Boys' name · since 1986
Quame
65 babies named Quame in U.S. Social Security records since 1986, with the highest year being 2001. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- 65
- total births
- 1986–2003
- years on record
- 2000s
- peak decade
- 52%
- born in that decade
Quame is not among the current top-ranked boys names; 65 have been recorded since 1986.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Quame has been recorded 65 times among boys since 1986, though it is not among the currently most-used boys names, with its heaviest use in the 2000s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1986 to 2003.
- 65 total births
- 1986–2003 years on record
- 2000s peak decade
- 52% born in that decade
Data updated Jun 2026
The verdict
65 boys have been named Quame since 1986, peaking in the 2000s, last recorded in 2003.
- 65
- total births
- 1986–2003
- years on record
- 2000s
- peak decade
- 52%
- born in that decade
52% of everyone ever named Quame was born in this single decade.
11 babies were named Quame in 2001 - its busiest year on record.
Quame's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Quame splits its recorded history at 1998: 60% of all births land in the more recent half, 40% in the earlier half, a lean toward present-day use rather than a passing spike. The single quietest year was 1986 (5 births) -- compare that against the 2001 peak of 11 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Quame at a glance
Last recorded 2003Peak year
Current rank
Active since
Quame popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1986–2003
- Peak year (2001)
- 11
- Annual births at peak, across 18 years of records
No longer in the modern top-1000, last recorded 2003.
65 total births across 18 years of SSA records. Peaked in 2001 with 11 births in a single year.
Quame by decade
Total births in each ten-year window, peak vs trough at a glance
2000s was Quame's strongest decade.
34 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 52% of all-time use.
Quame births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1980s 5
1980s
5 births
- 1990s
1990s
26 births
- 2000s
2000s
34 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 34 births (52% of all-time use).
Quame decade highlights
- Peak decade 34 births
- Runner-up 26 births
- Modern era share 2010s + 2020s
- Decades tracked with recorded births
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Data Sources
Data as of June 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).
According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.
Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 1986–2003 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
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NameAlmanac Editorial. "Quame: Baby Name Since 1986 - 65 Births, Peak 2001." NameAlmanac. Accessed via https://namealmanac.com/name/quame. Licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.
Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Quame draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of June 2026.
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