Taiquan
Supreme or powerful boxer, a Mandarin Chinese name for martial arts practitioners.
Name Census estimates that about 114 living Americans carry the first name Taiquan. The name is used almost exclusively for boys. The average person named Taiquan today is around 27 years old, and the year with the single highest number of Taiquan births was 2006 (11 babies).
This page is the full Name Census profile for Taiquan. Below you will find a gender breakdown showing how the name splits between male and female registrations, a year-by-year popularity chart stretching back to 1880, decade-level totals, the top US states for this name, its meaning and etymology, and a set of frequently asked questions with data-backed answers.
People living today
114
~ 1 in 3,006,617 Americans
Peak year
2006
11 babies that year
Average age
27
years old
2008 SSA rank
#10,902
Tracked since 1989
Census
Taiquan in the 2020 Census
The 2020 Census recorded 111 people with the first name Taiquan, which placed it at #51,800 in the published first-name tables. This is a snapshot of people who already had the name at the time of the Census.
The SSA sections elsewhere on this page answer a different question: how often parents gave the name to babies over time. The "people living today" figure on this page is different again: it is a current estimate built from SSA birth records and age-based survival rates, so the two numbers are not expected to match exactly.
2020 Census rank
#51,800
National first-name rank
People counted
111
111 in the published race/origin table
Per 100,000
0.0
People with this name in 2020
Largest reported group
Black or African American
82.9% of people with this name
Demographics
Ancestry and ethnicity for Taiquan
In the 2020 Census race and Hispanic-origin table, the largest reported group for people named Taiquan is Black at 82.9%. The next largest groups are Asian/Pacific Islander (9.9%) and Hispanic (3.6%). These figures describe the people who had the name in 2020, not any inherent property of the name itself.
The bar chart below shows how people with the first name Taiquan described their own race and ethnicity on the 2020 Census form. The Census Bureau groups responses into six broad categories: White, Black or African American, Hispanic or Latino, Asian and Pacific Islander, American Indian and Alaska Native, and Two or More Races. When a category has too few respondents for a given name, the Bureau suppresses the figure to protect individual privacy, which is why some names show fewer than six slices.
Percentages are shown so the breakdown is easy to read across every published category. Because the 2020 Census first-name file also includes raw headcounts for each group, Name Census can show those alongside the percentages in the legend and hover tooltip.
Keep in mind that these are self-reported numbers. A first name does not determine a person's race or ethnicity, and the distribution you see here reflects the specific population who happened to carry the name Taiquan at the time of the 2020 Census, not any inherent property of the name itself.
- Black or African American82.9% · 92
- Asian and Pacific Islander9.9% · 11
- Hispanic or Latino3.6% · 4
- Two or more races2.7% · 3
- American Indian and Alaska Native0.9% · 1
Popularity
Taiquan: popularity over time
The SSA tracks Taiquan from the 1980s through to the 2000s, spanning 3 decades of birth certificate data. The biggest single decade for the name was the 1990s, with 56 total registrations. The name continues to be given at rates close to its all-time high, suggesting it has not yet fallen out of fashion.
Babies born per year
Decades
Taiquan by decade
The table below breaks the full SSA timeline into ten-year windows. Each row shows how many male and female babies were given the name Taiquan during that decade, along with a combined total. This is useful for spotting eras where the name surged or retreated.
Geography
Where Taiquans live
Origin
Meaning and history of Taiquan
The name Taiquan is of Chinese origin and is derived from the Mandarin words "tai" meaning great or supreme, and "quan" meaning boxing or martial art. It is believed to have originated around the 17th or 18th century during the Qing Dynasty when various styles of Chinese martial arts were becoming more widely practiced and formalized.
One of the earliest known references to the name Taiquan can be found in the classical Chinese novel "The Travels of Lao Ts'an" written by Liu E in the 17th century. The novel mentions a character named Taiquan, who was a skilled martial artist and teacher. However, it is unclear if this was an actual person or a fictional character.
During the Ming Dynasty (1368-1644), there was a famous general and martial artist named Taiquan Wang (1524-1597) who was renowned for his skills in the Shaolin martial arts. He is credited with developing and popularizing the Taiquan style of boxing, which may have influenced the name's association with martial arts.
In the late 19th century, a notable figure named Taiquan Yang (1837-1917) was a prominent teacher of the Yang-style Taijiquan (also known as Tai Chi Chuan). He is considered one of the most influential masters of this martial art and helped spread its practice throughout China and beyond.
Another historical figure with the name Taiquan was Taiquan Xu (1903-1981), a celebrated Chinese painter and calligrapher who was known for his innovative techniques and his fusion of traditional and modern styles. He was also an accomplished martial artist and practiced various styles of Chinese boxing.
