How Many People Are Named Daequan?
An estimated 779 people in the United States have the first name Daequan. It is almost exclusively a male name. The average bearer is 24 years old, and Daequan peaked in popularity in 1996 with 59 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Daequan as a first name in the United States, including gender data, a year-by-year popularity timeline going back to 1880, a decade breakdown, and state-by-state birth registrations. You can also check how many people share the full name Daequan paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
779
About 1 in 439,993 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Male
100.0% confidence
Average Age
24
years old
Peak Year
1996
59 births
Total Registered
792
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Daequan
Daequan is almost exclusively a male name. Out of 792 total births registered, 100.0% were male.
Daequan as a male name
Ranked #12,523 in 2021
5 male births in 2021
Peak: 1996 (59 births)
Daequan: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Daequan span from the 1990s to the 2020s, covering 4 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 2000s, when 342 babies were registered. Daequan has declined significantly from its peak in the 2000s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Daequan by Decade
How has Daequan tracked across different eras? The table below groups all SSA birth registrations into 10-year periods, with separate male and female counts. The colored bar shows each decade's share relative to the peak.
Daequan by State
Birth registrations for Daequan span all 7 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in New York, Maryland, Florida. The lowest are in Georgia, Virginia, North Carolina. On average, about 27 Daequans were registered per state.
Daequan + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Daequan as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
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Daequan: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Daequan?
We estimate approximately 779 people named Daequan are alive in the United States today. This is based on SSA birth records from 1880 to 2024, adjusted for mortality using CDC life tables. About 1 in 439,993 Americans share this first name.
Is Daequan a common name?
Daequan is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 88.4% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 792 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Daequan most popular?
Daequan reached peak popularity in 1996, when 59 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Daequan is approximately 24 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Daequan a male name?
Daequan is predominantly male. 100.0% of people with this name are male. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Daequan Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Daequan Smith, Daequan Johnson, Daequan Williams. You can also search any combination on our homepage.
Where does this data come from?
Our estimates use Social Security Administration birth records (1880 to 2024), adjusted for survival using CDC 2023 life tables broken down by sex. The U.S. population figure (342,754,338) is from the Census Bureau's July 2025 estimate. Full methodology.
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