Dequan
Dequan was the 7304th most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 11 babies. Its best year was 1994, when it ranked 521st with 377 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved down 4,691 places. More babies were named Dequan in the 1990s than in any other decade.
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- Rank in 2025
- #7,304 boys, down 4,016 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 11boys
- Girls and boys
- Almost always a boy’s name2021–2025
- Peak year
- 1994377 babies
- Total since 1880
- 3,855babies recorded
Dequan popularity since 1880
A few girls are given the name too: 5 since 1993.
| Year | Rank (boys) | Babies (boys) |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #7,304 | 11 |
| 2020 | #3,288 | 34 |
| 2010 | #3,087 | 37 |
| 2000 | #1,009 | 145 |
| 1990 | #1,061 | 100 |
| 1980 | #2,128 | 25 |
| 1970 | — | — |
| 1960 | — | — |
| 1950 | — | — |
| 1940 | — | — |
| 1930 | — | — |
| 1920 | — | — |
| 1910 | — | — |
| 1900 | — | — |
| 1890 | — | — |
| 1880 | — | — |
How popular is Dequan, counting every spelling?
Dequan has no other common spelling that sounds the same.
How many kids will share the name Dequan?
11 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Dequan (0.00 per 1,000 births). For a boy named Dequan born in 2025, the chance that another child with the same name is in a class of 20 children the same age is under 1 in 50. If every grade liked the name as much as the 2025 babies do, only about one elementary school in 750 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Dequan.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Dequan?
About 3,700 people born in the US named Dequan are alive today, with a median age of 29; half are between 23 and 33. That makes Dequan mostly worn by children and young adults.
Babies given the name each year (SSA) times the share of that birth year still alive (SSA life tables). Counts people born in the US only. Method.
Dequan by state
How common Dequan was among boys born in each state in 2021–2025. In 50 states fewer than five boys a year got the name, too few for SSA to publish, so those states show as zero.
Names with a similar history
These names rose and fell in step with Dequan: their share of US boys followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Dequan, they share its era and feel.
Questions about the name Dequan
How popular is the name Dequan?
Dequan was the 7304th most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 11 babies. Its best year was 1994, when it ranked 521st with 377 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved down 4,691 places. More babies were named Dequan in the 1990s than in any other decade.
Is Dequan a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, almost always a boy’s name given the name Dequan in the US.
Where is Dequan most popular?
In 2021–2025, Dequan was most common in Florida (0.02 per 1,000 boys).