Boys' name · since 1959
Quint
687 babies named Quint in U.S. Social Security records since 1959, with the highest year being 1964. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #6,526 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 687
- born since 1959
- 1960s
- peak decade
Quint is not among the current top-ranked boys names; 687 have been recorded since 1959.
Quint has 687 recorded births among boys since 1959, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used boys names, busiest in the 1960s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1959 to 2024.
- #6,526 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- 687 born since 1959
- 1960s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Quint ranks #6,526 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 687 born since 1959, peaking in the 1960s.
- #6,526 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 687
- born since 1959
- 1960s
- peak decade
Quint's 687 recorded births place it above 85.64% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
8 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by Texas.
Quint's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Quint's SSA record in two at 1991 and the more recent half accounts for 33% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 67%, consistent with a name more common in the past than in recent years. Its calmest year was 1961, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1964 peak of 88, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Quint popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1959–2024
- Peak year (1964)
- 88
- Annual births at peak, across 66 years of records
Quint by decade
1960s is the heaviest window (301 births, 44% of the file).
1960s was Quint's strongest decade.
301 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 44% of all-time use.
Quint births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1950s 7
1950s
7 births
- 1960s
1960s
301 births
- 1970s 92
1970s
92 births
- 1980s 56
1980s
56 births
- 1990s 61
1990s
61 births
- 2000s 49
2000s
49 births
- 2010s 85
2010s
85 births
- 2020s 36
2020s
36 births
What this shows Peak: 1960s at 301 births (44% of all-time use).
How Quint compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 boys names closest to Quint's total volume
Quint by state
Where Quint concentrates geographically, total births since 1959
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Texas | | 25 | 3.6% |
| #2 | Illinois | | 13 | 1.9% |
| #3 | California | | 9 | 1.3% |
| #4 | Ohio | | 7 | 1.0% |
| #5 | Kansas | | 5 | 0.7% |
| #6 | Massachusetts | | 5 | 0.7% |
| #7 | North Carolina | | 5 | 0.7% |
| #8 | New York | | 5 | 0.7% |
25 of 687 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 8 reporting states.
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What to do with Quint's data
- Quint's decade-level peak was the 1960s (301 total births); usage has since declined to 36 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Texas records the most Quints (25 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 Quint: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1964)
Similar record span (~65 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, 1959–2024 (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 Quint 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.