Laquan

Last seen for girls in 2001 at #12,056 · #6,803 for boys in 2025, 12 births
Given to boys 91.9% of the time

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Peak · boys
1991 · 202 births
Debut · boys
7 births
In top 100 · boys
never
of 146 years
Total births · boys
2,478
since 1972

Laquan over time

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Rank within each sex, plotted together. Click any year to open it.

#1#10#100#1,000#10,000rank188019001920194019601980200020201992peak #4,069, 1977peak #712, 1991girlsboys
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Gaps mean fewer than 5 babies received the name that year, so the SSA doesn't publish it.

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Yeargirlsboys
rankbirthsrankbirths
2025—#6,80312
2024—#6,46913
2023—#6,22014
2022—#5,21518
2021—#5,11018
2020—#4,14124
2019—#5,34017
2018—#4,91819
2017—#4,46622
2016—#3,44132
2015—#3,77528
2014—#3,89126
2013—#3,49730
2012—#3,62529
2011—#2,85241
2010—#2,87441
2009—#3,22335
2008—#2,87941
2007—#3,13536
2006—#2,51348
2005—#2,75239
2004—#2,45245
2003—#2,62038
2002—#2,29545
2001#12,0567#1,87159
2000—#1,99351
1999—#1,71061
1998—#1,81155
1997—#1,50969
1996#13,5185#1,27886
1995#11,7836#1,22190
1994#8,12210#1,089106
1993—#905141
1992#9,4918#950128
1991#7,43011#712202
1990#7,88010#824153
1989—#1,25874
1988#6,66611#1,48251
1987#5,92312#1,65541
1986#10,9125#1,83733
1985#10,6775#1,86631
1984#9,1446#1,44444
1983#7,3128#2,08525
1982#5,20913#1,32050
1981#8,1287#1,86530
1980#9,0956#1,80831
1979#6,6969#2,23622
1978#5,21412#1,79429
1977#4,06917#1,85827
1976#5,21511#1,78128
1975#4,85412#2,90213
1974#6,2588#2,54915
1973#6,0808#2,51315
1972#8,2925#3,9637
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First appearance
1972

The first year at least five boys were named Laquan! It came in at #3,963, and was given to 7 baby boys.


Quietest stretch: 1972, when fewer than 8 boys a year got the name.

Where Laquan is popular in 1992

  • Rank in state
  • Top 10
  • 11–50
  • 51–100
  • 101–500
  • 501+
  • Not published
Alaska: fewer than 5 boys named Laquan, so not publishedAKMaine: fewer than 5 boys named Laquan, so not publishedMEVermont: fewer than 5 boys named Laquan, so not publishedVTNew Hampshire: fewer than 5 boys named Laquan, so not publishedNHWashington: fewer than 5 boys named Laquan, so not publishedWAIdaho: fewer than 5 boys named Laquan, so not publishedIDMontana: fewer than 5 boys named Laquan, so not publishedMTNorth Dakota: fewer than 5 boys named Laquan, so not publishedNDMinnesota: fewer than 5 boys named Laquan, so not publishedMNIllinois: #799 for boys · 8 births · 1 in 10,778 boysILWisconsin: fewer than 5 boys named Laquan, so not publishedWIMichigan: fewer than 5 boys named Laquan, so not publishedMINew York: #588 for boys · 20 births · 1 in 6,603 boysNYMassachusetts: fewer than 5 boys named Laquan, so not publishedMARhode Island: fewer than 5 boys named Laquan, so not publishedRIOregon: fewer than 5 boys named Laquan, so not publishedORNevada: fewer than 5 boys named Laquan, so not publishedNVWyoming: fewer than 5 boys named Laquan, so not publishedWYSouth Dakota: fewer than 5 boys named Laquan, so not publishedSDIowa: fewer than 5 boys named Laquan, so not publishedIAIndiana: fewer than 5 boys named Laquan, so not publishedINOhio: fewer than 5 boys named Laquan, so not publishedOHPennsylvania: #454 for boys · 14 births · 1 in 5,562 boysPANew Jersey: #319 for boys · 19 births · 1 in 2,772 boysNJConnecticut: fewer than 5 boys named Laquan, so not publishedCTCalifornia: #1,954 for boys · 6 births · 1 in 47,388 boysCAUtah: fewer than 5 boys named Laquan, so not publishedUTColorado: fewer than 5 boys named Laquan, so not publishedCONebraska: fewer than 5 boys named Laquan, so not publishedNEMissouri: fewer than 5 boys named Laquan, so not publishedMOKentucky: fewer than 5 boys named Laquan, so not publishedKYWest Virginia: fewer than 5 boys named Laquan, so not publishedWVVirginia: #441 for boys · 10 births · 1 in 4,206 boysVAMaryland: fewer than 5 boys named Laquan, so not publishedMDDelaware: fewer than 5 boys named Laquan, so not publishedDEArizona: fewer than 5 boys named Laquan, so not publishedAZNew Mexico: fewer than 5 boys named Laquan, so not publishedNMKansas: fewer than 5 boys named Laquan, so not publishedKSArkansas: fewer than 5 boys named Laquan, so not publishedARTennessee: fewer than 5 boys named Laquan, so not publishedTNNorth Carolina: #406 for boys · 13 births · 1 in 3,571 boysNCSouth Carolina: fewer than 5 boys named Laquan, so not publishedSCDistrict of Columbia: fewer than 5 boys named Laquan, so not publishedDCOklahoma: fewer than 5 boys named Laquan, so not publishedOKLouisiana: fewer than 5 boys named Laquan, so not publishedLAMississippi: fewer than 5 boys named Laquan, so not publishedMSAlabama: fewer than 5 boys named Laquan, so not publishedALGeorgia: fewer than 5 boys named Laquan, so not publishedGAHawaii: fewer than 5 boys named Laquan, so not publishedHITexas: fewer than 5 boys named Laquan, so not publishedTXFlorida: #876 for boys · 7 births · 1 in 12,502 boysFL

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Top states · boys
  1. New Jersey#319 · 1 in 2,772
  2. North Carolina#406 · 1 in 3,571
  3. Virginia#441 · 1 in 4,206
  4. Pennsylvania#454 · 1 in 5,562
  5. New York#588 · 1 in 6,603

Best ever in a state: #241 in South Carolina, 1990.

