Is Laquan a boy or girl name?

Laquan is mostly a boy’s name. Of the 2,695 Americans recorded with the name since 1880, 8.1% were girls and 92.0% were boys.

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Laquan

Recorded 1970–2025 · United States

Laquan was most popular in 1991, when 213 American babies were given the name — ranking #1,569 that year. In 2025 it ranked #14,309, with 12 births. Across 1880–2025 the Social Security Administration has recorded 2,695 people named Laquan.

Laquan over time

Births per year. The dot marks Laquan’s peak in 1991. Gaps are years the SSA suppressed, which it does for any name given to fewer than five babies.

Is Laquan a boy’s or a girl’s name?

Across the whole record Laquan is mostly a boy’s name — 8.1% of the 2,695 Americans given it were girls and 92.0% 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 Laquan

Where Laquan is most concentrated

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

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