US rank #3487 Girls' name Peak 2010 811 births

Quetzalli — #3487 US girls' name

811 babies named Quetzalli in U.S. Social Security records since 1996, with the highest year being 2010. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1990s202000s2462010s3532020s192
#3487
of 17,661 girls in use

More common than 80% of names given to girls today.

2010s
Peak decade

44% of everyone ever named Quetzalli was born in this single decade.

2010
Single peak year

50 babies were named Quetzalli in 2010 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Quetzalli

The Social Security Administration has registered 811 babies named Quetzalli between 1996 and 2024, spanning 29 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Quetzalli currently holds the #3487 rank among girls for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2010, when 50 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Quetzalli performed strongest in the 2010s, accumulating 353 births during that ten-year window. Across the 4 decades of recorded activity, Quetzalli shows notable generational variation in parental adoption. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in California, which accounts for 326 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by Texas and Illinois. In total, SSA state-level files list Quetzalli in 4 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Quetzalli 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 811 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.

Quetzalli at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

811

Since 1996

29 years of records

Peak year

2010

50 births that year

Strongest decade: 2010s

Current rank

#3,487

Among girls

As of 2024

Active since

1996

Recorded for 29 years

Last year on file: 2024

Quetzalli popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1996

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2010)
50
Annual births at peak — across 29 years of records
0102030405060 20242020201620122008200420001996 7

Quetzalli by decade

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

Peak: 2010s
Peak decade
2010s
353 births that decade — 44% of Quetzalli's all-time total
1990s202000s2462010s3532020s192

Quetzalli by state

Where Quetzalli concentrates geographically — total births since 1996

Regionally concentrated
Top 4 states by recorded births for the name Quetzalli
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 California
326 40.2%
#2 Texas
40 4.9%
#3 Illinois
36 4.4%
#4 New York
10 1.2%
California share of Quetzalli's total US births 40.2%
Even split

326 of 811 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 4 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Quetzalli?
811 babies have been named Quetzalli since 1996. It currently ranks #3487 among girls. The peak year was 2010 with 50 births.
When was Quetzalli most popular?
Quetzalli was most popular in the 2010s decade with 353 total births. The single peak year was 2010.
Where is Quetzalli most popular?
The top states for the name Quetzalli are California (326 births), Texas (40 births), Illinois (36 births).
How long has the name Quetzalli been used?
Quetzalli has been recorded in Social Security data since 1996, spanning 29 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Quetzalli?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Queen, Queenie, Queena, Quetzaly, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

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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, 1996–2024 (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.