Recorded 1980–1998 Boys' name Peak 1983 76 births

Quantel — boys' name

76 babies named Quantel in U.S. Social Security records since 1980, with the highest year being 1983. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1980s391990s37
1980s
Peak decade

51% of everyone ever named Quantel was born in this single decade.

1983
Single peak year

14 babies were named Quantel in 1983 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Quantel

The Social Security Administration has registered 76 babies named Quantel between 1980 and 1998, spanning 19 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Quantel currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 1998. The name reached its historical peak in 1983, when 14 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Quantel performed strongest in the 1980s, accumulating 39 births during that ten-year window. Across the 2 decades of recorded activity, Quantel shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade.

No etymological entry is currently available for Quantel in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 76 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.

Quantel at a glance

Last recorded 1998

Total births

76

Since 1980

19 years of records

Peak year

1983

14 births that year

Strongest decade: 1980s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1998

Active since

1980

Recorded for 19 years

Last year on file: 1998

Quantel popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1998–1980

Last recorded 1998
Peak year (1983)
14
Annual births at peak — across 19 years of records
46810121416 1998199619941993199219891987198419831980 5

Quantel by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 1980s
Peak decade
1980s
39 births that decade — 51% of Quantel's all-time total
1980s391990s37

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Quantel?
76 babies have been named Quantel since 1980. It was last recorded in 1998. The peak year was 1983 with 14 births.
When was Quantel most popular?
Quantel was most popular in the 1980s decade with 39 total births. The single peak year was 1983.
How long has the name Quantel been used?
Quantel has been recorded in Social Security data since 1980, spanning 19 years of data through 1998.
What names are similar to Quantel?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Quadir, Quan, Quade, Quaid, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

Data Sources

Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 1980–1998 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.