Total births
24
Girls' name · since 1973
Quantella
Since 1973, U.S. Social Security records show 24 babies named Quantella, peaking in 1981. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- 24
- total births
- 1973–1988
- years on record
- 1980s
- peak decade
- 75%
- born in that decade
24 girls have been named Quantella since 1973, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
Quantella has 24 recorded births among girls since 1973, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used girls names, busiest in the 1980s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1973 to 1988.
- 24 total births
- 1973–1988 years on record
- 1980s peak decade
- 75% born in that decade
Data updated Jul 2026
The verdict
24 girls have been named Quantella since 1973, peaking in the 1980s, last recorded in 1988.
- 24
- total births
- 1973–1988
- years on record
- 1980s
- peak decade
- 75%
- born in that decade
1980s
Peak decade
75% of everyone ever named Quantella was born in this single decade.
1981
Single peak year
8 babies were named Quantella in 1981 - its busiest year on record.
Quantella's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Quantella's full recorded timeline at 1981, 54% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 46% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1980, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1981 peak of 8 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Quantella at a glance
Last recorded 1988Peak year
1981
Current rank
Unranked
Active since
1973
Quantella popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1973–1988
- Peak year (1981)
- 8
- Annual births at peak, across 16 years of records
Quantella by decade
Total births in each ten-year window, peak vs trough at a glance
1980s was Quantella's strongest decade.
18 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 75% of all-time use.
Quantella births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s 6
1970s
6 births
- 1980s
1980s
18 births
What this shows Peak: 1980s at 18 births (75% of all-time use).
Frequently Asked Questions
How popular is the name Quantella? ▼
Quantella has been given to 24 babies in the U.S. since 1973, according to SSA data. Its last appearance in the data was 1988. 8 babies were born in 1981, its single highest year.
When was Quantella most popular? ▼
Quantella was most popular in the 1980s decade with 18 total births. The single peak year was 1981.
How long has the name Quantella been used? ▼
The SSA has tracked Quantella since 1973 -- 16 years through the most recent 1988 data.
What names are similar to Quantella? ▼
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Quanisha, Quanesha, Quanita, Quanda, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.
Keep exploring Quantella
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Data Sources
Data as of July 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, 1973–1988 (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. "Quantella: Baby Name Since 1973 - 24 Births, Peak 1981." NameAlmanac. Accessed via https://namealmanac.com/name/quantella. 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 Quantella 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 July 2026.