Given name
Dequan
“a high-spirited man”
Dequan is a variant of Daquan. One American interpretation is “a high-spirited man.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
Dequan is a variant of Daquan. One American interpretation is “a high-spirited man.”
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
Dequan 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 1975. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Dequan through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 3,855
- 3,850 boys · 5 girls
- Most popular year
- 1994
- 377 babies
- 2025
- 11
- #7,304 for boys
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- −43%
- Cooling
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 11 U.S. birth records for boys, ranking No. 7,304 among boys’ names. Average annual use for boys was 42.5% lower in 2021–2025 than in 2016–2020. Its largest published annual count for boys was 377 in 1994. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 2,779 as a first name in 2020.
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.
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Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
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