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StateRankBirthsShare
New Jersey#319191 in 2,772
North Carolina#406131 in 3,571
Virginia#441101 in 4,206
Pennsylvania#454141 in 5,562
New York#588201 in 6,603
Illinois#79981 in 10,778
Florida#87671 in 12,502
California#1,95461 in 47,388
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Ranks are within each state; “1 in N” is out of the boys born there that year. The SSA only publishes a name in a state when 5 or more babies of one sex got it.

See more about Laquan
Momentum · boys
Falling
  • 334 spots since 2024 (#6,469 → #6,803)
  • 2,662 spots since 2020 (#4,141 → #6,803)
  • 3,028 spots since 2015 (#3,775 → #6,803)
  • Biggest jump: 434 spots in 1990 (#1,258 → #824)
  • Biggest drop: 238 spots in 1992 (#712 → #950)
Rise & fade · boys
19 yrs to peak
  • Debuted 1972
  • Peaked 1991 at #712 (202 births)
  • Births halved by 1995, 4 yrs later
Top of the charts · boys
Top 1,000 for 4 yrs
  • Top 10: never
  • Top 100: never
  • Top 1,000: 4 yrs · run 1990–1993
Share of babies · boys
1 in 10,002
  • Highest: 1 in 10,002 boys born in 1991 were named Laquan (0.01%)
  • Latest: 1 in 142,340 boys born in 2025 (0.00%)
Era · boys
The 1990s
  • 44.0% of all boys named Laquan (1,091) were born in this decade
Girls or boys?
Flipped in 1972
  • Mostly girls until 1971, mostly boys since
all girlsall boys
Show by decade
DecadeBirthsBest rankAvg rank
1970s156#1,781 (1976)#2,450
1980s410#1,258 (1989)#1,662
1990s1,091#712 (1991)#1,201
2000s437#1,871 (2001)#2,573
2010s285#2,852 (2011)#3,868
2020s99#4,141 (2020)#5,660

All figures count published births only (names given to at least 5 boys in a year). Registrations before 1937 are incomplete, so early shares and totals run low.

Laquan in 1992

girls
#9,491
8 births · 1 in 230,491 girls
boys
#950
128 births · 1 in 15,605 boys

Top girls' names in 1992

  1. #1Ashley38,460
  2. #2Jessica38,361
  3. #3Amanda25,039
  4. #4Brittany24,983
  5. #5Sarah24,634
  6. #6Samantha24,407
  7. #7Emily21,835
  8. #8Stephanie19,680
  9. #9Elizabeth19,035
  10. #10Megan17,842
  11. #9,491Laquan8

Top boys' names in 1992

  1. #1Michael54,410
  2. #2Christopher42,468
  3. #3Matthew37,733
  4. #4Joshua36,221
  5. #5Andrew30,542
  6. #6Brandon29,628
  7. #7Daniel29,157
  8. #8Tyler28,806
  9. #9James28,513
  10. #10David28,425
  11. #950Laquan128
More about 1992

girls

1,843,931 girls got a published name in 1992; 1 in 230,491 of them was named Laquan, which outranked 39.2% of the 15,610 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 13.8% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Laquan
  1. #8,734Zella9
  2. #8,734Zulay9
  3. #8,734Zyanya9
  4. #9,491Laquan8
  5. #9,491Abbagail8
  6. #9,491Abiola8
  7. #9,491Abony8
  8. #10,479Aarion7
  9. #10,479Aarthi7
  10. #10,479Abbye7

Tied with 987 names at #9,491; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.

Biggest movers since 1991
Risers
  1. ↑ 2,282Darian#2,989 → #707
  2. ↑ 1,958Payton#2,660 → #702
  3. ↑ 1,450Peyton#2,034 → #584
  4. ↑ 1,115Chandler#1,656 → #541
  5. ↑ 1,080Brianda#1,857 → #777
Fallers
  1. ↓ 855Rebeccah#1,000 → #1,855
  2. ↓ 725Ieshia#717 → #1,442
  3. ↓ 502Miesha#997 → #1,499
  4. ↓ 470Unknown#794 → #1,264
  5. ↓ 356Phylicia#928 → #1,284

Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.

boys

1,997,409 boys got a published name in 1992; 1 in 15,605 of them was named Laquan, which outranked 90.3% of the 9,820 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 17.3% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Laquan
  1. #944Jarrell129
  2. #944Kwame129
  3. #944Prince129
  4. #950Laquan128
  5. #950Pete128
  6. #952Deshaun127
  7. #952Remington127
  8. #952Teddy127

Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.

Biggest movers since 1991
Risers
  1. ↑ 6,348Dalvin#7,271 → #923
  2. ↑ 3,435Jalen#3,813 → #378
  3. ↑ 2,026Davante#2,828 → #802
  4. ↑ 1,555Davonta#2,469 → #914
  5. ↑ 1,383Juwan#2,344 → #961
Fallers
  1. ↓ 2,632Unnamed#972 → #3,604
  2. ↓ 450Octavius#945 → #1,395
  3. ↓ 398Male#679 → #1,077
  4. ↓ 394Khiry#915 → #1,309
  5. ↓ 379Dijon#915 → #1,294

Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.

See the top 100 for 1992 →