Recorded 1966–1985 Girls' name Peak 1966 23 births

Quentella — girls' name

23 babies named Quentella in U.S. Social Security records since 1966, with the highest year being 1966. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1960s61970s121980s5
1970s
Peak decade

52% of everyone ever named Quentella was born in this single decade.

1966
Single peak year

6 babies were named Quentella in 1966 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Quentella

The Social Security Administration has registered 23 babies named Quentella between 1966 and 1985, spanning 20 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Quentella currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1985. The name reached its historical peak in 1966, when 6 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Quentella performed strongest in the 1970s, accumulating 12 births during that ten-year window. Across the 3 decades of recorded activity, Quentella shows notable generational variation in parental adoption.

No etymological entry is currently available for Quentella 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 23 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.

Quentella at a glance

Last recorded 1985

Total births

23

Since 1966

20 years of records

Peak year

1966

6 births that year

Strongest decade: 1970s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1985

Active since

1966

Recorded for 20 years

Last year on file: 1985

Quentella popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1985–1966

Last recorded 1985
Peak year (1966)
6
Annual births at peak — across 20 years of records
4.555.566.5 1985197819701966 6

Quentella by decade

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

Peak: 1970s
Peak decade
1970s
12 births that decade — 52% of Quentella's all-time total
1960s61970s121980s5

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Quentella?
23 babies have been named Quentella since 1966. It was last recorded in 1985. The peak year was 1966 with 6 births.
When was Quentella most popular?
Quentella was most popular in the 1970s decade with 12 total births. The single peak year was 1966.
How long has the name Quentella been used?
Quentella has been recorded in Social Security data since 1966, spanning 20 years of data through 1985.
What names are similar to Quentella?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Queen, Queenie, Quetzalli, Queena, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

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, 1966–1985 (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.