Recorded 1977–2016 Boys' name Peak 1987 294 births

Quintel — boys' name

294 babies named Quintel in U.S. Social Security records since 1977, with the highest year being 1987. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1970s131980s961990s1052000s492010s31
1990s
Peak decade

36% of everyone ever named Quintel was born in this single decade.

1987
Single peak year

16 babies were named Quintel in 1987 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Quintel

The Social Security Administration has registered 294 babies named Quintel between 1977 and 2016, spanning 40 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Quintel currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 2016. The name reached its historical peak in 1987, when 16 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Quintel performed strongest in the 1990s, accumulating 105 births during that ten-year window. Across the 5 decades of recorded activity, Quintel shows a clear decline from its mid-century high.

No etymological entry is currently available for Quintel 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 294 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.

Quintel at a glance

Last recorded 2016

Total births

294

Since 1977

40 years of records

Peak year

1987

16 births that year

Strongest decade: 1990s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2016

Active since

1977

Recorded for 40 years

Last year on file: 2016

Quintel popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2016–1977

Last recorded 2016
Peak year (1987)
16
Annual births at peak — across 40 years of records
05101520 20162007200119961991198619811977 7

Quintel by decade

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

Peak: 1990s
Peak decade
1990s
105 births that decade — 36% of Quintel's all-time total
1970s131980s961990s1052000s492010s31

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Quintel?
294 babies have been named Quintel since 1977. It was last recorded in 2016. The peak year was 1987 with 16 births.
When was Quintel most popular?
Quintel was most popular in the 1990s decade with 105 total births. The single peak year was 1987.
How long has the name Quintel been used?
Quintel has been recorded in Social Security data since 1977, spanning 40 years of data through 2016.
What names are similar to Quintel?
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, 1977–2016 (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.