Unisex name · since 1973
Quanah
Quanah has 192 recorded births since 1973 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1976 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #13,221 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 192
- born since 1973
- 1990s
- peak decade
Quanah sits outside today's top ranks for boys, with 192 recorded since 1973.
Social Security Administration records show Quanah recorded 192 times among boys since 1973, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used boys names, peaking in the 1990s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1973 to 2018.
- #13,221 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- 192 born since 1973
- 1990s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Quanah ranks #13,221 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 192 born since 1973, peaking in the 1990s.
- #13,221 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 192
- born since 1973
- 1990s
- peak decade
Quanah's 192 recorded births place it above 70.91% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by Oklahoma.
Quanah's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Quanah splits its recorded history at 1994: 51% of all births land in the more recent half, 49% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1990 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1976 peak of 12 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Quanah popularity over time - boys
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1973–2018
- Peak year (1976)
- 12
- Annual births at peak, across 46 years of records
Quanah popularity over time - girls
40 total births recorded since 1962 (Quanah as girls' name)
Quanah by decade
1990s is the heaviest window (64 births, 33% of the file).
1990s was Quanah's strongest decade.
64 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 33% of all-time use.
Quanah births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s
1970s
39 births
- 1980s
1980s
39 births
- 1990s
1990s
64 births
- 2000s
2000s
31 births
- 2010s 19
2010s
19 births
What this shows Peak: 1990s at 64 births (33% of all-time use).
Quanah by state
Where Quanah concentrates geographically, total births since 1973
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Oklahoma | | 5 | 2.6% |
5 of 192 births nationwide.
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- Quanah's decade-level peak was the 1990s (64 total births); usage has since declined to 19 in the 2010s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Oklahoma records the most Quanahs (5 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Oklahoma names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Quanah: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1976)
Similar record span (~45 yrs)
Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.
Data Sources
Data as of August 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, 1973–2018 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
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 Quanah 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 August 2026.