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Daquana

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Pronounced duh-KWAH-nuh /dəˈkwɑː.nə/Medium

Meaning: Daquana is a coined name that pairs the Da- prefix with a Quana element, alongside Shaquana, Latoya, and Dashawna. It has no single traditional root; it belongs to a wave of late-century African-American names built for a flowing, distinctive sound.Low

In 30 seconds: Daquana joins the Da- prefix with Quana, in the Shaquana family. It stayed rare, peaking around 1994 (said duh-KWAH-nuh).
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MeaningDaquana is a coined name that pairs the Da- prefix with a Quana element, alongside Shaquana, Latoya, and Dashawna. It has no single traditional root; it belongs to a wave of late-century African-American names built for a flowing, distinctive sound.
U.S. rank (2000)#15630 ↘ Falling
2000 U.S. births5 girls (0.00% of U.S. girls)
Peak year1994
Total births (all-time)≈ 100

Popularity in the U.S. · SSA data

peak 199419872000

U.S. births per year (Social Security Administration, 1880–present). Pink marker = peak year.

SSA data updated May 2026. How we source & verify this data.

History & Origin

Daquana is an invented African-American name of the late twentieth century, joining the Da- opening to a Quana ending shared with Shaquana and Laquana. It is part of a broad fashion for personalized, musical names built from stylish prefixes and endings. Its meaning lives in these parts rather than in one settled root, and we trace it honestly to that family.

Daquana was always rare, given to only about twenty girls a year at its peak around 1994, and it faded within a decade. A woman named Daquana then is in her early thirties today.

Did you know? Daquana belongs to the same -quana family as Shaquana and Laquana, a group of coined names that flourished in the nineteen-eighties and nineties.
Overall data confidence 30%
References - Daquana — Da- + Quana coinage; Shaquana/Laquana family

Variations

DaquannaShaquanaLaquana

Nicknames

QuanaDee

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If you like Daquana…

Shaquana— a close cousin in the -quana family
Laquana— shares the -quana ending and style
Daquan— a like Da- coined name of the era
Latanya— another coined girl's name of the type

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Frequently Asked

What does the name Daquana mean?

It joins the Da- prefix with a Quana ending, in the Shaquana family, without one fixed traditional meaning.

How do you pronounce Daquana?

It is said duh-KWAH-nuh /dəˈkwɑː.nə/, three syllables with the stress on the second.

Is Daquana a boy or girl name?

Daquana is used as a girl's name.

How popular is Daquana?

It has always been rare, given to only about twenty girls a year at its peak in the mid nineteen-nineties.

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