Quinton
Last seen for girls in 1988 at #9,244 · #973 for boys in 2025, 235 births
Given to boys 99.9% of the time
Showing
- Peak · boys
- 1990 · 852 births
- Debut · boys
- 5 births
- In top 100 · boys
- neverof 146 years
- Total births · boys
- 31,623since 1903
Quinton over time
boys
Rank among boys' names. Quinton has never cracked the top 200 here.
Hover or use arrow keys to read values by year; click or press Enter to open that year.
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 | — | #973 | 235 | |
| 2024 | — | #832 | 298 | |
| 2023 | — | #809 | 303 | |
| 2022 | — | #757 | 335 | |
| 2021 | — | #704 | 373 | |
| 2020 | — | #684 | 376 | |
| 2019 | — | #675 | 382 | |
| 2018 | — | #593 | 462 | |
| 2017 | — | #547 | 508 | |
| 2016 | — | #594 | 456 | |
| 2015 | — | #594 | 465 | |
| 2014 | — | #565 | 491 | |
| 2013 | — | #552 | 480 | |
| 2012 | — | #528 | 497 | |
| 2011 | — | #530 | 479 | |
| 2010 | — | #489 | 531 | |
| 2009 | — | #525 | 516 | |
| 2008 | — | #463 | 597 | |
| 2007 | — | #479 | 561 | |
| 2006 | — | #478 | 555 | |
| 2005 | — | #459 | 559 | |
| 2004 | — | #476 | 529 | |
| 2003 | — | #402 | 645 | |
| 2002 | — | #407 | 620 | |
| 2001 | — | #392 | 647 | |
| 2000 | — | #379 | 688 | |
| 1999 | — | #373 | 695 | |
| 1998 | — | #338 | 804 | |
| 1997 | — | #315 | 839 | |
| 1996 | — | #302 | 871 | |
| 1995 | — | #307 | 860 | |
| 1994 | — | #310 | 842 | |
| 1993 | — | #365 | 647 | |
| 1992 | — | #353 | 670 | |
| 1991 | — | #335 | 734 | |
| 1990 | — | #296 | 852 | |
| 1989 | — | #331 | 702 | |
| 1988 | #9,244 | 7 | #381 | 521 |
| 1987 | #11,325 | 5 | #372 | 517 |
| 1986 | #10,912 | 5 | #373 | 495 |
| 1985 | #6,955 | 9 | #346 | 543 |
| 1984 | #8,153 | 7 | #333 | 565 |
| 1983 | #6,705 | 9 | #305 | 645 |
| 1982 | — | #409 | 413 | |
| 1981 | — | #476 | 306 | |
| 1980 | — | #521 | 269 | |
| 1979 | — | #521 | 262 | |
| 1978 | — | #564 | 221 | |
| 1977 | — | #499 | 269 | |
| 1976 | — | #512 | 246 | |
| 1975 | — | #585 | 190 | |
| 1974 | — | #635 | 161 | |
| 1973 | — | #611 | 169 | |
| 1972 | — | #698 | 132 | |
| 1971 | — | #658 | 156 | |
| 1970 | — | #606 | 180 | |
| 1969 | — | #656 | 144 | |
| 1968 | — | #655 | 133 | |
| 1967 | — | #726 | 104 | |
| 1966 | — | #621 | 142 | |
| 1965 | — | #622 | 149 | |
| 1964 | — | #572 | 191 | |
| 1963 | — | #599 | 171 | |
| 1962 | — | #702 | 120 | |
| 1961 | — | #704 | 118 | |
| 1960 | — | #704 | 123 | |
| 1959 | — | #776 | 97 | |
| 1958 | — | #767 | 94 | |
| 1957 | — | #835 | 82 | |
| 1956 | — | #917 | 66 | |
| 1955 | — | #792 | 85 | |
| 1954 | — | #863 | 72 | |
| 1953 | — | #966 | 55 | |
| 1952 | — | #808 | 75 | |
| 1951 | — | #881 | 63 | |
| 1950 | — | #778 | 77 | |
| 1949 | — | #878 | 61 | |
| 1948 | — | #945 | 54 | |
| 1947 | — | #938 | 56 | |
| 1946 | — | #848 | 60 | |
| 1945 | — | #1,016 | 39 | |
| 1944 | — | #964 | 45 | |
| 1943 | — | #885 | 57 | |
| 1942 | — | #958 | 48 | |
| 1941 | — | #1,019 | 40 | |
| 1940 | — | #1,050 | 38 | |
| 1939 | — | #954 | 43 | |
| 1938 | — | #1,043 | 38 | |
| 1937 | — | #1,031 | 38 | |
| 1936 | — | #972 | 41 | |
| 1935 | — | #1,020 | 39 | |
| 1934 | — | #798 | 60 | |
| 1933 | — | #895 | 48 | |
| 1932 | — | #937 | 48 | |
| 1931 | — | #1,253 | 30 | |
| 1930 | — | #1,069 | 42 | |
| 1929 | — | #1,339 | 28 | |
| 1928 | — | #913 | 54 | |
| 1927 | — | #964 | 52 | |
| 1926 | — | #992 | 48 | |
| 1925 | — | #822 | 65 | |
| 1924 | — | #782 | 74 | |
| 1923 | — | #846 | 64 | |
| 1922 | — | #766 | 74 | |
| 1921 | — | #625 | 103 | |
| 1920 | — | #535 | 130 | |
| 1919 | — | #484 | 152 | |
| 1918 | — | #492 | 147 | |
| 1917 | — | #1,092 | 37 | |
| 1916 | — | #1,335 | 26 | |
| 1915 | — | #1,410 | 23 | |
| 1914 | — | #1,441 | 18 | |
| 1913 | — | #1,311 | 16 | |
| 1912 | — | #1,353 | 13 | |
| 1911 | — | #1,190 | 9 | |
| 1910 | — | #1,589 | 5 | |
| 1909 | — | #1,155 | 7 | |
| 1908 | — | #946 | 9 | |
| 1907 | — | — | ||
| 1906 | — | #852 | 9 | |
| 1905 | — | — | ||
| 1904 | — | #1,205 | 5 | |
| 1903 | — | #1,130 | 5 | |
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First appearance
1903
The first year at least five boys were named Quinton! It came in at #1,130, and was given to 5 baby boys.
