Recorded 1915–1997 Unisex name Peak 1977 201 births

Quinta — unisex name

201 babies named Quinta in U.S. Social Security records since 1915, with the highest year being 1977. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1910s51940s51960s61970s561980s821990s47
1980s
Peak decade

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

1977
Single peak year

15 babies were named Quinta in 1977 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Quinta

The Social Security Administration has registered 201 babies named Quinta between 1915 and 1997, spanning 83 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Quinta currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1997. The name reached its historical peak in 1977, when 15 babies received it in a single year. Quinta is classified as unisex in SSA records: the opposite-sex variant accounts for 41 additional births since 1977.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Quinta performed strongest in the 1980s, accumulating 82 births during that ten-year window. Across the 6 decades of recorded activity, Quinta shows notable generational variation in parental adoption.

No etymological entry is currently available for Quinta 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 201 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.

Quinta at a glance

Last recorded 1997

Total births

201

Since 1915

83 years of records

Peak year

1977

15 births that year

Strongest decade: 1980s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1997

Active since

1915

Recorded for 83 years

Last year on file: 1997

Quinta popularity over time — girls

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1997–1915

Last recorded 1997
Peak year (1977)
15
Annual births at peak — across 83 years of records
05101520 1997199119861982197819721915 5

Quinta popularity over time — boys

41 total births recorded since 1977 (Quinta as boys' name)

Unisex variant — 41 births
456789 1995199219891983198019781977 8

Quinta by decade

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

Peak: 1980s
Peak decade
1980s
82 births that decade — 41% of Quinta's all-time total
1910s51940s51960s61970s561980s821990s47

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Quinta?
201 babies have been named Quinta since 1915. It was last recorded in 1997. The peak year was 1977 with 15 births.
When was Quinta most popular?
Quinta was most popular in the 1980s decade with 82 total births. The single peak year was 1977.
Is Quinta a unisex name?
Yes, Quinta is used for both boys and girls. As a girl's name it has 201 births, and as a boy's name it has 41 births.
How long has the name Quinta been used?
Quinta has been recorded in Social Security data since 1915, spanning 83 years of data through 1997.
What names are similar to Quinta?
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, 1915–1997 (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.