Recorded 1919–1994 Boys' name Peak 1919 45 births

Quentine — boys' name

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.

1910s101970s171980s61990s12
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.

What the Data Says About Quentine

The Social Security Administration has registered 45 babies named Quentine between 1919 and 1994, spanning 76 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Quentine currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 1994. The name reached its historical peak in 1919, when 10 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Quentine performed strongest in the 1970s, accumulating 17 births during that ten-year window. Across the 4 decades of recorded activity, Quentine shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade.

No etymological entry is currently available for Quentine 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 45 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.

Quentine at a glance

Last recorded 1994

Total births

45

Since 1919

76 years of records

Peak year

1919

10 births that year

Strongest decade: 1970s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1994

Active since

1919

Recorded for 76 years

Last year on file: 1994

Quentine popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1994–1919

Last recorded 1994
Peak year (1919)
10
Annual births at peak — across 76 years of records
4681012 1994199319821976197319701919 10

Quentine by decade

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

Peak: 1970s
Peak decade
1970s
17 births that decade — 38% of Quentine's all-time total
1910s101970s171980s61990s12

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Quentine?
45 babies have been named Quentine since 1919. It was last recorded in 1994. The peak year was 1919 with 10 births.
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?
Quentine has been recorded in Social Security data since 1919, spanning 76 years of data 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.

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, 1919–1994 (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.