Girls' name · since 1922
Quintella
Since 1922, U.S. Social Security records show 526 babies named Quintella, peaking in 1987. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #11,477 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 526
- born since 1922
- 1980s
- peak decade
Quintella is not among the current top-ranked girls names; 526 have been recorded since 1922.
Social Security Administration records show Quintella recorded 526 times among girls since 1922, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used girls names, peaking in the 1980s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1922 to 1997.
- #11,477 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 526 born since 1922
- 1980s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Quintella ranks #11,477 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 526 born since 1922, peaking in the 1980s.
- #11,477 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 526
- born since 1922
- 1980s
- peak decade
Quintella's 526 recorded births place it above 84.13% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 4 jurisdictions, led by Louisiana.
Quintella's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Quintella's full recorded timeline at 1970, 60% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 40% in the earlier half -- usage has skewed toward the present, not a one-decade spike. Its quietest year on record was 1922, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1987 peak of 18 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Quintella popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1922–1997
- Peak year (1987)
- 18
- Annual births at peak, across 76 years of records
Quintella by decade
1980s is the heaviest window (138 births, 26% of the file).
1980s was Quintella's strongest decade.
138 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 26% of all-time use.
Quintella births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1920s 11
1920s
11 births
- 1930s 19
1930s
19 births
- 1940s 32
1940s
32 births
- 1950s
1950s
62 births
- 1960s
1960s
84 births
- 1970s
1970s
111 births
- 1980s
1980s
138 births
- 1990s
1990s
69 births
What this shows Peak: 1980s at 138 births (26% of all-time use).
How Quintella compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 girls names closest to Quintella's total volume
Quintella by state
Where Quintella concentrates geographically, total births since 1922
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Louisiana | | 7 | 1.3% |
| #2 | Illinois | | 6 | 1.1% |
| #3 | Michigan | | 5 | 1.0% |
| #4 | South Carolina | | 5 | 1.0% |
7 of 526 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 4 reporting states.
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- Quintella's usage has stayed within range of its 1980s decade-level peak (138 total births) through the 1990s (69) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- Louisiana records the most Quintellas (7 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Louisiana 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 Quintella: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1987)
Similar record span (~75 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, 1922–1997 (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 Quintella 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.