Boys' name · since 1900
Quentin
Since 1900, U.S. Social Security records show 43,472 babies named Quentin, peaking in 1998. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #549 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #965 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 43,472
- born since 1900
- 2000s
- peak decade
Quentin currently ranks #965 among boys' names in America, with 43,472 babies recorded since 1900.
Quentin has 43,472 recorded births among boys since 1900, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #965 as of the latest data, more common than 93% of boys, busiest in the 2000s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1900 to 2025.
- #549 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #965 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 43,472 born since 1900
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Quentin ranks #549 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #965 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 43,472 born since 1900, peaking in the 2000s.
- #549 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #965 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 43,472
- born since 1900
- 2000s
- peak decade
Quentin's 43,472 recorded births place it above 98.79% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
50 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by Texas.
How Quentin compares
43,472 Top 4% higher than 96% of 13,930 names currently given to boys
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked boys names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Quentin's all-time total is 118x the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Quentin | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 43,472 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 1,052 | 34 | 22,252 |
Quentin's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Quentin's full recorded timeline at 1965, 84% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 16% in the earlier half -- usage has skewed toward the present, not a one-decade spike. Its quietest year on record was 1900, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1998 peak of 1,052 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Quentin popularity over time - boys
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1900–2025
- Peak year (1998)
- 1,052
- Annual births at peak, across 126 years of records
Quentin popularity over time - girls
190 total births recorded since 1919 (Quentin as girls' name)
Quentin by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (8,396 births, 19% of the file).
2000s was Quentin's strongest decade.
8,396 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 19% of all-time use.
Quentin births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1900s 51
1900s
51 births
- 1910s 1,307
1910s
1,307 births
- 1920s 1,612
1920s
1,612 births
- 1930s 746
1930s
746 births
- 1940s 983
1940s
983 births
- 1950s 1,242
1950s
1,242 births
- 1960s 1,830
1960s
1,830 births
- 1970s
1970s
4,312 births
- 1980s
1980s
6,331 births
- 1990s
1990s
8,117 births
- 2000s
2000s
8,396 births
- 2010s
2010s
6,155 births
- 2020s 2,390
2020s
2,390 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 8,396 births (19% of all-time use).
How Quentin compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 boys names closest to Quentin's total volume
Quentin by state
Where Quentin concentrates geographically, total births since 1900
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Texas | | 2,789 | 6.4% |
| #2 | California | | 2,719 | 6.3% |
| #3 | Illinois | | 2,497 | 5.7% |
| #4 | New York | | 1,986 | 4.6% |
| #5 | Ohio | | 1,949 | 4.5% |
| #6 | Georgia | | 1,694 | 3.9% |
| #7 | North Carolina | | 1,655 | 3.8% |
| #8 | Pennsylvania | | 1,650 | 3.8% |
2,789 of 43,472 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 50 reporting states.
Quentin appears in 50 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Quentin's data
- Quentin's decade-level peak was the 2000s (8,396 total births); usage has since declined to 2,390 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Texas records the most Quentins (2,789 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Texas 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 Quentin: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1998)
Similar record span (~125 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, 1900–2025 (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 Quentin 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.