Is Shaquan a boy or girl name?

Shaquan is a unisex name. Of the 2,664 Americans recorded with the name since 1880, 20.2% were girls and 79.8% were boys. It changed hands in 1983, and has gone mainly to boys since.

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Shaquan

Recorded 1975–2025 · United States

Shaquan was most popular in 1994, when 302 American babies were given the name — ranking #1,276 that year. In 2025 it ranked #14,309, with 12 births. Across 1880–2025 the Social Security Administration has recorded 2,664 people named Shaquan.

Shaquan over time

Births per year. The dot marks Shaquan’s peak in 1994. Gaps are years the SSA suppressed, which it does for any name given to fewer than five babies.

Is Shaquan a boy’s or a girl’s name?

Across the whole record Shaquan is a unisex name — 20.2% of the 2,664 Americans given it were girls and 79.8% were boys. It changed hands: since 1983 it has gone mainly to boys, having gone mainly to girls before that. 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 Shaquan

Where Shaquan 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