Given name
Jayquan
“an outgoing young man”
Jayquan is a variant of Jaequon. One American interpretation is “an outgoing young man.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
Jayquan is a variant of Jaequon. One American interpretation is “an outgoing young man.”
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
Jayquan is a variant of Jaequon. An origin associated with Jaequon is American.
Explained through its name family
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1985. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Jayquan through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 1,726
- 1,726 boys · 0 girls
- Most popular year
- 2001
- 105 babies
- 2025
- 10
- #7,907 for boys
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- −31%
- Easing
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 10 U.S. birth records for boys, ranking No. 7,907 among boys’ names. Average annual use for boys was 31.0% lower in 2021–2025 than in 2016–2020. Its largest published annual count for boys was 105 in 2001. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 1,170 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.
Jayquan’s family of names
Jayquan has a related form in Jaequon.
Inner ring: spellings · outer: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 2
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Spellings & scripts 1
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
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