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#1,000rank188019001920194019601980200020201986peak #220, 1919boys
Hover or use arrow keys to read values by year; click or press Enter to open that year.

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
1906
1905#9198
1904#1,2055
1903
1902
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1900#1,3105
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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 1986

  • 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: fewer than 5 boys named Quentin, so not publishedWAIdaho: 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: fewer than 5 boys named Quentin, so not publishedMNIllinois: #231 for boys · 49 births · 1 in 1,629 boysILWisconsin: #221 for boys · 14 births · 1 in 2,371 boysWIMichigan: #333 for boys · 16 births · 1 in 3,989 boysMINew York: #428 for boys · 26 births · 1 in 4,700 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: #265 for boys · 6 births · 1 in 3,022 boysIAIndiana: #317 for boys · 10 births · 1 in 3,695 boysINOhio: #217 for boys · 34 births · 1 in 2,220 boysOHPennsylvania: #296 for boys · 21 births · 1 in 3,677 boysPANew Jersey: fewer than 5 boys named Quentin, so not publishedNJConnecticut: fewer than 5 boys named Quentin, so not publishedCTCalifornia: #632 for boys · 25 births · 1 in 9,132 boysCAUtah: fewer than 5 boys named Quentin, so not publishedUTColorado: #420 for boys · 5 births · 1 in 5,035 boysCONebraska: #223 for boys · 5 births · 1 in 2,224 boysNEMissouri: #241 for boys · 15 births · 1 in 2,398 boysMOKentucky: #316 for boys · 6 births · 1 in 3,987 boysKYWest Virginia: fewer than 5 boys named Quentin, so not publishedWVVirginia: #245 for boys · 19 births · 1 in 1,990 boysVAMaryland: #242 for boys · 13 births · 1 in 2,177 boysMDDelaware: fewer than 5 boys named Quentin, so not publishedDEArizona: #412 for boys · 7 births · 1 in 3,888 boysAZNew Mexico: #339 for boys · 5 births · 1 in 2,270 boysNMKansas: #289 for boys · 6 births · 1 in 2,877 boysKSArkansas: #196 for boys · 11 births · 1 in 1,342 boysARTennessee: #255 for boys · 14 births · 1 in 2,237 boysTNNorth Carolina: #135 for boys · 46 births · 1 in 889 boysNCSouth Carolina: #104 for boys · 39 births · 1 in 540 boysSCDistrict of Columbia: #255 for boys · 5 births · 1 in 1,500 boysDCOklahoma: #344 for boys · 7 births · 1 in 3,212 boysOKLouisiana: #183 for boys · 37 births · 1 in 920 boysLAMississippi: #203 for boys · 14 births · 1 in 1,219 boysMSAlabama: #248 for boys · 14 births · 1 in 1,806 boysALGeorgia: #172 for boys · 41 births · 1 in 1,078 boysGAHawaii: fewer than 5 boys named Quentin, so not publishedHITexas: #325 for boys · 59 births · 1 in 2,480 boysTXFlorida: #322 for boys · 28 births · 1 in 2,729 boysFL

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Top states · boys
  1. South Carolina#104 · 1 in 540
  2. North Carolina#135 · 1 in 889
  3. Georgia#172 · 1 in 1,078
  4. Louisiana#183 · 1 in 920
  5. Arkansas#196 · 1 in 1,342

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

Show every state
StateRankBirthsShare
South Carolina#104391 in 540
North Carolina#135461 in 889
Georgia#172411 in 1,078
Louisiana#183371 in 920
Arkansas#196111 in 1,342
Mississippi#203141 in 1,219
Ohio#217341 in 2,220
Wisconsin#221141 in 2,371
Nebraska#22351 in 2,224
Illinois#231491 in 1,629
Missouri#241151 in 2,398
Maryland#242131 in 2,177
Virginia#245191 in 1,990
Alabama#248141 in 1,806
District of Columbia#25551 in 1,500
Tennessee#255141 in 2,237
Iowa#26561 in 3,022
Kansas#28961 in 2,877
Pennsylvania#296211 in 3,677
Kentucky#31661 in 3,987
Indiana#317101 in 3,695
Florida#322281 in 2,729
Texas#325591 in 2,480
Michigan#333161 in 3,989
New Mexico#33951 in 2,270
Oklahoma#34471 in 3,212
Arizona#41271 in 3,888
Colorado#42051 in 5,035
New York#428261 in 4,700
California#632251 in 9,132
Alaska
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Idaho
Maine
Massachusetts
Minnesota
Montana
Nevada
New Hampshire
New Jersey
North Dakota
Oregon
Rhode Island
South Dakota
Utah
Vermont
Washington
West Virginia
Wyoming

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 1986

girls
#8,523
7 births · 1 in 245,078 girls
boys
#320
633 births · 1 in 2,909 boys

Top girls' names in 1986

  1. #1Jessica52,682
  2. #2Ashley49,671
  3. #3Amanda40,532
  4. #4Jennifer36,187
  5. #5Sarah28,163
  6. #6Stephanie22,651
  7. #7Nicole21,292
  8. #8Brittany20,313
  9. #9Heather19,790
  10. #10Elizabeth19,074
  11. #8,523Quentin7

Top boys' names in 1986

  1. #1Michael64,235
  2. #2Christopher56,693
  3. #3Matthew46,929
  4. #4Joshua37,542
  5. #5David37,150
  6. #6Daniel36,573
  7. #7James34,057
  8. #8Andrew33,858
  9. #9Robert31,350
  10. #10John30,209
  11. #320Quentin633
More about 1986

girls

1,715,547 girls got a published name in 1986; 1 in 245,078 of them was named Quentin, which outranked 33.6% of the 12,836 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 18.1% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Quentin
  1. #7,749Zola8
  2. #7,749Zoraya8
  3. #7,749Zyanya8
  4. #8,523Quentin7
  5. #8,523Aaisha7
  6. #8,523Abagael7
  7. #8,523Abbygail7
  8. #9,545Aasiya6
  9. #9,545Abrianna6
  10. #9,545Adaeze6

Tied with 1,021 names at #8,523; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.

Biggest movers since 1985
Risers
  1. 9,719Kyrie#10,677#958
  2. 4,778Sable#5,678#900
  3. 2,034Eliana#2,484#450
  4. 1,497Shatara#2,484#987
  5. 1,374Cherrelle#2,253#879
Fallers
  1. 442Violeta#963#1,405
  2. 361Micaela#545#906
  3. 361Tasia#572#933
  4. 324Jo#925#1,249
  5. 306Tammie#987#1,293

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

boys

1,841,515 boys got a published name in 1986; 1 in 2,909 of them was named Quentin, which outranked 95.9% of the 7,830 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 22.2% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Quentin
  1. #316Salvador642
  2. #318Zachery641
  3. #319Ernesto638
  4. #320Quentin633
  5. #321Landon631
  6. #321Roderick631
  7. #323Isaiah619
Biggest movers since 1985
Risers
  1. 1,279Spenser#2,226#947
  2. 920Jayce#1,614#694
  3. 714Addison#1,228#514
  4. 649Payton#1,614#965
  5. 573Cordell#1,181#608
Fallers
  1. 409Ulises#877#1,286
  2. 365Eliot#934#1,299
  3. 322Jordy#998#1,320
  4. 313Trace#956#1,269
  5. 292Kennith#963#1,255

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

See the top 100 for 1986