Recorded 1979–1990 Boys' name Peak 1983 47 births

Quennel — boys' name

47 babies named Quennel in U.S. Social Security records since 1979, with the highest year being 1983. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1970s51980s371990s5
1980s
Peak decade

79% of everyone ever named Quennel was born in this single decade.

1983
Single peak year

11 babies were named Quennel in 1983 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Quennel

The Social Security Administration has registered 47 babies named Quennel between 1979 and 1990, spanning 12 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Quennel currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 1990. The name reached its historical peak in 1983, when 11 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Quennel performed strongest in the 1980s, accumulating 37 births during that ten-year window. Across the 3 decades of recorded activity, Quennel shows a clear decline from its mid-century high.

No etymological entry is currently available for Quennel 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 47 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.

Quennel at a glance

Last recorded 1990

Total births

47

Since 1979

12 years of records

Peak year

1983

11 births that year

Strongest decade: 1980s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1990

Active since

1979

Recorded for 12 years

Last year on file: 1990

Quennel popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1990–1979

Last recorded 1990
Peak year (1983)
11
Annual births at peak — across 12 years of records
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Quennel by decade

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

Peak: 1980s
Peak decade
1980s
37 births that decade — 79% of Quennel's all-time total
1970s51980s371990s5

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Quennel?
47 babies have been named Quennel since 1979. It was last recorded in 1990. The peak year was 1983 with 11 births.
When was Quennel most popular?
Quennel was most popular in the 1980s decade with 37 total births. The single peak year was 1983.
How long has the name Quennel been used?
Quennel has been recorded in Social Security data since 1979, spanning 12 years of data through 1990.
What names are similar to Quennel?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Quentin, Quenton, Quest, Quenten, 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, 1979–1990 (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.