During the 20th century, a famous martial artist and actor named Taiquan Zhang (1916-2005) gained popularity for his roles in numerous Hong Kong action films. He was a master of various Chinese martial arts, including Hung Gar and Choy Li Fut, and was known for his impressive physical skills and stage fighting abilities.
People
Taiquan + last name combinations
How many people share a full name with Taiquan as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Related
Other names starting with T
Other first names starting with T with a similar number of bearers.
FAQ
Taiquan: questions and answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Taiquan?
Name Census puts the figure at roughly 114 living Americans. We arrive at this by taking every SSA birth registration for Taiquan going back to 1880 and adjusting each cohort for expected survival using CDC actuarial life tables. The result is an age-weighted living-bearer count, not a raw birth total. That works out to about 1 in 3,006,617 US residents.
Is Taiquan a common name?
We classify Taiquan as "Very Rare". It ranks above 66.4% of all first names in the SSA dataset by living bearers. Across the full history of the data, 116 babies have been registered with this name.
When was Taiquan most popular?
The single biggest year for Taiquan was 2006, when 11 babies received the name. The fact that the average living Taiquan is about 27 years old gives you a rough sense of which era contributed the most bearers who are still alive today.
How common was Taiquan in the 2020 Census?
The published 2020 Census first-name tables recorded 111 people with the name Taiquan, or 0.04 per 100,000 residents. That placed it at #51,800 in the national Census ranking for first names.
Why is the Census count different from the living estimate?
Because they measure different things. The Census figure is a count of people who had the name Taiquan in 2020. The living estimate aims to answer a current question instead: how many people with the name are alive today, based on SSA birth records and age-based survival rates. Since one number is a 2020 snapshot and the other is a present-day estimate, they are not expected to be identical.
What does the Census say about the gender split for Taiquan?
In the 2020 Census sex table, Taiquan appears almost entirely male. Of the 114 people counted with this name, 100.0% were male and only a very small share were female. The Census view is a snapshot of people living with the name in 2020, while the SSA section above tracks births across time.
What does the Census say about the background of people named Taiquan?
In the 2020 Census race and Hispanic-origin table, the largest reported group for people named Taiquan is Black at 82.9%. The next largest groups are Asian/Pacific Islander (9.9%) and Hispanic (3.6%). These figures describe the people who had the name in 2020, not any inherent property of the name itself. The percentages in the chart above come from self-reported race and Hispanic-origin responses in the 2020 Census.
Which group reports the name Taiquan most often in the Census?
Black is the largest reported group for people named Taiquan in the 2020 Census, accounting for 82.9% (92 people in the published table).
Why can the Census sex total and race total differ slightly?
The Census Bureau published separate 2020 tables for sex and for race/Hispanic origin, and the released figures can differ slightly because of privacy protection in the public files. That is why this page treats the gender section and the race/origin section as two related snapshots instead of forcing them into one identical total.
Does every first name have Census demographic data?
No. The public Census first-name release only includes names that met the Bureau's publication rules, so many rarer names in the SSA files have no Census demographic snapshot. When that happens, the SSA trend, gender history, and state sections still appear, but the 2020 Census demographic sections are omitted.
What does the SSA popularity chart show?
The chart tracks births, not the number of people alive with the name today. Each point shows how many babies were given the name Taiquan in that year. That makes it useful for spotting when the name rose, peaked, or faded.
Is Taiquan a male name?
Yes, 100.0% of people registered as Taiquan in the SSA data are male. You can see the full per-sex comparison in the gender distribution section above, which includes the latest year rank, birth count, and peak year for each sex.
Is Taiquan still being used today?
Yes. The SSA still recorded Taiquan in 2024, and the page above shows its latest-year rank where available. A name can be well past its peak and still remain in steady use, especially if it built up a large population over earlier decades.
Why can a name have a lot of living bearers even if it is not trendy now?
Because living-bearer counts and current baby-name popularity measure different things. A name like Taiquan can build up a very large population over many decades, even if fewer parents are choosing it now than they did at its peak.
Where does this data come from?
First-name figures come from the Social Security Administration's national baby name files, which cover every name on a birth certificate from 1880 to 2024. Living-bearer estimates layer in CDC actuarial life tables broken out by sex to account for mortality. The population baseline (342,754,338) is the Census Bureau's latest national estimate. You can read the full calculation on our methodology page.
How many people are named Taiquan?
Our sister site HowManyOfMe.org answers how many people share the name Taiquan at a glance, with the living-bearer count up front.