Recorded 1957–1993 Girls' name Peak 1980 189 births

Quinette — girls' name

189 babies named Quinette in U.S. Social Security records since 1957, with the highest year being 1980. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1950s201960s201970s511980s771990s21
1980s
Peak decade

41% of everyone ever named Quinette was born in this single decade.

1980
Single peak year

13 babies were named Quinette in 1980 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Quinette

The Social Security Administration has registered 189 babies named Quinette between 1957 and 1993, spanning 37 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Quinette currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1993. The name reached its historical peak in 1980, when 13 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Quinette performed strongest in the 1980s, accumulating 77 births during that ten-year window. Across the 5 decades of recorded activity, Quinette shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Texas, which accounts for 5 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Quinette in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Quinette 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 189 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.

Quinette at a glance

Last recorded 1993

Total births

189

Since 1957

37 years of records

Peak year

1980

13 births that year

Strongest decade: 1980s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1993

Active since

1957

Recorded for 37 years

Last year on file: 1993

Quinette popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1993–1957

Last recorded 1993
Peak year (1980)
13
Annual births at peak — across 37 years of records
468101214 1993198719831976197119651957 8

Quinette by decade

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

Peak: 1980s
Peak decade
1980s
77 births that decade — 41% of Quinette's all-time total
1950s201960s201970s511980s771990s21

Quinette by state

Where Quinette concentrates geographically — total births since 1957

Geographically diffuse
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Quinette
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Texas
5 2.6%
Texas share of Quinette's total US births 2.6%

5 of 189 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Quinette?
189 babies have been named Quinette since 1957. It was last recorded in 1993. The peak year was 1980 with 13 births.
When was Quinette most popular?
Quinette was most popular in the 1980s decade with 77 total births. The single peak year was 1980.
Where is Quinette most popular?
The top states for the name Quinette are Texas (5 births).
How long has the name Quinette been used?
Quinette has been recorded in Social Security data since 1957, spanning 37 years of data through 1993.
What names are similar to Quinette?
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, 1957–1993 (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.