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.
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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The Story of Quan
Quan first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a baby boy name in 1969, with 8 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 1995, when 43 Quans were born — ranking #1,955 that year. As of 2026, Quan ranks #5,975 for baby boys with 15 births, holding steady (-4%). In total, more than 1K Quans have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1960s through 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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