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
- Peak · boys
- 1919 · 567 births
- Debut · boys
- 5 births
- In top 100 · boys
- neverof 146 years
- Total births · boys
- 43,472since 1900
Quentin over time
Rank among boys' names. Quentin has never cracked the top 200 here.
Gaps mean fewer than 5 babies received the name that year, so the SSA doesn't publish it.
Show data table
| Year | girls | boys | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| rank | births | rank | births | |
| 2025 | — | #965 | 238 | |
| 2024 | — | #783 | 321 | |
| 2023 | — | #767 | 336 | |
| 2022 | — | #656 | 420 | |
| 2021 | — | #539 | 547 | |
| 2020 | — | #533 | 528 | |
| 2019 | — | #591 | 468 | |
| 2018 | — | #542 | 519 | |
| 2017 | — | #539 | 526 | |
| 2016 | — | #484 | 635 | |
| 2015 | #14,482 | 6 | #484 | 616 |
| 2014 | #16,513 | 5 | #470 | 619 |
| 2013 | — | #406 | 731 | |
| 2012 | — | #440 | 630 | |
| 2011 | — | #405 | 697 | |
| 2010 | — | #396 | 714 | |
| 2009 | — | #377 | 808 | |
| 2008 | — | #378 | 811 | |
| 2007 | — | #374 | 820 | |
| 2006 | — | #347 | 881 | |
| 2005 | #16,462 | 5 | #332 | 913 |
| 2004 | #16,099 | 5 | #330 | 914 |
| 2003 | — | #339 | 835 | |
| 2002 | #13,595 | 6 | #351 | 778 |
| 2001 | #15,352 | 5 | #351 | 764 |
| 2000 | — | #325 | 872 | |
| 1999 | — | #322 | 866 | |
| 1998 | — | #272 | 1,052 | |
| 1997 | — | #282 | 993 | |
| 1996 | — | #284 | 965 | |
| 1995 | #9,553 | 8 | #295 | 900 |
| 1994 | — | #344 | 718 | |
| 1993 | — | #386 | 596 | |
| 1992 | — | #365 | 647 | |
| 1991 | #13,147 | 5 | #362 | 651 |
| 1990 | — | #338 | 729 | |
| 1989 | #12,362 | 5 | #321 | 748 |
| 1988 | #8,391 | 8 | #297 | 770 |
| 1987 | #5,923 | 12 | #307 | 700 |
| 1986 | #8,523 | 7 | #320 | 633 |
| 1985 | #8,318 | 7 | #330 | 597 |
| 1984 | #4,966 | 14 | #320 | 602 |
| 1983 | #7,312 | 8 | #279 | 735 |
| 1982 | #10,517 | 5 | #307 | 639 |
| 1981 | #9,110 | 6 | #386 | 437 |
| 1980 | #7,418 | 8 | #368 | 470 |
| 1979 | — | #364 | 480 | |
| 1978 | #8,562 | 6 | #356 | 467 |
| 1977 | #6,340 | 9 | #308 | 623 |
| 1976 | #6,611 | 8 | #331 | 521 |
| 1975 | #6,484 | 8 | #384 | 411 |
| 1974 | — | #427 | 337 | |
| 1973 | #8,423 | 5 | #428 | 334 |
| 1972 | #6,558 | 7 | #426 | 344 |
| 1971 | #7,388 | 6 | #410 | 383 |
| 1970 | #7,995 | 5 | #394 | 412 |
| 1969 | — | #467 | 267 | |
| 1968 | — | #571 | 176 | |
| 1967 | — | #583 | 168 | |
| 1966 | #6,564 | 5 | #594 | 160 |
| 1965 | — | #560 | 184 | |
| 1964 | — | #508 | 238 | |
| 1963 | — | #532 | 223 | |
| 1962 | — | #657 | 139 | |
| 1961 | — | #640 | 149 | |
| 1960 | — | #699 | 126 | |
| 1959 | — | #681 | 126 | |
| 1958 | — | #657 | 137 | |
| 1957 | — | #706 | 115 | |
| 1956 | — | #650 | 136 | |
| 1955 | — | #669 | 120 | |
| 1954 | — | #637 | 132 | |
| 1953 | — | #669 | 113 | |
| 1952 | — | #619 | 130 | |
| 1951 | — | #661 | 112 | |
| 1950 | — | #624 | 121 | |
| 1949 | — | #671 | 104 | |
| 1948 | — | #625 | 118 | |
| 1947 | — | #656 | 111 | |
| 1946 | — | #591 | 118 | |
| 1945 | — | #603 | 101 | |
| 1944 | — | #554 | 119 | |
| 1943 | — | #681 | 88 | |
| 1942 | — | #603 | 109 | |
| 1941 | — | #828 | 59 | |
| 1940 | — | #841 | 56 | |
| 1939 | — | #695 | 73 | |
| 1938 | — | #784 | 61 | |
| 1937 | — | #793 | 60 | |
| 1936 | — | #816 | 56 | |
| 1935 | — | #716 | 72 | |
| 1934 | — | #733 | 69 | |
| 1933 | — | #745 | 67 | |
| 1932 | — | #708 | 76 | |
| 1931 | — | #576 | 104 | |
| 1930 | — | #576 | 108 | |
| 1929 | — | #610 | 98 | |
| 1928 | — | #598 | 107 | |
| 1927 | — | #601 | 107 | |
| 1926 | — | #614 | 104 | |
| 1925 | — | #600 | 110 | |
| 1924 | — | #445 | 188 | |
| 1923 | — | #470 | 167 | |
| 1922 | — | #485 | 161 | |
| 1921 | — | #398 | 233 | |
| 1920 | — | #312 | 337 | |
| 1919 | #4,251 | 6 | #220 | 567 |
| 1918 | — | #243 | 480 | |
| 1917 | — | #723 | 72 | |
| 1916 | — | #864 | 53 | |
| 1915 | — | #1,141 | 32 | |
| 1914 | — | #1,073 | 28 | |
| 1913 | — | #950 | 27 | |
| 1912 | — | #970 | 22 | |
| 1911 | — | #925 | 13 | |
| 1910 | — | #859 | 13 | |
| 1909 | — | #893 | 11 | |
| 1908 | — | #877 | 10 | |
| 1907 | — | #778 | 12 | |
| 1906 | — | — | ||
| 1905 | — | #919 | 8 | |
| 1904 | — | #1,205 | 5 | |
| 1903 | — | — | ||
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| 1900 | — | #1,310 | 5 | |
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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 1989
- Rank in state
- Top 10
- 11–50
- 51–100
- 101–500
- 501+
- Not published
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- South Carolina#105 · 1 in 561
- North Carolina#132 · 1 in 797
- Mississippi#155 · 1 in 746
- Georgia#155 · 1 in 933
- Louisiana#187 · 1 in 939
Best ever in a state: #76 in South Carolina, 1983.
