Girls' name · since 1996
Quetzali
Since 1996, U.S. Social Security records show 454 babies named Quetzali, peaking in 2024. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #12,556 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #3,501 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 454
- born since 1996
- 2020s
- peak decade
Yes -- Quetzali is the #3501 most popular girls' name in the U.S. today, with 454 recorded since 1996.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Quetzali has been recorded 454 times among girls since 1996, currently ranked #3501 nationally and more common than 80% of girls, with its heaviest use in the 2020s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1996 to 2025.
- #12,556 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #3,501 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 454 born since 1996
- 2020s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Quetzali ranks #12,556 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #3,501 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 454 born since 1996, peaking in the 2020s.
- #12,556 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #3,501 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 454
- born since 1996
- 2020s
- peak decade
Quetzali's 454 recorded births place it above 82.63% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 4 jurisdictions, led by California.
How Quetzali compares
454 Top 47% higher than 53% of 17,297 names currently given to girls
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked girls 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
Quetzali's all-time total is 21% above the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Quetzali | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 454 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 45 | 21 | 19,840 |
Quetzali's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Quetzali splits its recorded history at 2012: 60% of all births land in the more recent half, 40% in the earlier half, a lean toward present-day use rather than a passing spike. The single quietest year was 1996 (5 births) -- compare that against the 2024 peak of 45 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Quetzali popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1996–2025
- Peak year (2024)
- 45
- Annual births at peak, across 30 years of records
Quetzali by decade
2020s is the heaviest window (180 births, 40% of the file).
2020s was Quetzali's strongest decade.
180 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 40% of all-time use.
Quetzali births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1990s 5
1990s
5 births
- 2000s
2000s
137 births
- 2010s
2010s
132 births
- 2020s
2020s
180 births
What this shows Peak: 2020s at 180 births (40% of all-time use).
Quetzali by state
Where Quetzali concentrates geographically, total births since 1996
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 156 | 34.4% |
| #2 | Texas | | 16 | 3.5% |
| #3 | Illinois | | 15 | 3.3% |
| #4 | Colorado | | 6 | 1.3% |
156 of 454 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 4 reporting states.
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- California records the most Quetzalis (156 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. California 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 Quetzali: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2024)
Similar record span (~29 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, 1996–2025 (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 Quetzali 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.