Quentin

Last seen for girls in 2015 at #14,482 · #965 for boys in 2025, 238 births
Given to boys 99.6% of the time

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Peak · boys
1919 · 567 births
Debut · boys
5 births
In top 100 · boys
never
of 146 years
Total births · boys
43,472
since 1900

Quentin over time

boys

Rank among boys' names. Quentin has never cracked the top 200 here.

#1#10#100#1,000rank188019001920194019601980200020201976peak #220, 1919boys
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Gaps mean fewer than 5 babies received the name that year, so the SSA doesn't publish it.

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Yeargirlsboys
rankbirthsrankbirths
2025—#965238
2024—#783321
2023—#767336
2022—#656420
2021—#539547
2020—#533528
2019—#591468
2018—#542519
2017—#539526
2016—#484635
2015#14,4826#484616
2014#16,5135#470619
2013—#406731
2012—#440630
2011—#405697
2010—#396714
2009—#377808
2008—#378811
2007—#374820
2006—#347881
2005#16,4625#332913
2004#16,0995#330914
2003—#339835
2002#13,5956#351778
2001#15,3525#351764
2000—#325872
1999—#322866
1998—#2721,052
1997—#282993
1996—#284965
1995#9,5538#295900
1994—#344718
1993—#386596
1992—#365647
1991#13,1475#362651
1990—#338729
1989#12,3625#321748
1988#8,3918#297770
1987#5,92312#307700
1986#8,5237#320633
1985#8,3187#330597
1984#4,96614#320602
1983#7,3128#279735
1982#10,5175#307639
1981#9,1106#386437
1980#7,4188#368470
1979—#364480
1978#8,5626#356467
1977#6,3409#308623
1976#6,6118#331521
1975#6,4848#384411
1974—#427337
1973#8,4235#428334
1972#6,5587#426344
1971#7,3886#410383
1970#7,9955#394412
1969—#467267
1968—#571176
1967—#583168
1966#6,5645#594160
1965—#560184
1964—#508238
1963—#532223
1962—#657139
1961—#640149
1960—#699126
1959—#681126
1958—#657137
1957—#706115
1956—#650136
1955—#669120
1954—#637132
1953—#669113
1952—#619130
1951—#661112
1950—#624121
1949—#671104
1948—#625118
1947—#656111
1946—#591118
1945—#603101
1944—#554119
1943—#68188
1942—#603109
1941—#82859
1940—#84156
1939—#69573
1938—#78461
1937—#79360
1936—#81656
1935—#71672
1934—#73369
1933—#74567
1932—#70876
1931—#576104
1930—#576108
1929—#61098
1928—#598107
1927—#601107
1926—#614104
1925—#600110
1924—#445188
1923—#470167
1922—#485161
1921—#398233
1920—#312337
1919#4,2516#220567
1918—#243480
1917—#72372
1916—#86453
1915—#1,14132
1914—#1,07328
1913—#95027
1912—#97022
1911—#92513
1910—#85913
1909—#89311
1908—#87710
1907—#77812
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1904—#1,2055
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First appearance
1900

The first year at least five boys were named Quentin! It came in at #1,310, and was given to 5 baby boys.


Quietest stretch: 1900–1904, when fewer than 6 boys a year got the name.

