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#1,000rank188019001920194019601980200020201990peak #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 1990

  • 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: #399 for boys · 9 births · 1 in 3,980 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: #371 for boys · 6 births · 1 in 5,287 boysMNIllinois: #277 for boys · 43 births · 1 in 2,075 boysILWisconsin: #234 for boys · 15 births · 1 in 2,219 boysWIMichigan: #278 for boys · 29 births · 1 in 2,449 boysMINew York: #460 for boys · 29 births · 1 in 4,788 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: #260 for boys · 5 births · 1 in 1,725 boysNVWyoming: 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: #234 for boys · 20 births · 1 in 2,026 boysINOhio: #291 for boys · 26 births · 1 in 3,069 boysOHPennsylvania: #316 for boys · 25 births · 1 in 3,291 boysPANew Jersey: #388 for boys · 14 births · 1 in 3,912 boysNJConnecticut: fewer than 5 boys named Quentin, so not publishedCTCalifornia: #594 for boys · 40 births · 1 in 7,257 boysCAUtah: #343 for boys · 6 births · 1 in 2,776 boysUTColorado: #416 for boys · 6 births · 1 in 4,072 boysCONebraska: #244 for boys · 5 births · 1 in 2,183 boysNEMissouri: #340 for boys · 11 births · 1 in 3,451 boysMOKentucky: #270 for boys · 9 births · 1 in 2,756 boysKYWest Virginia: fewer than 5 boys named Quentin, so not publishedWVVirginia: #276 for boys · 20 births · 1 in 2,168 boysVAMaryland: #340 for boys · 11 births · 1 in 3,016 boysMDDelaware: fewer than 5 boys named Quentin, so not publishedDEArizona: #382 for boys · 10 births · 1 in 3,077 boysAZNew Mexico: fewer than 5 boys named Quentin, so not publishedNMKansas: #248 for boys · 10 births · 1 in 1,691 boysKSArkansas: #188 for boys · 14 births · 1 in 1,106 boysARTennessee: #240 for boys · 20 births · 1 in 1,781 boysTNNorth Carolina: #142 for boys · 55 births · 1 in 864 boysNCSouth Carolina: #105 for boys · 44 births · 1 in 552 boysSCDistrict of Columbia: #332 for boys · 6 births · 1 in 1,548 boysDCOklahoma: fewer than 5 boys named Quentin, so not publishedOKLouisiana: #214 for boys · 29 births · 1 in 1,077 boysLAMississippi: #230 for boys · 13 births · 1 in 1,320 boysMSAlabama: #206 for boys · 23 births · 1 in 1,179 boysALGeorgia: #160 for boys · 55 births · 1 in 912 boysGAHawaii: fewer than 5 boys named Quentin, so not publishedHITexas: #352 for boys · 57 births · 1 in 2,688 boysTXFlorida: #345 for boys · 35 births · 1 in 2,620 boysFL

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Top states · boys
  1. South Carolina#105 · 1 in 552
  2. North Carolina#142 · 1 in 864
  3. Georgia#160 · 1 in 912
  4. Arkansas#188 · 1 in 1,106
  5. Alabama#206 · 1 in 1,179

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

Show every state
StateRankBirthsShare
South Carolina#105441 in 552
North Carolina#142551 in 864
Georgia#160551 in 912
Arkansas#188141 in 1,106
Alabama#206231 in 1,179
Louisiana#214291 in 1,077
Mississippi#230131 in 1,320
Indiana#234201 in 2,026
Wisconsin#234151 in 2,219
Tennessee#240201 in 1,781
Nebraska#24451 in 2,183
Kansas#248101 in 1,691
Nevada#26051 in 1,725
Kentucky#27091 in 2,756
Virginia#276201 in 2,168
Illinois#277431 in 2,075
Michigan#278291 in 2,449
Ohio#291261 in 3,069
Pennsylvania#316251 in 3,291
District of Columbia#33261 in 1,548
Maryland#340111 in 3,016
Missouri#340111 in 3,451
Utah#34361 in 2,776
Florida#345351 in 2,620
Texas#352571 in 2,688
Minnesota#37161 in 5,287
Arizona#382101 in 3,077
New Jersey#388141 in 3,912
Washington#39991 in 3,980
Colorado#41661 in 4,072
New York#460291 in 4,788
California#594401 in 7,257
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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 1990

boys
#338
729 births · 1 in 2,818 boys

Top boys' names in 1990

  1. #1Michael65,321
  2. #2Christopher52,362
  3. #3Matthew44,826
  4. #4Joshua43,237
  5. #5Daniel33,830
  6. #6David33,748
  7. #7Andrew33,673
  8. #8James32,359
  9. #9Justin30,649
  10. #10Joseph30,137
  11. #338Quentin729
More about 1990

boys

2,054,038 boys got a published name in 1990; 1 in 2,818 of them was named Quentin, which outranked 96.4% of the 9,493 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 19.5% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Quentin
  1. #334Dane739
  2. #336Alexis738
  3. #337Beau732
  4. #338Quentin729
  5. #339Kendrick728
  6. #339Warren728
  7. #341Gilbert725
Biggest movers since 1989
Risers
  1. ↑ 3,636Tevin#4,017 → #381
  2. ↑ 3,283Keenen#4,271 → #988
  3. ↑ 1,325Male#2,027 → #702
  4. ↑ 1,032Denzel#1,476 → #444
  5. ↑ 598Kevon#1,476 → #878
Fallers
  1. ↓ 1,130Kiara#956 → #2,086
  2. ↓ 916Rachel#993 → #1,909
  3. ↓ 855Nicole#985 → #1,840
  4. ↓ 746Tiffany#956 → #1,702
  5. ↓ 681Sarah#819 → #1,500

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

See the top 100 for 1990 →