Total births
45
Boys' name · since 1919
Quentine
45 babies named Quentine in U.S. Social Security records since 1919, with the highest year being 1919. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- 45
- total births
- 1919–1994
- years on record
- 1970s
- peak decade
- 38%
- born in that decade
Quentine is not among the current top-ranked boys names; 45 have been recorded since 1919.
Quentine has 45 recorded births among boys since 1919, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used boys names, busiest in the 1970s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1919 to 1994.
- 45 total births
- 1919–1994 years on record
- 1970s peak decade
- 38% born in that decade
Data updated Jun 2026
The verdict
45 boys have been named Quentine since 1919, peaking in the 1970s, last recorded in 1994.
- 45
- total births
- 1919–1994
- years on record
- 1970s
- peak decade
- 38%
- born in that decade
1970s
Peak decade
38% of everyone ever named Quentine was born in this single decade.
1919
Single peak year
10 babies were named Quentine in 1919 - its busiest year on record.
Quentine's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Quentine splits its recorded history at 1976: 56% of all births land in the more recent half, 44% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1970 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1919 peak of 10 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Quentine at a glance
Last recorded 1994Peak year
1919
Current rank
Unranked
Active since
1919
Quentine popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1919–1994
- Peak year (1919)
- 10
- Annual births at peak, across 76 years of records
Quentine by decade
Total births in each ten-year window, peak vs trough at a glance
1970s was Quentine's strongest decade.
17 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 38% of all-time use.
Quentine births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1910s
1910s
10 births
- 1970s
1970s
17 births
- 1980s 6
1980s
6 births
- 1990s
1990s
12 births
What this shows Peak: 1970s at 17 births (38% of all-time use).
Frequently Asked Questions
How popular is the name Quentine? ▼
Quentine has been given to 45 babies in the U.S. since 1919, according to SSA data. Its last appearance in the data was 1994. 10 babies were born in 1919, its single highest year.
When was Quentine most popular? ▼
Quentine was most popular in the 1970s decade with 17 total births. The single peak year was 1919.
How long has the name Quentine been used? ▼
Records for Quentine go back to 1919, giving 76 years of history through 1994.
What names are similar to Quentine? ▼
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.
What to do with Quentine's data
- Quentine's usage has stayed within range of its 1970s decade-level peak (17 total births) through the 1990s (12) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- Weighing it against an alternative? Put two names side by side. Compare names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
Keep exploring Quentine
Nearby Names Like Quentine
Names with a similar sound, spelling, or feel to Quentine
Quentin Boy
#783 43,472 births
Quenton Boy
#7311 3,206 births
Quest Boy
#2127 1,067 births
Quenten Boy
735 births
Quentyn Boy
#10299 233 births
Compare Quentine side by side: Quentine vs Quentin Quentine vs Quenton Quentine vs Quest
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Data Sources
Data as of June 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, 1919–1994 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
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NameAlmanac Editorial. "Quentine: Baby Name Since 1919 - 45 Births, Peak 1919." NameAlmanac. Accessed via https://namealmanac.com/name/quentine. Licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.
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 Quentine 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 June 2026.