Recorded 1975–1991 Girls' name Peak 1979 68 births

Quina — girls' name

68 babies named Quina in U.S. Social Security records since 1975, with the highest year being 1979. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1970s371980s211990s10
1970s
Peak decade

54% of everyone ever named Quina was born in this single decade.

1979
Single peak year

12 babies were named Quina in 1979 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Quina

The Social Security Administration has registered 68 babies named Quina between 1975 and 1991, spanning 17 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Quina currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1991. The name reached its historical peak in 1979, when 12 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Quina performed strongest in the 1970s, accumulating 37 births during that ten-year window. Across the 3 decades of recorded activity, Quina shows a clear decline from its mid-century high.

No etymological entry is currently available for Quina 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 68 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.

Quina at a glance

Last recorded 1991

Total births

68

Since 1975

17 years of records

Peak year

1979

12 births that year

Strongest decade: 1970s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1991

Active since

1975

Recorded for 17 years

Last year on file: 1991

Quina popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1991–1975

Last recorded 1991
Peak year (1979)
12
Annual births at peak — across 17 years of records
468101214 1991199019881981198019791978197719761975 6

Quina by decade

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

Peak: 1970s
Peak decade
1970s
37 births that decade — 54% of Quina's all-time total
1970s371980s211990s10

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Quina?
68 babies have been named Quina since 1975. It was last recorded in 1991. The peak year was 1979 with 12 births.
When was Quina most popular?
Quina was most popular in the 1970s decade with 37 total births. The single peak year was 1979.
How long has the name Quina been used?
Quina has been recorded in Social Security data since 1975, spanning 17 years of data through 1991.
What names are similar to Quina?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Quinn, Quincy, Quiana, Quintina, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

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, 1975–1991 (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.