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#1,000rank188019001920194019601980200020201973peak #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 1973

  • 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: #378 for boys · 5 births · 1 in 4,292 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: fewer than 5 boys named Quentin, so not publishedMNIllinois: #466 for boys · 14 births · 1 in 5,574 boysILWisconsin: fewer than 5 boys named Quentin, so not publishedWIMichigan: #396 for boys · 13 births · 1 in 5,056 boysMINew York: #730 for boys · 9 births · 1 in 12,704 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: #260 for boys · 6 births · 1 in 3,027 boysIAIndiana: #378 for boys · 8 births · 1 in 4,966 boysINOhio: #367 for boys · 15 births · 1 in 5,138 boysOHPennsylvania: #389 for boys · 12 births · 1 in 6,172 boysPANew Jersey: fewer than 5 boys named Quentin, so not publishedNJConnecticut: fewer than 5 boys named Quentin, so not publishedCTCalifornia: #580 for boys · 18 births · 1 in 8,015 boysCAUtah: fewer than 5 boys named Quentin, so not publishedUTColorado: fewer than 5 boys named Quentin, so not publishedCONebraska: #179 for boys · 7 births · 1 in 1,485 boysNEMissouri: #296 for boys · 11 births · 1 in 2,999 boysMOKentucky: #300 for boys · 8 births · 1 in 3,222 boysKYWest Virginia: fewer than 5 boys named Quentin, so not publishedWVVirginia: #329 for boys · 9 births · 1 in 3,508 boysVAMaryland: #276 for boys · 8 births · 1 in 2,689 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: #253 for boys · 7 births · 1 in 1,973 boysKSArkansas: fewer than 5 boys named Quentin, so not publishedARTennessee: #409 for boys · 6 births · 1 in 5,218 boysTNNorth Carolina: #286 for boys · 17 births · 1 in 2,318 boysNCSouth Carolina: #367 for boys · 6 births · 1 in 3,552 boysSCDistrict of Columbia: fewer than 5 boys named Quentin, so not publishedDCOklahoma: fewer than 5 boys named Quentin, so not publishedOKLouisiana: #290 for boys · 16 births · 1 in 1,858 boysLAMississippi: #251 for boys · 12 births · 1 in 1,581 boysMSAlabama: #226 for boys · 18 births · 1 in 1,478 boysALGeorgia: #229 for boys · 26 births · 1 in 1,505 boysGAHawaii: fewer than 5 boys named Quentin, so not publishedHITexas: #534 for boys · 19 births · 1 in 5,511 boysTXFlorida: #413 for boys · 12 births · 1 in 4,125 boysFL

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Top states · boys
  1. Nebraska#179 · 1 in 1,485
  2. Alabama#226 · 1 in 1,478
  3. Georgia#229 · 1 in 1,505
  4. Mississippi#251 · 1 in 1,581
  5. Kansas#253 · 1 in 1,973

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

Show every state
StateRankBirthsShare
Nebraska#17971 in 1,485
Alabama#226181 in 1,478
Georgia#229261 in 1,505
Mississippi#251121 in 1,581
Kansas#25371 in 1,973
Iowa#26061 in 3,027
Maryland#27681 in 2,689
North Carolina#286171 in 2,318
Louisiana#290161 in 1,858
Missouri#296111 in 2,999
Kentucky#30081 in 3,222
Virginia#32991 in 3,508
Ohio#367151 in 5,138
South Carolina#36761 in 3,552
Indiana#37881 in 4,966
Washington#37851 in 4,292
Pennsylvania#389121 in 6,172
Michigan#396131 in 5,056
Tennessee#40961 in 5,218
Florida#413121 in 4,125
Illinois#466141 in 5,574
Texas#534191 in 5,511
California#580181 in 8,015
New York#73091 in 12,704
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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 1973

girls
#8,423
5 births · 1 in 291,642 girls
boys
#428
334 births · 1 in 4,666 boys

Top girls' names in 1973

  1. #1Jennifer62,448
  2. #2Amy26,962
  3. #3Michelle26,935
  4. #4Kimberly23,531
  5. #5Lisa22,677
  6. #6Melissa22,479
  7. #7Angela20,898
  8. #8Heather19,347
  9. #9Stephanie17,263
  10. #10Rebecca14,868
  11. #8,423Quentin5

Top boys' names in 1973

  1. #1Michael67,797
  2. #2Christopher48,313
  3. #3Jason46,683
  4. #4James42,836
  5. #5David41,082
  6. #6John39,165
  7. #7Robert38,698
  8. #8Brian35,686
  9. #9William28,018
  10. #10Matthew24,531
  11. #428Quentin334
More about 1973

girls

1,458,209 girls got a published name in 1973; 1 in 291,642 of them was named Quentin, which outranked 14.1% of the 9,810 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 17.7% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Quentin
  1. #7,435Zane6
  2. #7,435Zerlina6
  3. #7,435Zorina6
  4. #8,423Quentin5
  5. #8,423Aarti5
  6. #8,423Abbigail5
  7. #8,423Abi5

Tied with 1,387 names at #8,423; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.

Biggest movers since 1972
Risers
  1. ↑ 4,091Cicely#4,793 → #702
  2. ↑ 2,295Aubrey#3,177 → #882
  3. ↑ 1,847Nyree#2,680 → #833
  4. ↑ 1,533Danyell#2,523 → #990
  5. ↑ 1,496Vonetta#2,311 → #815
Fallers
  1. ↓ 1,814Camisha#815 → #2,629
  2. ↓ 470Andra#904 → #1,374
  3. ↓ 416Cherilyn#823 → #1,239
  4. ↓ 284Keena#848 → #1,132
  5. ↓ 281Nicolle#734 → #1,015

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

boys

1,558,576 boys got a published name in 1973; 1 in 4,666 of them was named Quentin, which outranked 92.7% of the 5,877 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 26.5% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Quentin
  1. #425Eli339
  2. #426Sheldon338
  3. #427Owen337
  4. #428Quentin334
  5. #429Garry331
  6. #430Curt327
  7. #430Rusty327
Biggest movers since 1972
Risers
  1. ↑ 2,348Vashon#3,152 → #804
  2. ↑ 1,405Jory#2,158 → #753
  3. ↑ 348Pernell#1,262 → #914
  4. ↑ 345Enoch#1,307 → #962
  5. ↑ 273Tarik#1,177 → #904
Fallers
  1. ↓ 669Jabbar#917 → #1,586
  2. ↓ 361Wes#993 → #1,354
  3. ↓ 326Paris#797 → #1,123
  4. ↓ 284Christophe#984 → #1,268
  5. ↓ 272Bennett#851 → #1,123

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

See the top 100 for 1973 →