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Dequan

100% boys · 11 born in 2025

Dequan has been given to about 3,855 people in the United States since 1880. It was most common in 1994, which makes it a Gen X and millennial name.

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Living in the US≈ 3,585
Median age today29 years

Popularity, 1880–2025

Babies named Dequan per year · SSA, ONS, NRS, CSO, INSEE and SSB
18802025
United StatesEngland & Waleseach scaled to its own peak
  • Peak year1994 · 377
  • Born in 202511
  • All time3,855

How popular is Dequan?

Its best year was 1994, when 377 babies were given the name, ranking 521st. The typical living American called Dequan is about 29 years old today.

Names that sound like Dequan

Phonetic similarity, 0–1
  1. Daquan0.82
  2. Declan0.79
  3. Dejuan0.78
  4. Dean0.70
  5. Devan0.70
  6. Jaquan0.70
  7. Desean0.70
  8. Ethan0.57

Middle names for Dequan

Ranked by flow score
  1. Dequan John0.77
  2. Dequan Lee0.77
  3. Dequan Bryce0.76
  4. Dequan Ross0.76
  5. Dequan Quinn0.76
  6. Dequan Jude0.76

Sibling names for Dequan

Same era, comparable use, no clash
  1. Kianasister · 0.84
  2. Ravensister · 0.84
  3. Tianasister · 0.82
  4. Chandlereither · 0.80
  5. Alvarobrother · 0.79
  6. Nikolasbrother · 0.79

Where Dequan is strongest

Share of 2025 births by state

    With a common surname

    Flow score against the most-used American surnames · try your own
    1. Dequan Anderson0.74
    2. Dequan White0.72
    3. Dequan Reyes0.72
    4. Dequan Moore0.72
    5. Dequan Lee0.72
    6. Dequan Hill0.72

    How to read these numbers

    Every score on this page is explained
    1. Phonetic similarity0–1
    2. Middle-name flow0–1
    3. Sibling fit0–1
    4. Living population estimatemethod
    5. PronunciationCMU dictionary

    Sources for Dequan

    Every figure on this page is public record
    1. United States1880–2025
    2. England & Wales1996–2025

    Source: US Social Security Administration, national and state name files, 2025 release, and the Office for National Statistics for England and Wales. Etymology researched and written by our editors. Living-population and median-age figures are our own estimates, described in the methodology.