Drequan
Masculine
Drequan sets two strong syllables side by side: Dre, the sound American speech already knew as a short form of Andre, and -quan, the stressed ending shared with Daquan. The result is compact, seven letters, with the weight landing on the second beat.
How old is the name Drequan?
Drequan first appears in US birth records in 1992 — 33 years ago. The typical Drequan alive today was born around 2000, making them about 25 years old. About 500 people named Drequan are estimated to be alive in the US today.
When was the name Drequan most popular?
Drequan peaked in 1996, reaching #2183 nationally. See the whole 1996 chart.
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Where it comes from
Origin, sound and short forms
Our story of Drequan
Drequan is a name made of two pieces that each arrived with a sound and no baggage. The first, Dre, was already in the air as a short form of Andre; the second, -quan, closes Daquan and gives each of these names its final stress. Joined, they make a name that is quick to say and hard to mishear once it has been heard. Its history is the history of the join itself: recent, American, and finished.
Meaningnot established
Not established
No meaning is recorded. The name joins Dre and -quan, and neither piece carries a meaning in this use. Dre sounds like the short form of Andre, which goes back to the Greek Andreas, 'manly', but no record ties Drequan to that line.
Pronouncing Drequan
dray-KWAHN
Stress on the second syllable. Some say DREE-kwon; the family's version settles it.
Nicknames for Drequan
Limited
What the data says
146 years of official birth records
The long climb, and where it stands now
The same years in position rather than babies
- First recorded
- 1992
- Most boys named
- 200039 — the highest on record
- Peak rank
- #2183reached in 1996
- Change vs 2023
- −54.5%5 in 2024, from 11
Rank is a position, a count is a headcount, and they move independently — a name can hold its rank while the number of babies behind it falls. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration.
Drequans among us
people named Drequan are estimated to be alive in the US today
Estimated from SSA birth records and published actuarial life tables. Method
Is it right for you
Questions parents actually ask
Fashion outlook
Drequan sits outside the current charts, and that is its own kind of answer: naming cycles can only date the names they carried up. A name this rare has no decade stamped on it — it cannot go out of fashion, because it was never in.
Based on 146 years of naming cycles. How we read them
The trade-off
- Both halves are familiar sounds, so it is easy to say once heard.
- Dre is a ready-made short form with a life of its own.
- Others will write Draquan, Drequon or Dreyquan, and it needs spelling aloud.
- The name can be explained only through its parts; that is ordinary for built names and easy to say in one line.
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Frequently asked
- How many Drequans are there in the world?
- No country counts the world's names, so there is no worldwide figure — anyone quoting one is estimating. About 500 people named Drequan are estimated to be alive in the US today.
- How popular is the name Drequan in 2025?
- Drequan is rarely given in the US today — it does not rank in the top 2000 boy names.
- Will my child share the name Drequan with classmates?
- Drequan will almost certainly be the only one in school.
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