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#1,000rank188019001920194019601980200020201970peak #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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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 1970

  • 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: #305 for boys · 34 births · 1 in 2,846 boysILWisconsin: #340 for boys · 7 births · 1 in 5,251 boysWIMichigan: #284 for boys · 26 births · 1 in 3,130 boysMINew York: #423 for boys · 28 births · 1 in 5,523 boysNYMassachusetts: #369 for boys · 6 births · 1 in 7,772 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: fewer than 5 boys named Quentin, so not publishedSDIowa: fewer than 5 boys named Quentin, so not publishedIAIndiana: #342 for boys · 11 births · 1 in 4,341 boysINOhio: #396 for boys · 15 births · 1 in 6,463 boysOHPennsylvania: #367 for boys · 15 births · 1 in 6,264 boysPANew Jersey: #412 for boys · 9 births · 1 in 6,152 boysNJConnecticut: fewer than 5 boys named Quentin, so not publishedCTCalifornia: #534 for boys · 24 births · 1 in 7,432 boysCAUtah: fewer than 5 boys named Quentin, so not publishedUTColorado: fewer than 5 boys named Quentin, so not publishedCONebraska: fewer than 5 boys named Quentin, so not publishedNEMissouri: #402 for boys · 7 births · 1 in 5,656 boysMOKentucky: #315 for boys · 8 births · 1 in 3,617 boysKYWest Virginia: fewer than 5 boys named Quentin, so not publishedWVVirginia: #294 for boys · 13 births · 1 in 2,941 boysVAMaryland: #243 for boys · 11 births · 1 in 2,555 boysMDDelaware: fewer than 5 boys named Quentin, so not publishedDEArizona: #359 for boys · 6 births · 1 in 2,828 boysAZNew Mexico: fewer than 5 boys named Quentin, so not publishedNMKansas: #303 for boys · 6 births · 1 in 2,772 boysKSArkansas: #297 for boys · 6 births · 1 in 2,674 boysARTennessee: #385 for boys · 7 births · 1 in 5,045 boysTNNorth Carolina: #372 for boys · 11 births · 1 in 4,145 boysNCSouth Carolina: #365 for boys · 6 births · 1 in 3,890 boysSCDistrict of Columbia: #213 for boys · 9 births · 1 in 1,347 boysDCOklahoma: fewer than 5 boys named Quentin, so not publishedOKLouisiana: #374 for boys · 10 births · 1 in 3,385 boysLAMississippi: #347 for boys · 7 births · 1 in 3,031 boysMSAlabama: #303 for boys · 12 births · 1 in 2,572 boysALGeorgia: #313 for boys · 16 births · 1 in 2,819 boysGAHawaii: fewer than 5 boys named Quentin, so not publishedHITexas: #367 for boys · 39 births · 1 in 2,937 boysTXFlorida: #302 for boys · 21 births · 1 in 2,559 boysFL

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Top states · boys
  1. District of Columbia#213 · 1 in 1,347
  2. Maryland#243 · 1 in 2,555
  3. Michigan#284 · 1 in 3,130
  4. Virginia#294 · 1 in 2,941
  5. Arkansas#297 · 1 in 2,674

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

Show every state
StateRankBirthsShare
District of Columbia#21391 in 1,347
Maryland#243111 in 2,555
Michigan#284261 in 3,130
Virginia#294131 in 2,941
Arkansas#29761 in 2,674
Florida#302211 in 2,559
Alabama#303121 in 2,572
Kansas#30361 in 2,772
Illinois#305341 in 2,846
Georgia#313161 in 2,819
Kentucky#31581 in 3,617
Wisconsin#34071 in 5,251
Indiana#342111 in 4,341
Mississippi#34771 in 3,031
Arizona#35961 in 2,828
South Carolina#36561 in 3,890
Pennsylvania#367151 in 6,264
Texas#367391 in 2,937
Massachusetts#36961 in 7,772
North Carolina#372111 in 4,145
Louisiana#374101 in 3,385
Tennessee#38571 in 5,045
Ohio#396151 in 6,463
Missouri#40271 in 5,656
New Jersey#41291 in 6,152
New York#423281 in 5,523
California#534241 in 7,432
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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 1970

girls
#7,995
5 births · 1 in 349,629 girls
boys
#394
412 births · 1 in 4,510 boys

Top girls' names in 1970

  1. #1Jennifer46,150
  2. #2Lisa38,967
  3. #3Kimberly34,130
  4. #4Michelle34,047
  5. #5Amy25,212
  6. #6Angela24,929
  7. #7Melissa23,735
  8. #8Tammy19,587
  9. #9Mary19,204
  10. #10Tracy18,464
  11. #7,995Quentin5

Top boys' names in 1970

  1. #1Michael85,266
  2. #2James61,735
  3. #3David61,728
  4. #4John58,491
  5. #5Robert57,177
  6. #6Christopher41,747
  7. #7William38,887
  8. #8Brian31,917
  9. #9Mark31,461
  10. #10Richard30,442
  11. #394Quentin412
More about 1970

girls

1,748,144 girls got a published name in 1970; 1 in 349,629 of them was named Quentin, which outranked 14.5% of the 9,355 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 16.3% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Quentin
  1. #7,070Zoey6
  2. #7,070Zoi6
  3. #7,070Zonna6
  4. #7,995Quentin5
  5. #7,995Abigal5
  6. #7,995Abigale5
  7. #7,995Abigayle5

Tied with 1,360 names at #7,995; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.

Biggest movers since 1969
Risers
  1. ↑ 1,541Tanisha#2,515 → #974
  2. ↑ 1,194India#1,955 → #761
  3. ↑ 695Shay#1,648 → #953
  4. ↑ 685Terra#1,303 → #618
  5. ↑ 669Dyan#1,648 → #979
Fallers
  1. ↓ 385Cinnamon#698 → #1,083
  2. ↓ 306Kaye#932 → #1,238
  3. ↓ 303Luanne#990 → #1,293
  4. ↓ 273Laureen#845 → #1,118
  5. ↓ 273Lesia#965 → #1,238

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

boys

1,858,229 boys got a published name in 1970; 1 in 4,510 of them was named Quentin, which outranked 92.7% of the 5,433 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 26.8% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Quentin
  1. #391Monte422
  2. #392Sheldon416
  3. #393Kris415
  4. #394Quentin412
  5. #395Stephan411
  6. #396Alfonso408
  7. #396Virgil408
Biggest movers since 1969
Risers
  1. ↑ 3,783Jermaine#4,404 → #621
  2. ↑ 1,000Dax#1,861 → #861
  3. ↑ 842Jeramy#1,810 → #968
  4. ↑ 639Branden#1,570 → #931
  5. ↑ 407Braden#1,396 → #989
Fallers
  1. ↓ 593Jemal#549 → #1,142
  2. ↓ 307Karen#885 → #1,192
  3. ↓ 307Merlin#885 → #1,192
  4. ↓ 302Dennie#920 → #1,222
  5. ↓ 276Luciano#931 → #1,207

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

See the top 100 for 1970 →