Is Dequan a boy or girl name?
Dequan is a boy name in the US. In 2024, 0 girls and 15 boys were named Dequan, so 0% were girls. Across 1880–2024, 0.1% of the 3,844 US babies named Dequan were girls.
- Boy rank, 2024
- #5,959
- Girl rank, 2024
- Not ranked
- Babies named Dequan since 1975
- 3,844
- Most popular year
- 1994
- 377 babies
Boys and girls named Dequan, by decade
Every year
| Year | Boys | Boy rank | Girls | Girl rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 15 | #5,959 | 0 | – |
| 2023 | 23 | #4,487 | 0 | – |
| 2022 | 29 | #3,791 | 0 | – |
| 2021 | 22 | #4,524 | 0 | – |
| 2020 | 34 | #3,288 | 0 | – |
| 2019 | 41 | #2,953 | 0 | – |
| 2018 | 37 | #3,118 | 0 | – |
| 2017 | 21 | #4,636 | 0 | – |
| 2016 | 41 | #2,897 | 0 | – |
| 2015 | 47 | #2,613 | 0 | – |
| 2014 | 45 | #2,674 | 0 | – |
| 2013 | 33 | #3,280 | 0 | – |
| 2012 | 41 | #2,875 | 0 | – |
| 2011 | 53 | #2,383 | 0 | – |
| 2010 | 37 | #3,087 | 0 | – |
| 2009 | 52 | #2,462 | 0 | – |
| 2008 | 51 | #2,479 | 0 | – |
| 2007 | 62 | #2,170 | 0 | – |
| 2006 | 56 | #2,255 | 0 | – |
| 2005 | 67 | #1,894 | 0 | – |
| 2004 | 67 | #1,841 | 0 | – |
| 2003 | 90 | #1,456 | 0 | – |
| 2002 | 99 | #1,334 | 0 | – |
| 2001 | 128 | #1,110 | 0 | – |
| 2000 | 145 | #1,009 | 0 | – |
| 1999 | 195 | #788 | 0 | – |
| 1998 | 205 | #770 | 0 | – |
| 1997 | 183 | #801 | 0 | – |
| 1996 | 239 | #683 | 0 | – |
| 1995 | 248 | #665 | 0 | – |
| 1994 | 377 | #521 | 0 | – |
| 1993 | 241 | #664 | 5 | #14,062 |
| 1992 | 146 | #872 | 0 | – |
| 1991 | 116 | #995 | 0 | – |
| 1990 | 100 | #1,061 | 0 | – |
| 1989 | 71 | #1,296 | 0 | – |
| 1988 | 44 | #1,622 | 0 | – |
| 1987 | 40 | #1,689 | 0 | – |
| 1986 | 29 | #2,017 | 0 | – |
| 1985 | 28 | #2,029 | 0 | – |
| 1984 | 17 | #2,727 | 0 | – |
| 1983 | 25 | #2,104 | 0 | – |
| 1982 | 18 | #2,620 | 0 | – |
| 1981 | 21 | #2,363 | 0 | – |
| 1980 | 25 | #2,128 | 0 | – |
| 1979 | 23 | #2,177 | 0 | – |
| 1978 | 87 | #928 | 0 | – |
| 1977 | 8 | #4,267 | 0 | – |
| 1976 | 9 | #3,791 | 0 | – |
| 1975 | 8 | #4,044 | 0 | – |
Highest rank
As a boy name, Dequan reached #521 in 1994. As a girl name, it reached #14,062 in 1993. Ranks count every name SSA published for that year and sex, so they go well past the top 1,000.
Names from the same era
These names were also most popular in the 1990s, with a similar number of babies. They can work as sibling or middle names that feel like they belong together.
Names spelled like Dequan
Source: US Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880–2024. Counts are Social Security card applications for US births; SSA leaves out names given to fewer than 5 babies in a year. Updated 2026-10-05. How these numbers are made.