Quan
Quán is the Pinyin romanization of the Chinese family names 權/权 and 全, as well as a customary spelling of 關. All written forms of the name are rare enough that they do not appear in the list of the 100 most common Chinese surnames.
- Vietnamese
Meaning & Origin of Quan
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Quán is the Pinyin romanization of the Chinese family names 權/权 and 全, as well as a customary spelling of 關. All written forms of the name are rare enough that they do not appear in the list of the 100 most common Chinese surnames.
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Cultural Origins (via Behind the Name)
- Vietnamese
The Story of Quan
The earliest SSA record of Quan as a baby boy name dates back to 1969, when 8 babies received it. 1995 was its biggest year on record, with 43 newborns named Quan — #1,955 in the national rankings. About 24% of every Quan on record arrived during the 1990s, its defining decade. As of 2026, Quan ranks #5,975 for baby boys with 15 births, holding steady (-4%). All told, over 1K Americans have carried the name since 1880, from the 1960s to the 2020s.
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About the name Quan
Quan is a boy baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1969 and has accumulated 1K births in the dataset. Quan's peak popularity came in 1995 when it ranked #1,622. Use the chart and map above to compare Quan's trajectory across years and U.S. states, or browse the related names section to discover similar choices.
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Data sources
- Birth statistics (counts, ranks, years 1880–2026) — U.S. Social Security Administration . Predictions for years not yet released by SSA are computed by Peek a Name from historical trends; we update with official data as soon as it ships.
- Etymology, cultural origins, and related forms — Behind the Name (used under their public API terms).
- Meaning prose and editorial summary — Wikipedia article extracts, licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0 .
- Predicted nationality distribution — Nationalize.io .
- Phonetically similar names — Datamuse .
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