Recorded 1972–2009 Girls' name Peak 1982 202 births

Quintana — girls' name

202 babies named Quintana in U.S. Social Security records since 1972, with the highest year being 1982. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1970s371980s761990s612000s28
1980s
Peak decade

38% of everyone ever named Quintana was born in this single decade.

1982
Single peak year

12 babies were named Quintana in 1982 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Quintana

The Social Security Administration has registered 202 babies named Quintana between 1972 and 2009, spanning 38 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Quintana currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2009. The name reached its historical peak in 1982, when 12 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Quintana performed strongest in the 1980s, accumulating 76 births during that ten-year window. Across the 4 decades of recorded activity, Quintana shows notable generational variation in parental adoption.

No etymological entry is currently available for Quintana 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 202 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.

Quintana at a glance

Last recorded 2009

Total births

202

Since 1972

38 years of records

Peak year

1982

12 births that year

Strongest decade: 1980s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2009

Active since

1972

Recorded for 38 years

Last year on file: 2009

Quintana popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2009–1972

Last recorded 2009
Peak year (1982)
12
Annual births at peak — across 38 years of records
468101214 20092002199619911987198219781972 6

Quintana by decade

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

Peak: 1980s
Peak decade
1980s
76 births that decade — 38% of Quintana's all-time total
1970s371980s761990s612000s28

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Quintana?
202 babies have been named Quintana since 1972. It was last recorded in 2009. The peak year was 1982 with 12 births.
When was Quintana most popular?
Quintana was most popular in the 1980s decade with 76 total births. The single peak year was 1982.
How long has the name Quintana been used?
Quintana has been recorded in Social Security data since 1972, spanning 38 years of data through 2009.
What names are similar to Quintana?
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, 1972–2009 (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.