Unisex name · since 2013
Quill
Since 2013, U.S. Social Security records show 420 babies named Quill, peaking in 2019. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #8,769 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #3,375 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 420
- born since 2013
- 2020s
- peak decade
420 babies have been named Quill since 2013, making it today's #3375 unisex name.
Social Security Administration records show Quill recorded 420 times among boys since 2013, holding rank #3375 nationally today, ahead of 76% of boys, peaking in the 2020s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 2013 to 2025.
- #8,769 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #3,375 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 420 born since 2013
- 2020s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Quill ranks #8,769 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #3,375 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 420 born since 2013, peaking in the 2020s.
- #8,769 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #3,375 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 420
- born since 2013
- 2020s
- peak decade
Quill's 420 recorded births place it above 80.7% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
6 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by California.
How Quill compares
420 Top 48% higher than 52% of 13,930 names currently given to boys
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked boys 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
Quill's all-time total is 14% above the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Quill | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 420 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 63 | 34 | 22,252 |
Quill's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Quill's full recorded timeline at 2019, 74% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 26% in the earlier half -- usage has skewed toward the present, not a one-decade spike. Its quietest year on record was 2014, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2019 peak of 63 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Quill popularity over time - boys
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2013–2025
- Peak year (2019)
- 63
- Annual births at peak, across 13 years of records
Quill popularity over time - girls
21 total births recorded since 2017 (Quill as girls' name)
Quill by decade
2020s is the heaviest window (247 births, 59% of the file).
2020s was Quill's strongest decade.
247 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 59% of all-time use.
Quill births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 2010s
2010s
173 births
- 2020s
2020s
247 births
What this shows Peak: 2020s at 247 births (59% of all-time use).
Quill by state
Where Quill concentrates geographically, total births since 2013
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 17 | 4.0% |
| #2 | Arizona | | 5 | 1.2% |
| #3 | Michigan | | 5 | 1.2% |
| #4 | Missouri | | 5 | 1.2% |
| #5 | Pennsylvania | | 5 | 1.2% |
| #6 | Utah | | 5 | 1.2% |
17 of 420 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 6 reporting states.
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- California records the most Quills (17 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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Two nationwide peer axes for Quill: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
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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, 2013–2025 (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 Quill 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.