Where Quentin is popular in 1976

  • Rank in state
  • Top 10
  • 11–50
  • 51–100
  • 101–500
  • 501+
  • Not published
Alaska: fewer than 5 boys named Quentin, so not publishedAKMaine: fewer than 5 boys named Quentin, so not publishedMEVermont: fewer than 5 boys named Quentin, so not publishedVTNew Hampshire: fewer than 5 boys named Quentin, so not publishedNHWashington: #372 for boys · 6 births · 1 in 4,025 boysWAIdaho: fewer than 5 boys named Quentin, so not publishedIDMontana: fewer than 5 boys named Quentin, so not publishedMTNorth Dakota: fewer than 5 boys named Quentin, so not publishedNDMinnesota: #318 for boys · 6 births · 1 in 4,504 boysMNIllinois: #217 for boys · 52 births · 1 in 1,508 boysILWisconsin: #236 for boys · 11 births · 1 in 2,794 boysWIMichigan: #274 for boys · 22 births · 1 in 2,778 boysMINew York: #435 for boys · 23 births · 1 in 4,880 boysNYMassachusetts: fewer than 5 boys named Quentin, so not publishedMARhode Island: fewer than 5 boys named Quentin, so not publishedRIOregon: fewer than 5 boys named Quentin, so not publishedORNevada: fewer than 5 boys named Quentin, so not publishedNVWyoming: fewer than 5 boys named Quentin, so not publishedWYSouth Dakota: fewer than 5 boys named Quentin, so not publishedSDIowa: #277 for boys · 6 births · 1 in 3,263 boysIAIndiana: #326 for boys · 10 births · 1 in 3,815 boysINOhio: #335 for boys · 17 births · 1 in 4,404 boysOHPennsylvania: #341 for boys · 15 births · 1 in 4,770 boysPANew Jersey: #569 for boys · 5 births · 1 in 8,097 boysNJConnecticut: fewer than 5 boys named Quentin, so not publishedCTCalifornia: #609 for boys · 19 births · 1 in 8,352 boysCAUtah: fewer than 5 boys named Quentin, so not publishedUTColorado: #281 for boys · 8 births · 1 in 2,348 boysCONebraska: fewer than 5 boys named Quentin, so not publishedNEMissouri: #230 for boys · 17 births · 1 in 1,941 boysMOKentucky: fewer than 5 boys named Quentin, so not publishedKYWest Virginia: #225 for boys · 6 births · 1 in 2,203 boysWVVirginia: #260 for boys · 14 births · 1 in 2,179 boysVAMaryland: #285 for boys · 7 births · 1 in 2,887 boysMDDelaware: fewer than 5 boys named Quentin, so not publishedDEArizona: fewer than 5 boys named Quentin, so not publishedAZNew Mexico: fewer than 5 boys named Quentin, so not publishedNMKansas: #171 for boys · 13 births · 1 in 1,167 boysKSArkansas: #262 for boys · 7 births · 1 in 2,120 boysARTennessee: #252 for boys · 14 births · 1 in 2,127 boysTNNorth Carolina: #235 for boys · 21 births · 1 in 1,726 boysNCSouth Carolina: #154 for boys · 24 births · 1 in 830 boysSCDistrict of Columbia: fewer than 5 boys named Quentin, so not publishedDCOklahoma: fewer than 5 boys named Quentin, so not publishedOKLouisiana: #194 for boys · 31 births · 1 in 981 boysLAMississippi: #251 for boys · 12 births · 1 in 1,505 boysMSAlabama: #241 for boys · 15 births · 1 in 1,675 boysALGeorgia: #181 for boys · 35 births · 1 in 1,018 boysGAHawaii: fewer than 5 boys named Quentin, so not publishedHITexas: #327 for boys · 47 births · 1 in 2,289 boysTXFlorida: #313 for boys · 19 births · 1 in 2,483 boysFL

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Top states · boys
  1. South Carolina#154 · 1 in 830
  2. Kansas#171 · 1 in 1,167
  3. Georgia#181 · 1 in 1,018
  4. Louisiana#194 · 1 in 981
  5. Illinois#217 · 1 in 1,508

Best ever in a state: #76 in South Carolina, 1983.

Show every state
StateRankBirthsShare
South Carolina#154241 in 830
Kansas#171131 in 1,167
Georgia#181351 in 1,018
Louisiana#194311 in 981
Illinois#217521 in 1,508
West Virginia#22561 in 2,203
Missouri#230171 in 1,941
North Carolina#235211 in 1,726
Wisconsin#236111 in 2,794
Alabama#241151 in 1,675
Mississippi#251121 in 1,505
Tennessee#252141 in 2,127
Virginia#260141 in 2,179
Arkansas#26271 in 2,120
Michigan#274221 in 2,778
Iowa#27761 in 3,263
Colorado#28181 in 2,348
Maryland#28571 in 2,887
Florida#313191 in 2,483
Minnesota#31861 in 4,504
Indiana#326101 in 3,815
Texas#327471 in 2,289
Ohio#335171 in 4,404
Pennsylvania#341151 in 4,770
Washington#37261 in 4,025
New York#435231 in 4,880
New Jersey#56951 in 8,097
California#609191 in 8,352
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Ranks are within each state; “1 in N” is out of the boys born there that year. The SSA only publishes a name in a state when 5 or more babies of one sex got it.

