Boys' name · since 1985
Quentez
Since 1985, U.S. Social Security records show 76 babies named Quentez, peaking in 1990. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #19,287 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 76
- born since 1985
- 1990s
- peak decade
Quentez is not among the current top-ranked boys names; 76 have been recorded since 1985.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Quentez has been recorded 76 times among boys since 1985, though it is not among the currently most-used boys names, with its heaviest use in the 1990s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1985 to 2013.
- #19,287 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- 76 born since 1985
- 1990s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Quentez ranks #19,287 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 76 born since 1985, peaking in the 1990s.
- #19,287 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 76
- born since 1985
- 1990s
- peak decade
Quentez's 76 recorded births place it above 57.53% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Quentez's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Quentez's SSA record in two at 1996 and the more recent half accounts for 49% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 51%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1985, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1990 peak of 8, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Quentez popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1985–2013
- Peak year (1990)
- 8
- Annual births at peak, across 29 years of records
No longer in the modern top-1000, last recorded 2013.
76 total births across 29 years of SSA records. Peaked in 1990 with 8 births in a single year.
Quentez by decade
1990s is the heaviest window (39 births, 51% of the file).
1990s was Quentez's strongest decade.
39 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 51% of all-time use.
Quentez births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1980s 5
1980s
5 births
- 1990s
1990s
39 births
- 2000s
2000s
22 births
- 2010s 10
2010s
10 births
What this shows Peak: 1990s at 39 births (51% of all-time use).
Quentez decade highlights
- Peak decade 39 births
- Runner-up 22 births
- Modern era share 2010s + 2020s
- Decades tracked with recorded births
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What to do with Quentez's data
- Quentez's decade-level peak was the 1990s (39 total births); usage has since declined to 10 in the 2010s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Quentez: 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 (~28 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, 1985–2013 (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 Quentez 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.
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