Quietest stretch: 1903–1905, when fewer than 6 boys a year got the name.
Where Quinton is popular in 1996
- Rank in state
- Top 10
- 11–50
- 51–100
- 101–500
- 501+
- Not published
Hover or tap a state for its numbers.
Top states · boys
- Oklahoma#159 · 1 in 794
- Missouri#177 · 1 in 1,078
- South Carolina#178 · 1 in 936
- Arkansas#179 · 1 in 907
- Kentucky#179 · 1 in 1,157
Best ever in a state: #86 in South Carolina, 1983.
Show every state
| State | Rank | Births | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oklahoma | #159 | 24 | 1 in 794 |
| Missouri | #177 | 32 | 1 in 1,078 |
| South Carolina | #178 | 21 | 1 in 936 |
| Arkansas | #179 | 16 | 1 in 907 |
| Kentucky | #179 | 20 | 1 in 1,157 |
| Kansas | #185 | 16 | 1 in 939 |
| Louisiana | #190 | 29 | 1 in 920 |
| Utah | #192 | 20 | 1 in 947 |
| Georgia | #193 | 45 | 1 in 1,077 |
| Alabama | #205 | 22 | 1 in 1,139 |
| North Carolina | #210 | 37 | 1 in 1,240 |
| Indiana | #213 | 28 | 1 in 1,343 |
| Iowa | #213 | 12 | 1 in 1,383 |
| Wisconsin | #225 | 18 | 1 in 1,627 |
| Oregon | #227 | 16 | 1 in 1,229 |
| Tennessee | #235 | 22 | 1 in 1,563 |
| West Virginia | #237 | 5 | 1 in 1,837 |
| Hawaii | #240 | 5 | 1 in 1,140 |
| Connecticut | #245 | 10 | 1 in 1,921 |
| Ohio | #247 | 37 | 1 in 1,901 |
| Florida | #248 | 55 | 1 in 1,543 |
| Nebraska | #251 | 6 | 1 in 1,634 |
| Washington | #252 | 22 | 1 in 1,531 |
| Michigan | #259 | 31 | 1 in 1,922 |
| Nevada | #267 | 7 | 1 in 1,488 |
| Mississippi | #276 | 10 | 1 in 1,515 |
| Minnesota | #296 | 11 | 1 in 2,583 |
| Colorado | #319 | 12 | 1 in 2,070 |
| Pennsylvania | #325 | 23 | 1 in 2,972 |
| Virginia | #332 | 16 | 1 in 2,438 |
| Texas | #357 | 67 | 1 in 2,326 |
| Maryland | #364 | 11 | 1 in 2,612 |
| Illinois | #381 | 28 | 1 in 2,890 |
| Arizona | #395 | 11 | 1 in 3,048 |
| Massachusetts | #452 | 6 | 1 in 6,195 |
| New York | #460 | 31 | 1 in 3,830 |
| California | #475 | 53 | 1 in 4,784 |
| New Jersey | #493 | 10 | 1 in 4,865 |
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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 Quinton
Momentum · boys
Falling
- 141 spots since 2024 (#832 → #973)
- 289 spots since 2020 (#684 → #973)
- 379 spots since 2015 (#594 → #973)
- Biggest jump: 600 spots in 1918 (#1,092 → #492)
- Biggest drop: 426 spots in 1929 (#913 → #1,339)
Rise & fade · boys
87 yrs to peak
- Debuted 1903
- Peaked 1990 at #296 (852 births)
- Births halved by 2019, 29 yrs later
Top of the charts · boys
Top 1,000 for 101 yrs
- Top 10: never
- Top 100: never
- Top 1,000: 101 yrs · run 1946–2025
Share of babies · boys
1 in 2,175
- Highest: 1 in 2,175 boys born in 1996 were named Quinton (0.05%)
- Latest: 1 in 7,268 boys born in 2025 (0.01%)
- Its best rank, #296 in 1990, was only 1 in 2,411 (0.04%) — a smaller share of a much bigger birth year
Era · boys
The 1990s
- 24.7% of all boys named Quinton (7,814) were born in this decade
Show by decade
| Decade | Births | Best rank | Avg rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1900s | 35 | #852 (1906) | #1,058 |
| 1910s | 446 | #484 (1919) | #1,170 |
| 1920s | 692 | #535 (1920) | #858 |
| 1930s | 427 | #798 (1934) | #997 |
| 1940s | 498 | #848 (1946) | #950 |
| 1950s | 766 | #767 (1958) | #838 |
| 1960s | 1,395 | #572 (1964) | #656 |
| 1970s | 1,986 | #499 (1977) | #589 |
| 1980s | 4,976 | #305 (1983) | #385 |
| 1990s | 7,814 | #296 (1990) | #329 |
| 2000s | 5,917 | #379 (2000) | #446 |
| 2010s | 4,751 | #489 (2010) | #567 |
| 2020s | 1,920 | #684 (2020) | #793 |
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.
Quinton in 1996
boys
#302
871 births · 1 in 2,175 boys
Top boys' names in 1996
More about 1996
boys
1,894,300 boys got a published name in 1996; 1 in 2,175 of them was named Quinton, which outranked 97.1% of the 10,536 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 15.5% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).