Recorded 1975–2010 Boys' name Peak 1997 69 births

Quientin — boys' name

69 babies named Quientin in U.S. Social Security records since 1975, with the highest year being 1997. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1970s51980s131990s322000s132010s6
1990s
Peak decade

46% of everyone ever named Quientin was born in this single decade.

1997
Single peak year

9 babies were named Quientin in 1997 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Quientin

The Social Security Administration has registered 69 babies named Quientin between 1975 and 2010, spanning 36 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Quientin currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 2010. The name reached its historical peak in 1997, when 9 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Quientin performed strongest in the 1990s, accumulating 32 births during that ten-year window. Across the 5 decades of recorded activity, Quientin shows a clear decline from its mid-century high.

No etymological entry is currently available for Quientin 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 69 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.

Quientin at a glance

Last recorded 2010

Total births

69

Since 1975

36 years of records

Peak year

1997

9 births that year

Strongest decade: 1990s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2010

Active since

1975

Recorded for 36 years

Last year on file: 2010

Quientin popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2010–1975

Last recorded 2010
Peak year (1997)
9
Annual births at peak — across 36 years of records
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Quientin by decade

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

Peak: 1990s
Peak decade
1990s
32 births that decade — 46% of Quientin's all-time total
1970s51980s131990s322000s132010s6

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Quientin?
69 babies have been named Quientin since 1975. It was last recorded in 2010. The peak year was 1997 with 9 births.
When was Quientin most popular?
Quientin was most popular in the 1990s decade with 32 total births. The single peak year was 1997.
How long has the name Quientin been used?
Quientin has been recorded in Social Security data since 1975, spanning 36 years of data through 2010.
What names are similar to Quientin?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Quinn, Quinton, Quincy, Quintin, 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, 1975–2010 (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.