0.019 -56%
New York 6 0.014 -67%
Texas 6 0.007 -84%
Alaska – – –
Arkansas – – –
Arizona – – –
California – – –
Colorado – – –
Connecticut – – –
District of Columbia – – –
Delaware – – –
Hawaii – – –
Iowa – – –
Idaho – – –
Indiana – – –
Kansas – – –
Kentucky – – –
Louisiana – – –
Massachusetts – – –
Maryland – – –
Maine – – –
Minnesota – – –
Missouri – – –
Mississippi – – –
Montana – – –
North Dakota – – –
Nebraska – – –
New Hampshire – – –
New Jersey – – –
New Mexico – – –
Nevada – – –
Oklahoma – – –
Oregon – – –
Rhode Island – – –
South Dakota – – –
Tennessee – – –
Utah – – –
Vermont – – –
Washington – – –
Wisconsin – – –
West Virginia – – –
Wyoming – – –

State counts come from the Social Security Administration's state files, which omit any state-year with fewer than five babies of a name, so small states can undercount slightly.

The story of Jaquan

Jaquan is rare for boys in the United States, ranked #2,294 in 2025 with 61 babies given the name. It is currently declining compared with a decade ago.

Since 1975, 10,663 American babies have been named Jaquan. Its peak came in 1999, when 567 newborns received the name, the signature sound of the 1990s.

The chart above shows the full history: the popularity view (births per 1,000 babies) is the honest comparison across generations, since total US births have changed enormously since 1880. Switch to the rank view to see where Jaquan stood among all boys' names in any year, or use the compare tool to plot it against other names.

How old are people named Jaquan?

The median living Jaquan is about 25 years old; half are between 19 and 30. An estimated 10 thousand people named Jaquan are alive in the United States today.

median 25 020406080100

Estimated from births per year and Social Security period life tables; an approximation of the living age distribution, by age in years.

Jaquan year by year

Every year since 2001, and five-year steps back to 1880. Rank is within each sex.

Year Girls Girls rank Boys Boys rank
2025 – – 61 #2,294
2024 – – 72 #2,085
2023 – – 68 #2,137
2022 – – 84 #1,877
2021 – – 81 #1,894
2020 – – 96 #1,663
2019 – – 80 #1,876
2018 – – 89 #1,740
2017 – – 107 #1,534
2016 – – 109 #1,536
2015 – – 103 #1,571
2014 – – 135 #1,311
2013 – – 149 #1,208
2012 – – 169 #1,103
2011 – – 185 #1,028
2010 – – 195 #1,008
2009 – – 226 #916
2008 – – 270 #813
2007 – – 289 #763
2006 – – 349 #659
2005 – – 366 #614
2004 – – 495 #494
2003 – – 380 #581
2002 – – 476 #485
2001 5 #16,397 514 #463
2000 5 #16,056 536 #445
1995 9 #9,064 504 #451
1990 – – 183 #754
1985 – – 43 #1,531
1980 – – 9 #4,290
1975 – – 5 #5,839
1970 – – – –
1965 – – – –
1960 – – – –
1955 – – – –
1950 – – – –
1945 – – – –
1940 – – – –
1935 – – – –
1930 – – – –
1925 – – – –
1920 – – – –
1915 – – – –
1910 – – – –
1905 – – – –
1900 – – – –
1895 – – – –
1890 – – – –
1885 – – – –
1880 – – – –

Frequently asked questions

Quick answers about Jaquan, drawn from the same Social Security data as the charts above.

How old is the average Jaquan?

The median living Jaquan is about 25 years old. Half of all living Jaquans are between 19 and 30 years old.

How many people named Jaquan are alive today?

An estimated 10 thousand people named Jaquan are alive in the United States, based on 10,663 recorded births and Social Security life tables.

How popular is the name Jaquan in 2025?

Jaquan ranked #2,294 among boys' names in the United States in 2025, with 61 babies given the name, according to Social Security Administration data.

How many people are named Jaquan?

10,663 babies have been named Jaquan in the United States since 1975, based on Social Security card applications.

When was the name Jaquan most popular?

Jaquan peaked in 1999, when 567 newborns received the name.

Is Jaquan a boy or girl name?

Jaquan is overwhelmingly a boy's name: 99% of babies with the name.

Is the name Jaquan rising or falling?

Jaquan is declining, less popular now than a decade ago.

Will Jaquan become more popular?

Jaquan is trending downward. If the recent trend holds, we project roughly 53 boys named Jaquan in 2030, which would rank outside the top 500. Forecasts assume the current trend continues and become less certain further out.

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