Naquan
- Gender
- Boy
- Say it
- nuh-KWAHN
- Origin
- Modern
Naquan is a boys' name of Modern origin. Too few babies were given it in the latest year to rank.
Where does Naquan come from?
Modern: African American coinage combining Na- and Quan
Is Naquan a girl's or a boy's name?
Naquan is a boys' name.
How popular is Naquan in the US?
No boys in the US were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 1995, with 76 boys. It first appears in the records in 1976.
Half of all the boys named Naquan in the US since 1880 were born between 1991 and 2004, the years shaded on the chart below.
Naquan in the US, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 8 | #8,982 |
| 2023 | 9 | #8,250 |
| 2022 | 10 | #7,762 |
| 2021 | 9 | #8,161 |
| 2020 | 12 | #6,616 |
| 2019 | 14 | #6,099 |
| 2018 | 10 | #7,613 |
| 2017 | 0 | – |
| 2016 | 15 | #5,785 |
| 2015 | 10 | #7,486 |
| 2014 | 12 | #6,627 |
| 2013 | 9 | #8,113 |
| 2012 | 18 | #5,030 |
| 2011 | 20 | #4,657 |
| 2010 | 15 | #5,737 |
| 2009 | 20 | #4,746 |
| 2008 | 27 | #3,820 |
| 2007 | 30 | #3,509 |
| 2006 | 39 | #2,880 |
| 2005 | 30 | #3,315 |
| 2004 | 45 | #2,448 |
| 2003 | 28 | #3,275 |
| 2002 | 37 | #2,599 |
| 2001 | 37 | #2,557 |
| 2000 | 50 | #2,011 |
| 1999 | 51 | #1,900 |
| 1998 | 58 | #1,738 |
| 1997 | 76 | #1,420 |
| 1996 | 73 | #1,419 |
| 1995 | 76 | #1,349 |
| 1994 | 53 | #1,684 |
| 1993 | 51 | #1,694 |
| 1992 | 65 | #1,412 |
| 1991 | 50 | #1,646 |
| 1990 | 44 | #1,775 |
| 1989 | 29 | #2,286 |
| 1988 | 33 | #1,944 |
| 1987 | 42 | #1,634 |
| 1986 | 17 | #2,888 |
| 1985 | 23 | #2,292 |
| 1984 | 14 | #3,105 |
| 1983 | 24 | #2,139 |
| 1982 | 11 | #3,690 |
| 1981 | 16 | #2,777 |
| 1980 | 7 | #4,938 |
| 1979 | 7 | #4,840 |
| 1978 | 12 | #3,214 |
| 1977 | 12 | #3,201 |
| 1976 | 5 | #5,584 |
Nicknames for Naquan
- Quan 12 boys in the US in 2025
Names like Naquan
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Dakota, Yitzchok, Yusuf, Yuri, Daquan, Jaquan, Hassan, Yakov, Nasir, Minh, Jamir, Keegan
Names related to Naquan
More Modern names
Jayden, Ailany, Myla, Kayden, Nevaeh, Jax, Indie, Miley, Raelynn, Kaiden, Kehlani, Alayna, Caden, Zayden, Wrenley, Mya
Sources
Figures from Popular Baby Names (US Social Security Administration). Nameling last updated them on 20 October 2026. How the figures are worked out, and the data to download.
To cite this page: Nameling, “Naquan: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/naquan, updated 20 October 2026.