Show every state
| State | Rank | Births | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| South Carolina | #105 | 42 | 1 in 561 |
| North Carolina | #132 | 58 | 1 in 797 |
| Georgia | #155 | 53 | 1 in 933 |
| Mississippi | #155 | 23 | 1 in 746 |
| Louisiana | #187 | 34 | 1 in 939 |
| Kentucky | #190 | 15 | 1 in 1,630 |
| Alabama | #206 | 21 | 1 in 1,287 |
| Wisconsin | #219 | 16 | 1 in 2,069 |
| Indiana | #236 | 18 | 1 in 2,201 |
| Michigan | #246 | 31 | 1 in 2,240 |
| Tennessee | #255 | 17 | 1 in 2,038 |
| Illinois | #257 | 46 | 1 in 1,887 |
| Maryland | #260 | 15 | 1 in 2,139 |
| Missouri | #261 | 17 | 1 in 2,220 |
| Kansas | #268 | 8 | 1 in 2,131 |
| Ohio | #281 | 25 | 1 in 3,124 |
| Minnesota | #283 | 9 | 1 in 3,505 |
| Connecticut | #284 | 8 | 1 in 2,769 |
| Virginia | #284 | 18 | 1 in 2,326 |
| Texas | #295 | 75 | 1 in 1,975 |
| New Mexico | #303 | 6 | 1 in 1,938 |
| Pennsylvania | #311 | 24 | 1 in 3,392 |
| Iowa | #318 | 5 | 1 in 3,646 |
| Utah | #326 | 6 | 1 in 2,761 |
| Florida | #336 | 35 | 1 in 2,552 |
| Oklahoma | #349 | 7 | 1 in 2,936 |
| Arkansas | #350 | 5 | 1 in 3,068 |
| Colorado | #364 | 7 | 1 in 3,455 |
| Massachusetts | #446 | 6 | 1 in 7,294 |
| New York | #450 | 30 | 1 in 4,497 |
| District of Columbia | #530 | 5 | 1 in 2,627 |
| Arizona | #549 | 5 | 1 in 6,058 |
| New Jersey | #643 | 6 | 1 in 9,181 |
| California | #717 | 25 | 1 in 10,746 |
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| 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
- 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)
- Debuted 1900
- Peaked 1919 at #220 (567 births)
- Births halved by 1921, 2 yrs later
- Top 10: never
- Top 100: never
- Top 1,000: 118 yrs · run 1916–2025
- 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%)
- 19.3% of all boys named Quentin (8,396) were born in this decade
Show by decade
| Decade | Births | Best rank | Avg rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1900s | 51 | #778 (1907) | #997 |
| 1910s | 1,307 | #220 (1919) | #797 |
| 1920s | 1,612 | #312 (1920) | #513 |
| 1930s | 746 | #576 (1930) | #714 |
| 1940s | 983 | #554 (1944) | #665 |
| 1950s | 1,242 | #619 (1952) | #657 |
| 1960s | 1,830 | #467 (1969) | #581 |
| 1970s | 4,312 | #308 (1977) | #383 |
| 1980s | 6,331 | #279 (1983) | #324 |
| 1990s | 8,117 | #272 (1998) | #325 |
| 2000s | 8,396 | #325 (2000) | #350 |
| 2010s | 6,155 | #396 (2010) | #476 |
| 2020s | 2,390 | #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 1989
Top girls' names in 1989
Top boys' names in 1989
More about 1989
girls
1,843,552 girls got a published name in 1989; 1 in 368,710 of them was named Quentin, which outranked 15.0% of the 14,550 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 16.9% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).
Tied with 2,188 names at #12,362; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.
Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.
boys
2,000,928 boys got a published name in 1989; 1 in 2,675 of them was named Quentin, which outranked 96.5% of the 9,232 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 20.4% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).
Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.