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#1,000rank188019001920194019601980200020201918peak #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
1906
1905#9198
1904#1,2055
1903
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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 1918

  • 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: #184 for boys · 7 births · 1 in 1,285 boysWAIdaho: #160 for boys · 5 births · 1 in 796 boysIDMontana: #151 for boys · 6 births · 1 in 933 boysMTNorth Dakota: fewer than 5 boys named Quentin, so not publishedNDMinnesota: #183 for boys · 15 births · 1 in 1,358 boysMNIllinois: #236 for boys · 22 births · 1 in 2,482 boysILWisconsin: #161 for boys · 20 births · 1 in 1,111 boysWIMichigan: #242 for boys · 14 births · 1 in 2,341 boysMINew York: #338 for boys · 16 births · 1 in 5,612 boysNYMassachusetts: #239 for boys · 10 births · 1 in 3,257 boysMARhode 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: #144 for boys · 8 births · 1 in 726 boysSDIowa: #188 for boys · 14 births · 1 in 1,443 boysIAIndiana: #178 for boys · 17 births · 1 in 1,376 boysINOhio: #291 for boys · 13 births · 1 in 3,691 boysOHPennsylvania: #189 for boys · 37 births · 1 in 2,335 boysPANew Jersey: #211 for boys · 10 births · 1 in 2,747 boysNJConnecticut: fewer than 5 boys named Quentin, so not publishedCTCalifornia: fewer than 5 boys named Quentin, so not publishedCAUtah: #117 for boys · 10 births · 1 in 470 boysUTColorado: fewer than 5 boys named Quentin, so not publishedCONebraska: #227 for boys · 7 births · 1 in 1,620 boysNEMissouri: #219 for boys · 16 births · 1 in 1,673 boysMOKentucky: #184 for boys · 19 births · 1 in 1,214 boysKYWest Virginia: #117 for boys · 21 births · 1 in 668 boysWVVirginia: #408 for boys · 5 births · 1 in 4,403 boysVAMaryland: #181 for boys · 6 births · 1 in 1,962 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: #138 for boys · 18 births · 1 in 818 boysKSArkansas: #251 for boys · 10 births · 1 in 1,622 boysARTennessee: #187 for boys · 16 births · 1 in 1,368 boysTNNorth Carolina: #215 for boys · 19 births · 1 in 1,542 boysNCSouth Carolina: fewer than 5 boys named Quentin, so not publishedSCDistrict of Columbia: fewer than 5 boys named Quentin, so not publishedDCOklahoma: #158 for boys · 23 births · 1 in 854 boysOKLouisiana: #362 for boys · 6 births · 1 in 2,870 boysLAMississippi: #247 for boys · 10 births · 1 in 1,780 boysMSAlabama: #299 for boys · 9 births · 1 in 2,549 boysALGeorgia: #320 for boys · 10 births · 1 in 2,924 boysGAHawaii: fewer than 5 boys named Quentin, so not publishedHITexas: #325 for boys · 19 births · 1 in 2,236 boysTXFlorida: #190 for boys · 8 births · 1 in 1,100 boysFL

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Top states · boys
  1. Utah#117 · 1 in 470
  2. West Virginia#117 · 1 in 668
  3. Kansas#138 · 1 in 818
  4. South Dakota#144 · 1 in 726
  5. Montana#151 · 1 in 933

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

Show every state
StateRankBirthsShare
Utah#117101 in 470
West Virginia#117211 in 668
Kansas#138181 in 818
South Dakota#14481 in 726
Montana#15161 in 933
Oklahoma#158231 in 854
Idaho#16051 in 796
Wisconsin#161201 in 1,111
Indiana#178171 in 1,376
Maryland#18161 in 1,962
Minnesota#183151 in 1,358
Kentucky#184191 in 1,214
Washington#18471 in 1,285
Tennessee#187161 in 1,368
Iowa#188141 in 1,443
Pennsylvania#189371 in 2,335
Florida#19081 in 1,100
New Jersey#211101 in 2,747
North Carolina#215191 in 1,542
Missouri#219161 in 1,673
Nebraska#22771 in 1,620
Illinois#236221 in 2,482
Massachusetts#239101 in 3,257
Michigan#242141 in 2,341
Mississippi#247101 in 1,780
Arkansas#251101 in 1,622
Ohio#291131 in 3,691
Alabama#29991 in 2,549
Georgia#320101 in 2,924
Texas#325191 in 2,236
New York#338161 in 5,612
Louisiana#36261 in 2,870
Virginia#40851 in 4,403
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Connecticut
Delaware
District of Columbia
Hawaii
Maine
Nevada
New Hampshire
New Mexico
North Dakota
Oregon
Rhode Island
South Carolina
Vermont
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 1918

boys
#243
480 births · 1 in 2,111 boys

Top boys' names in 1918

  1. #1John56,558
  2. #2William45,291
  3. #3James42,115
  4. #4Robert40,619
  5. #5Charles26,921
  6. #6George26,318
  7. #7Joseph26,261
  8. #8Edward19,489
  9. #9Frank17,018
  10. #10Thomas13,910
  11. #243Quentin480
More about 1918

boys

1,013,480 boys got a published name in 1918; 1 in 2,111 of them was named Quentin, which outranked 95.0% of the 4,813 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 31.0% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Quentin
  1. #240Harley491
  2. #241Norbert484
  3. #242Austin483
  4. #243Quentin480
  5. #244Allan477
  6. #244Bob477
  7. #244Murray477
Biggest movers since 1917
Risers
  1. 600Quinton#1,092#492
  2. 542Pershing#876#334
  3. 480Quentin#723#243
  4. 440Issac#1,264#824
  5. 339Furman#1,092#753
Fallers
  1. 473Bernhard#900#1,373
  2. 424Edson#919#1,343
  3. 394Gasper#919#1,313
  4. 352Berton#934#1,286
  5. 346Ishmael#997#1,343

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

See the top 100 for 1918