Shaquan
- Gender
- Boy
- Say it
- sha-KWAHN
- Origin
- Modern
- US rank, 2025
- #6,799 for boys
Shaquan is a boys' name of Modern origin. In 2025 it ranked 6,799th for boys in the US (12 babies).
Where does Shaquan come from?
Modern: Sha- prefix with -quan
Is Shaquan a girl's or a boy's name?
Shaquan is a boys' name. In 2025, it was given to 12 boys in the US. Too few girls were given it to be listed.
How popular is Shaquan in the UK?
No boys in the UK were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 2005, with 4 boys.
Shaquan in the UK, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 4 | #4,161 |
| 2016 | 0 | – |
| 2015 | 4 | #4,086 |
| 2014 | 0 | – |
| 2013 | 3 | #4,884 |
| 2012 | 0 | – |
| 2011 | 0 | – |
| 2010 | 3 | #4,865 |
| 2009 | 3 | #4,691 |
| 2008 | 3 | #4,615 |
| 2007 | 0 | – |
| 2006 | 4 | #3,522 |
| 2005 | 4 | #3,330 |
| 2004 | 3 | #3,792 |
| 2003 | 3 | #3,593 |
| 2002 | 0 | – |
| 2001 | 0 | – |
| 2000 | 0 | – |
| 1999 | 0 | – |
| 1998 | 0 | – |
| 1997 | 3 | #2,979 |
How popular is Shaquan in the US?
- Rank in 2025
- 6,799th among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 12 about 1 in 140,000 boys
- Five-year trend
- Too rare to call too few babies to tell
- Same name in a class
- under 1% chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 12 boys in the US were named Shaquan, making it the 6,799th most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 8,062nd. Its busiest year was 1994, with 244 boys. It first appears in the records in 1978.
Half of all the boys named Shaquan in the US since 1880 were born between 1993 and 2000, the years shaded on the chart below.
In 1978, 61% of the babies named Shaquan in the US were girls. By 2001 it was 10%, with more boys than girls since 1983.
Shaquan in the US, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 12 | #6,799 |
| 2024 | 5 | #12,341 |
| 2023 | 12 | #6,892 |
| 2022 | 23 | #4,438 |
| 2021 | 14 | #6,027 |
| 2020 | 9 | #8,062 |
| 2019 | 13 | #6,401 |
| 2018 | 14 | #6,032 |
| 2017 | 13 | #6,334 |
| 2016 | 11 | #7,152 |
| 2015 | 16 | #5,503 |
| 2014 | 15 | #5,729 |
| 2013 | 18 | #4,978 |
| 2012 | 14 | #5,995 |
| 2011 | 20 | #4,657 |
| 2010 | 18 | #5,044 |
| 2009 | 15 | #5,796 |
| 2008 | 26 | #3,918 |
| 2007 | 30 | #3,509 |
| 2006 | 24 | #3,998 |
| 2005 | 21 | #4,193 |
| 2004 | 32 | #3,070 |
| 2003 | 43 | #2,424 |
| 2002 | 44 | #2,333 |
| 2001 | 61 | #1,812 |
| 2000 | 86 | #1,425 |
| 1999 | 81 | #1,433 |
| 1998 | 116 | #1,102 |
| 1997 | 143 | #939 |
| 1996 | 136 | #947 |
| 1995 | 173 | #810 |
| 1994 | 244 | #662 |
| 1993 | 141 | #903 |
| 1992 | 103 | #1,080 |
| 1991 | 83 | #1,210 |
| 1990 | 69 | #1,331 |
| 1989 | 35 | #2,022 |
| 1988 | 40 | #1,726 |
| 1987 | 28 | #2,111 |
| 1986 | 18 | #2,776 |
| 1985 | 23 | #2,292 |
| 1984 | 18 | #2,612 |
| 1983 | 21 | #2,340 |
| 1982 | 8 | #4,591 |
| 1981 | 13 | #3,219 |
| 1980 | 7 | #4,938 |
| 1979 | 6 | #5,353 |
| 1978 | 12 | #3,214 |
Names like Shaquan
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Ahmed, Muhammad, Syed, Hamza, Hassan, Abdullah, Ibrahim, Musa, Yusuf, Khalid, Sami, Mustafa
Names related to Shaquan
More Modern names
Jayden, Ailany, Myla, Kayden, Nevaeh, Jax, Indie, Miley, Raelynn, Kaiden, Kehlani, Alayna, Caden, Zayden, Wrenley, Mya
Sources
Figures from Baby names in England and Wales (Office for National Statistics), Babies' first names (National Records of Scotland), Baby names (Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency) and 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, “Shaquan: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/shaquan, updated 20 October 2026.