Boys' name · since 1987
Quinston
31 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.
- #25,685 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #12,537 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 31
- born since 1987
- 2010s
- peak decade
Yes -- Quinston is the #12537 most popular boys' name in the U.S. today, with 31 recorded since 1987.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Quinston has been recorded 31 times among boys since 1987, currently ranked #12537 nationally and more common than 10% of boys, with its heaviest use in the 2010s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1987 to 2025.
- #25,685 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #12,537 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 31 born since 1987
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Quinston ranks #25,685 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #12,537 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 31 born since 1987, peaking in the 2010s.
- #25,685 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #12,537 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 31
- born since 1987
- 2010s
- peak decade
Quinston's 31 recorded births place it above 43.38% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
How Quinston compares
31 12th percentile among 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
Quinston's all-time total is 92% below the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Quinston | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 31 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 8 | 34 | 22,252 |
Quinston's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Quinston's full recorded timeline at 2016, 58% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 42% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1987, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2014 peak of 8 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Quinston popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1987–2025
- Peak year (2014)
- 8
- Annual births at peak, across 39 years of records
Quinston by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (21 births, 68% of the file).
2010s was Quinston's strongest decade.
21 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 68% of all-time use.
Quinston births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1980s 5
1980s
5 births
- 2010s
2010s
21 births
- 2020s 5
2020s
5 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 21 births (68% of all-time use).
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What to do with Quinston's data
- Quinston's decade-level peak was the 2010s (21 total births); usage has since declined to 5 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
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 Quinston: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2014)
Similar record span (~38 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, 1987–2025 (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 Quinston 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.