Girls' name · since 1957
Quinette
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.
- #20,419 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 189
- born since 1957
- 1980s
- peak decade
Quinette is not among the current top-ranked girls names; 189 have been recorded since 1957.
Social Security Administration records show Quinette recorded 189 times among girls since 1957, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used girls names, peaking in the 1980s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1957 to 1993.
- #20,419 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 189 born since 1957
- 1980s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Quinette ranks #20,419 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 189 born since 1957, peaking in the 1980s.
- #20,419 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 189
- born since 1957
- 1980s
- peak decade
Quinette's 189 recorded births place it above 71.75% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by Texas.
Quinette's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Quinette's SSA record in two at 1976 and the more recent half accounts for 58% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 42%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1958, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1980 peak of 13, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Quinette popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1957–1993
- Peak year (1980)
- 13
- Annual births at peak, across 37 years of records
No longer in the modern top-1000, last recorded 1993.
189 total births across 37 years of SSA records. Peaked in 1980 with 13 births in a single year.
Quinette by decade
1980s is the heaviest window (77 births, 41% of the file).
1980s was Quinette's strongest decade.
77 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 41% of all-time use.
Quinette births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1950s 20
1950s
20 births
- 1960s 20
1960s
20 births
- 1970s
1970s
51 births
- 1980s
1980s
77 births
- 1990s 21
1990s
21 births
What this shows Peak: 1980s at 77 births (41% of all-time use).
Quinette decade highlights
- Peak decade 77 births
- Runner-up 51 births
- Modern era share 2010s + 2020s
- Decades tracked with recorded births
Quinette by state
Where Quinette concentrates geographically, total births since 1957
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Texas | | 5 | 2.6% |
5 of 189 births nationwide.
Top 5 states
- Texas 2.6% of nationwide
Recorded in 1 of 51 SSA jurisdictions
Texas accounts for 2.6% of all recorded births nationwide - a relatively diffuse profile for this name.
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What to do with Quinette's data
- Quinette's decade-level peak was the 1980s (77 total births); usage has since declined to 21 in the 1990s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Texas records the most Quinettes (5 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Texas names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Quinette: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1980)
Similar record span (~36 yrs)
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, 1957–1993 (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 Quinette 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.
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