Recorded 1977–1997 Boys' name Peak 1988 31 births

Quetin — boys' name

31 babies named Quetin in U.S. Social Security records since 1977, with the highest year being 1988. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1970s101980s111990s10
1980s
Peak decade

35% of everyone ever named Quetin was born in this single decade.

1988
Single peak year

6 babies were named Quetin in 1988 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Quetin

The Social Security Administration has registered 31 babies named Quetin between 1977 and 1997, spanning 21 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Quetin currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 1997. The name reached its historical peak in 1988, when 6 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Quetin performed strongest in the 1980s, accumulating 11 births during that ten-year window. Across the 3 decades of recorded activity, Quetin shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade.

No etymological entry is currently available for Quetin 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 31 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.

Quetin at a glance

Last recorded 1997

Total births

31

Since 1977

21 years of records

Peak year

1988

6 births that year

Strongest decade: 1980s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1997

Active since

1977

Recorded for 21 years

Last year on file: 1997

Quetin popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1997–1977

Last recorded 1997
Peak year (1988)
6
Annual births at peak — across 21 years of records
4.555.566.5 199719911989198819781977 5

Quetin by decade

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

Peak: 1980s
Peak decade
1980s
11 births that decade — 35% of Quetin's all-time total
1970s101980s111990s10

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Quetin?
31 babies have been named Quetin since 1977. It was last recorded in 1997. The peak year was 1988 with 6 births.
When was Quetin most popular?
Quetin was most popular in the 1980s decade with 11 total births. The single peak year was 1988.
How long has the name Quetin been used?
Quetin has been recorded in Social Security data since 1977, spanning 21 years of data through 1997.
What names are similar to Quetin?
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, 1977–1997 (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.