Given name
Dakwan
“a high-spirited man”
Dakwan is a variant of Daquan. One American interpretation is “a high-spirited man.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
Dakwan is a variant of Daquan. One American interpretation is “a high-spirited man.”
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
Dakwan is a variant of Daquan. An origin associated with Daquan is American.
Explained through its name family
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1992. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Dakwan through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 82
- 82 boys · 0 girls
- Most popular year
- 1998
- 12 babies
- 2025
- 0
- Outside the ranked list
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- —
- Too few births to compare
By the numbers
The most recent published U.S. birth count for boys is 5 in 2003. Later missing counts do not mean the name went unused. Its largest published annual count for boys was 12 in 1998.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
The ring: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 1
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
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