Shaquan
Shaquan is a name with a single cultural origin: African American.
- African American
Meaning & Origin of Shaquan
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Shaquan is a name with a single cultural origin: African American.
Origin data from Behind the Name .
Cultural Origins (via Behind the Name)
- African American
The Story of Shaquan
As a girl name
American parents first put Shaquan on the record books as a girl name in 1975, with 6 registered babies. Its peak popularity came in 1994, when 58 Shaquans were born — ranking #2,255 that year. About 58% of every Shaquan on record arrived during the 1990s, its defining decade. Shaquan last appeared in the published SSA data in 2001, with 7 recorded births — it has not charted nationally since. All told, over 537 Americans have carried the name since 1880, from the 1970s to the 2020s.
As a boy name
The earliest SSA record of Shaquan as a boy name dates back to 1978, when 12 babies received it. 1994 was its biggest year on record, with 244 newborns named Shaquan — #663 in the national rankings. About 60% of every Shaquan on record arrived during the 1990s, its defining decade. As of 2026, Shaquan ranks #7,595 for boys with 8 births, gradually falling (-10%). All told, over 2K Americans have carried the name since 1880, from the 1970s to the 2020s.
Popularity Over Time
Popularity by State
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About the name Shaquan
Shaquan is a unisex baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1978 and has accumulated 2K births in the dataset. Shaquan's peak popularity came in 1994 when it ranked #663. Use the chart and map above to compare Shaquan'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 .
Peek a Name aggregates and presents the above data for informational purposes. Statistical predictions and external attributions are clearly labelled where shown; we make no guarantee of accuracy beyond what each source provides.