See more about Quentin
Momentum · boys
Falling
  • 182 spots since 2024 (#783 → #965)
  • 432 spots since 2020 (#533 → #965)
  • 481 spots since 2015 (#484 → #965)
  • Biggest jump: 480 spots in 1918 (#723 → #243)
  • Biggest drop: 182 spots in 2025 (#783 → #965)
Rise & fade · boys
19 yrs to peak
  • Debuted 1900
  • Peaked 1919 at #220 (567 births)
  • Births halved by 1921, 2 yrs later
Top of the charts · boys
Top 1,000 for 118 yrs
  • Top 10: never
  • Top 100: never
  • Top 1,000: 118 yrs · run 1916–2025
Share of babies · boys
1 in 1,729
  • Highest: 1 in 1,729 boys born in 1919 were named Quentin (0.06%)
  • Latest: 1 in 7,177 boys born in 2025 (0.01%)
Era · boys
The 2000s
  • 19.3% of all boys named Quentin (8,396) were born in this decade
Show by decade
DecadeBirthsBest rankAvg rank
1900s51#778 (1907)#997
1910s1,307#220 (1919)#797
1920s1,612#312 (1920)#513
1930s746#576 (1930)#714
1940s983#554 (1944)#665
1950s1,242#619 (1952)#657
1960s1,830#467 (1969)#581
1970s4,312#308 (1977)#383
1980s6,331#279 (1983)#324
1990s8,117#272 (1998)#325
2000s8,396#325 (2000)#350
2010s6,155#396 (2010)#476
2020s2,390#533 (2020)#707

All figures count published births only (names given to at least 5 boys in a year). Registrations before 1937 are incomplete, so early shares and totals run low.

Quentin in 1976

girls
#6,611
8 births · 1 in 183,137 girls
boys
#331
521 births · 1 in 3,012 boys

Top girls' names in 1976

  1. #1Jennifer59,473
  2. #2Amy31,339
  3. #3Melissa25,094
  4. #4Heather24,192
  5. #5Angela22,038
  6. #6Michelle19,550
  7. #7Kimberly18,962
  8. #8Jessica18,368
  9. #9Lisa17,346
  10. #10Amanda15,588
  11. #6,611Quentin8

Top boys' names in 1976

  1. #1Michael66,915
  2. #2Jason52,643
  3. #3Christopher45,190
  4. #4David39,265
  5. #5James38,294
  6. #6John33,976
  7. #7Robert33,789
  8. #8Brian30,517
  9. #9Matthew29,951
  10. #10Daniel24,702
  11. #331Quentin521
More about 1976

girls

1,465,099 girls got a published name in 1976; 1 in 183,137 of them was named Quentin, which outranked 39.4% of the 10,913 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 17.2% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Quentin
  1. #6,048Zarina9
  2. #6,048Zarinah9
  3. #6,048Zona9
  4. #6,611Quentin8
  5. #6,611Aarti8
  6. #6,611Aaryn8
  7. #6,611Addy8
  8. #7,296Abbigail7
  9. #7,296Adah7
  10. #7,296Adama7

Tied with 684 names at #6,611; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.

Biggest movers since 1975
Risers
  1. ↑ 3,548Rhiannon#4,141 → #593
  2. ↑ 3,533Mackenzie#4,370 → #837
  3. ↑ 3,060Khalilah#3,774 → #714
  4. ↑ 1,663Kenisha#2,612 → #949
  5. ↑ 1,455Latoria#2,411 → #956
Fallers
  1. ↓ 821Nyree#926 → #1,747
  2. ↓ 668Syreeta#778 → #1,446
  3. ↓ 505Cher#994 → #1,499
  4. ↓ 398Kandice#957 → #1,355
  5. ↓ 370Racquel#973 → #1,343

Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.

boys

1,569,007 boys got a published name in 1976; 1 in 3,012 of them was named Quentin, which outranked 94.9% of the 6,495 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 25.2% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Quentin
  1. #327Lloyd534
  2. #329Johnnie527
  3. #330Caleb525
  4. #331Quentin521
  5. #332Austin519
  6. #333Devin517
  7. #333Gordon517
Biggest movers since 1975
Risers
  1. ↑ 3,506Seneca#4,309 → #803
  2. ↑ 1,165Jameel#2,134 → #969
  3. ↑ 712Delvin#1,658 → #946
  4. ↑ 567Jerimy#1,530 → #963
  5. ↑ 510Jamaal#1,042 → #532
Fallers
  1. ↓ 1,113Santino#1,000 → #2,113
  2. ↓ 511Carnell#900 → #1,411
  3. ↓ 453Nakia#337 → #790
  4. ↓ 395Charlton#938 → #1,333
  5. ↓ 376Benjiman#970 → #1,346

Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.

See the top 100 for 1976 →