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 2017
- Rank in state
- Top 10
- 11–50
- 51–100
- 101–500
- 501+
- Not published
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- District of Columbia#208 · 1 in 722
- West Virginia#220 · 1 in 833
- Iowa#357 · 1 in 1,486
- Ohio#360 · 1 in 1,883
- Oklahoma#376 · 1 in 1,612
Best ever in a state: #76 in South Carolina, 1983.
Show every state
| State | Rank | Births | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| District of Columbia | #208 | 6 | 1 in 722 |
| West Virginia | #220 | 9 | 1 in 833 |
| Iowa | #357 | 10 | 1 in 1,486 |
| Ohio | #360 | 31 | 1 in 1,883 |
| Oklahoma | #376 | 12 | 1 in 1,612 |
| Pennsylvania | #387 | 25 | 1 in 2,328 |
| Colorado | #401 | 14 | 1 in 1,889 |
| South Carolina | #408 | 10 | 1 in 2,100 |
| Michigan | #421 | 20 | 1 in 2,321 |
| Illinois | #428 | 26 | 1 in 2,382 |
| Wisconsin | #453 | 11 | 1 in 2,363 |
| Indiana | #464 | 14 | 1 in 2,461 |
| Washington | #468 | 15 | 1 in 2,370 |
| Georgia | #474 | 20 | 1 in 2,685 |
| New Jersey | #477 | 14 | 1 in 2,918 |
| Missouri | #492 | 11 | 1 in 2,782 |
| Virginia | #495 | 14 | 1 in 2,911 |
| Maryland | #502 | 10 | 1 in 2,651 |
| Tennessee | #511 | 12 | 1 in 3,022 |
| Louisiana | #526 | 9 | 1 in 2,651 |
| Mississippi | #538 | 5 | 1 in 2,667 |
| Minnesota | #542 | 9 | 1 in 3,008 |
| Oregon | #544 | 6 | 1 in 2,896 |
| Kansas | #551 | 5 | 1 in 3,009 |
| Massachusetts | #554 | 7 | 1 in 4,117 |
| North Carolina | #557 | 15 | 1 in 3,422 |
| California | #570 | 55 | 1 in 3,922 |
| Arizona | #613 | 9 | 1 in 3,847 |
| Kentucky | #633 | 5 | 1 in 4,327 |
| New York | #637 | 22 | 1 in 4,434 |
| Florida | #644 | 22 | 1 in 4,394 |
| Utah | #670 | 5 | 1 in 4,065 |
| Texas | #866 | 25 | 1 in 7,047 |
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| Rhode Island | — | — | — |
| South Dakota | — | — | — |
| Vermont | — | — | — |
| 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 2017
Top boys' names in 2017
More about 2017
boys
1,850,956 boys got a published name in 2017; 1 in 3,519 of them was named Quentin, which outranked 96.2% of the 14,262 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 8.0% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).
Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.
Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.