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Daquawn

♂ Boy

Pronounced duh-KWON /dəˈkwɑn/Low

Meaning: Daquawn is a coined name joining the Da- prefix to the -quawn element, a spelling of the popular -quan sound seen in Daquan and Raquan. It is a modern assembly of fashionable sounds and carries no older inherited meaning of its own.Low

In 30 seconds: Daquawn joins the Da- prefix with the -quawn element. A modern coinage, it stayed rare and peaked around 1996 (said duh-KWON).
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Origin LowAmerican
MeaningDaquawn is a coined name joining the Da- prefix to the -quawn element, a spelling of the popular -quan sound seen in Daquan and Raquan. It is a modern assembly of fashionable sounds and carries no older inherited meaning of its own.
U.S. rank (2007)#9992 ↗ Rising
2007 U.S. births7 boys (0.00% of U.S. boys)
Peak year1996
Total births (all-time)≈ 158

Popularity in the U.S. · SSA data

peak 199619902007

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

Daquawn is a modern American coinage, joining the Da- prefix to the -quawn spelling of the fashionable -quan element found in Daquan and Raquan. Rather than an inherited meaning, it was built for its bold sound, part of the inventive naming of the nineteen-nineties.

It was never common, given to only about sixteen boys a year at its peak around 1996, and stayed rare. A boy named Daquawn then is around thirty today.

Did you know? Daquawn spells the popular -quan sound with a -quawn twist, part of a large family of Da- and -quan names coined in Black American communities in the nineteen-nineties.
Overall data confidence 28%
References - Daquawn — Da- + -quawn/-quan coinage; no older etymology

Variations

DaquanDaquonDaquawne

Nicknames

QuawnDae

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If you like Daquawn…

Daquan— the standard spelling of the same name
Raquan— a like -quan coinage
Dashawn— a similar Da- prefixed name
Marquan— a like -quan boy's name

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Frequently Asked

What does the name Daquawn mean?

It is a modern coinage joining the Da- prefix to the -quawn/-quan element; no older inherited meaning.

How do you pronounce Daquawn?

It is said duh-KWON /dəˈkwɑn/, two syllables with the stress on the second.

Is Daquawn a boy or girl name?

Daquawn is used as a boy's name.

How popular is Daquawn?

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

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