Boys' name · since 1978
Quartez
Since 1978, U.S. Social Security records show 388 babies named Quartez, peaking in 1990. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #9,188 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 388
- born since 1978
- 1990s
- peak decade
Quartez is not among the current top-ranked boys names; 388 have been recorded since 1978.
Quartez has 388 recorded births among boys since 1978, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used boys names, busiest in the 1990s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1978 to 2021.
- #9,188 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- 388 born since 1978
- 1990s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Quartez ranks #9,188 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 388 born since 1978, peaking in the 1990s.
- #9,188 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 388
- born since 1978
- 1990s
- peak decade
Quartez's 388 recorded births place it above 79.78% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 3 jurisdictions, led by Georgia.
Quartez's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Quartez's full recorded timeline at 1999, 43% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 57% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1978, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1990 peak of 26 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Quartez popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1978–2021
- Peak year (1990)
- 26
- Annual births at peak, across 44 years of records
Quartez by decade
1990s is the heaviest window (154 births, 40% of the file).
1990s was Quartez's strongest decade.
154 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 40% of all-time use.
Quartez births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s 10
1970s
10 births
- 1980s
1980s
75 births
- 1990s
1990s
154 births
- 2000s
2000s
75 births
- 2010s
2010s
68 births
- 2020s 6
2020s
6 births
What this shows Peak: 1990s at 154 births (40% of all-time use).
Quartez by state
Where Quartez concentrates geographically, total births since 1978
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Georgia | | 7 | 1.8% |
| #2 | Michigan | | 5 | 1.3% |
| #3 | Mississippi | | 5 | 1.3% |
7 of 388 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 3 reporting states.
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What to do with Quartez's data
- Quartez's decade-level peak was the 1990s (154 total births); usage has since declined to 6 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Georgia records the most Quartezs (7 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Georgia names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Quartez: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1990)
Similar record span (~43 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, 1978–2021 (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 Quartez 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.