How Many People Are Named Quan?
An estimated 1,405 people in the United States have the first name Quan. It is predominantly male (97.3%). The average bearer is 30 years old, and Quan peaked in popularity in 1985 with 43 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Quan 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 Quan paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
1,405
About 1 in 243,953 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Rare
Predicted Gender
Male
97.3% confidence
Average Age
30
years old
Peak Year
1985
43 births
Total Registered
1,451
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Quan
Quan is predominantly male (97.3%), though 39 female births have been registered. It functions as a unisex name for a small percentage of bearers.
Quan as a male name
Ranked #6,706 in 2024
13 male births in 2024
Peak: 1995 (43 births)
Quan as a female name
Ranked #15,147 in 1993
5 female births in 1993
Peak: 1981 (8 births)
Quan: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Quan span from the 1960s to the 2020s, covering 7 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1990s, when 355 babies were registered. Quan has declined significantly from its peak in the 1990s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Quan by Decade
How has Quan 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.
Quan by State
Birth registrations for Quan span all 6 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in California, Texas, New York. The lowest are in Michigan, Georgia, New Jersey. On average, about 35 Quans were registered per state.
Quan + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Quan as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Quan
Other first names starting with Q with a similar number of bearers.
Quan: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Quan?
We estimate approximately 1,405 people named Quan 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 243,953 Americans share this first name.
Is Quan a common name?
Quan is classified as "Rare" and is more popular than 92.1% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 1,451 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Quan most popular?
Quan reached peak popularity in 1985, when 43 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Quan is approximately 30 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Quan a male name?
Quan is predominantly male. 97.3% of people with this name are male. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Quan Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Quan Smith, Quan Johnson, Quan 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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