Recorded 1987–2018 Boys' name Peak 2014 26 births

Quinston — boys' name

26 babies named Quinston in U.S. Social Security records since 1987, with the highest year being 2014. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1980s52010s21
2010s
Peak decade

81% of everyone ever named Quinston was born in this single decade.

2014
Single peak year

8 babies were named Quinston in 2014 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Quinston

The Social Security Administration has registered 26 babies named Quinston between 1987 and 2018, spanning 32 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Quinston currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 2018. The name reached its historical peak in 2014, when 8 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Quinston performed strongest in the 2010s, accumulating 21 births during that ten-year window. Across the 2 decades of recorded activity, Quinston shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade.

No etymological entry is currently available for Quinston 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 26 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.

Quinston at a glance

Last recorded 2018

Total births

26

Since 1987

32 years of records

Peak year

2014

8 births that year

Strongest decade: 2010s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2018

Active since

1987

Recorded for 32 years

Last year on file: 2018

Quinston popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2018–1987

Last recorded 2018
Peak year (2014)
8
Annual births at peak — across 32 years of records
456789 2018201620141987 5

Quinston by decade

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

Peak: 2010s
Peak decade
2010s
21 births that decade — 81% of Quinston's all-time total
1980s52010s21

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Quinston?
26 babies have been named Quinston since 1987. It was last recorded in 2018. The peak year was 2014 with 8 births.
When was Quinston most popular?
Quinston was most popular in the 2010s decade with 21 total births. The single peak year was 2014.
How long has the name Quinston been used?
Quinston has been recorded in Social Security data since 1987, spanning 32 years of data through 2018.
What names are similar to Quinston?
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, 1987–2018 (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.