Is Daequan a boy or girl name?

Daequan is a boy’s name. Of the 797 Americans recorded with the name since 1880, 0.0% were girls and 100.0% were boys.

Daequan

Recorded 1991–2025 · United States

Daequan was most popular in 1996, when 59 American babies were given the name — ranking #3,792 that year. In 2025 it ranked #24,763, with 5 births. Across 1880–2025 the Social Security Administration has recorded 797 people named Daequan.

Daequan over time

Births per year. The dot marks Daequan’s peak in 1996. Gaps are years the SSA suppressed, which it does for any name given to fewer than five babies.

Is Daequan a boy’s or a girl’s name?

Across the whole record Daequan is a boy’s name — 0.0% of the 797 Americans given it were girls and 100.0% were boys. In births since 2016 it is 0% girls and 100% boys.

Counted from every US birth the Social Security Administration recorded under this name, so it reflects use rather than opinion. A name given to fewer than five babies of one sex in a year is withheld at source and is not counted.

Names that peaked alongside Daequan

Where Daequan is most concentrated

How much more common the name is in each state than across the country as a whole.

New York 5.3×

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Source: U.S.A. Social Security Administration. Years 1880–2025. namelegacy.org