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#1,000rank188019001920194019601980200020201982peak #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 1982

  • 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: #339 for boys · 6 births · 1 in 5,460 boysMNIllinois: #245 for boys · 45 births · 1 in 1,864 boysILWisconsin: #254 for boys · 11 births · 1 in 3,152 boysWIMichigan: #304 for boys · 18 births · 1 in 3,605 boysMINew York: #446 for boys · 23 births · 1 in 5,042 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: #164 for boys · 5 births · 1 in 1,070 boysSDIowa: #245 for boys · 7 births · 1 in 3,038 boysIAIndiana: #256 for boys · 14 births · 1 in 2,831 boysINOhio: #264 for boys · 25 births · 1 in 3,161 boysOHPennsylvania: #417 for boys · 11 births · 1 in 7,097 boysPANew Jersey: fewer than 5 boys named Quentin, so not publishedNJConnecticut: fewer than 5 boys named Quentin, so not publishedCTCalifornia: #679 for boys · 20 births · 1 in 10,241 boysCAUtah: fewer than 5 boys named Quentin, so not publishedUTColorado: fewer than 5 boys named Quentin, so not publishedCONebraska: #225 for boys · 5 births · 1 in 2,429 boysNEMissouri: #228 for boys · 18 births · 1 in 2,042 boysMOKentucky: #236 for boys · 11 births · 1 in 2,435 boysKYWest Virginia: fewer than 5 boys named Quentin, so not publishedWVVirginia: #222 for boys · 21 births · 1 in 1,679 boysVAMaryland: #245 for boys · 12 births · 1 in 2,133 boysMDDelaware: fewer than 5 boys named Quentin, so not publishedDEArizona: #452 for boys · 5 births · 1 in 4,722 boysAZNew Mexico: #301 for boys · 6 births · 1 in 1,929 boysNMKansas: #171 for boys · 14 births · 1 in 1,277 boysKSArkansas: #236 for boys · 8 births · 1 in 1,921 boysARTennessee: #259 for boys · 15 births · 1 in 2,174 boysTNNorth Carolina: #157 for boys · 36 births · 1 in 1,069 boysNCSouth Carolina: #125 for boys · 32 births · 1 in 657 boysSCDistrict of Columbia: fewer than 5 boys named Quentin, so not publishedDCOklahoma: #352 for boys · 7 births · 1 in 3,691 boysOKLouisiana: #184 for boys · 41 births · 1 in 922 boysLAMississippi: #296 for boys · 9 births · 1 in 2,139 boysMSAlabama: #163 for boys · 29 births · 1 in 898 boysALGeorgia: #156 for boys · 45 births · 1 in 901 boysGAHawaii: fewer than 5 boys named Quentin, so not publishedHITexas: #304 for boys · 66 births · 1 in 2,184 boysTXFlorida: #266 for boys · 37 births · 1 in 1,785 boysFL

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Top states · boys
  1. South Carolina#125 · 1 in 657
  2. Georgia#156 · 1 in 901
  3. North Carolina#157 · 1 in 1,069
  4. Alabama#163 · 1 in 898
  5. South Dakota#164 · 1 in 1,070

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

Show every state
StateRankBirthsShare
South Carolina#125321 in 657
Georgia#156451 in 901
North Carolina#157361 in 1,069
Alabama#163291 in 898
South Dakota#16451 in 1,070
Kansas#171141 in 1,277
Louisiana#184411 in 922
Virginia#222211 in 1,679
Nebraska#22551 in 2,429
Missouri#228181 in 2,042
Arkansas#23681 in 1,921
Kentucky#236111 in 2,435
Illinois#245451 in 1,864
Iowa#24571 in 3,038
Maryland#245121 in 2,133
Wisconsin#254111 in 3,152
Indiana#256141 in 2,831
Tennessee#259151 in 2,174
Ohio#264251 in 3,161
Florida#266371 in 1,785
Mississippi#29691 in 2,139
New Mexico#30161 in 1,929
Michigan#304181 in 3,605
Texas#304661 in 2,184
Minnesota#33961 in 5,460
Oklahoma#35271 in 3,691
Pennsylvania#417111 in 7,097
New York#446231 in 5,042
Arizona#45251 in 4,722
California#679201 in 10,241
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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 1982

girls
#10,517
5 births · 1 in 338,665 girls
boys
#307
639 births · 1 in 2,840 boys

Top girls' names in 1982

  1. #1Jennifer57,120
  2. #2Jessica45,453
  3. #3Amanda34,214
  4. #4Sarah28,483
  5. #5Melissa25,864
  6. #6Nicole21,706
  7. #7Stephanie20,861
  8. #8Elizabeth20,506
  9. #9Crystal19,099
  10. #10Amy18,799
  11. #10,517Quentin5

Top boys' names in 1982

  1. #1Michael68,216
  2. #2Christopher59,223
  3. #3Matthew46,045
  4. #4Jason40,628
  5. #5David40,453
  6. #6James38,874
  7. #7Joshua38,004
  8. #8John34,698
  9. #9Robert34,409
  10. #10Daniel32,652
  11. #307Quentin639
More about 1982

girls

1,693,325 girls got a published name in 1982; 1 in 338,665 of them was named Quentin, which outranked 14.7% of the 12,332 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 17.3% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Quentin
  1. #9,237Zully6
  2. #9,237Zunilda6
  3. #9,237Zuri6
  4. #10,517Quentin5
  5. #10,517Aapri5
  6. #10,517Aaronda5
  7. #10,517Abimbola5

Tied with 1,815 names at #10,517; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.

Biggest movers since 1981
Risers
  1. ↑ 1,715Kaleena#2,375 → #660
  2. ↑ 1,197Kala#1,958 → #761
  3. ↑ 1,094Chelsie#2,028 → #934
  4. ↑ 1,081Tenika#2,028 → #947
  5. ↑ 1,044Falon#1,958 → #914
Fallers
  1. ↓ 538Evita#779 → #1,317
  2. ↓ 517Martine#791 → #1,308
  3. ↓ 473Dusty#720 → #1,193
  4. ↓ 470Regan#991 → #1,461
  5. ↓ 401Windy#998 → #1,399

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

boys

1,814,447 boys got a published name in 1982; 1 in 2,840 of them was named Quentin, which outranked 95.8% of the 7,367 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 23.9% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Quentin
  1. #304Lonnie651
  2. #305Ashley649
  3. #306Ernesto640
  4. #307Quentin639
  5. #307Bryant639
  6. #309Damon638
  7. #310Israel637
  8. #311Bryce635

Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.

Biggest movers since 1981
Risers
  1. ↑ 1,958Colt#2,418 → #460
  2. ↑ 730Eliot#1,695 → #965
  3. ↑ 532Colton#1,334 → #802
  4. ↑ 478Kiel#1,101 → #623
  5. ↑ 416Eugenio#1,411 → #995
Fallers
  1. ↓ 309Marchello#841 → #1,150
  2. ↓ 237Carmen#851 → #1,088
  3. ↓ 234Claudio#976 → #1,210
  4. ↓ 224Irvin#826 → #1,050
  5. ↓ 222Jeramiah#971 → #1,193

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

See the top 100 for 1982 →