Recorded 1922–1997 Girls' name Peak 1987 526 births

Quintella — girls' name

526 babies named Quintella in U.S. Social Security records since 1922, with the highest year being 1987. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1920s111930s191940s321950s621960s841970s1111980s1381990s69
1980s
Peak decade

26% of everyone ever named Quintella was born in this single decade.

1987
Single peak year

18 babies were named Quintella in 1987 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Quintella

The Social Security Administration has registered 526 babies named Quintella between 1922 and 1997, spanning 76 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Quintella currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1997. The name reached its historical peak in 1987, when 18 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Quintella performed strongest in the 1980s, accumulating 138 births during that ten-year window. Across the 8 decades of recorded activity, Quintella shows notable generational variation in parental adoption. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Louisiana, which accounts for 7 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by Illinois and Michigan. In total, SSA state-level files list Quintella in 4 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Quintella 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 526 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.

Quintella at a glance

Last recorded 1997

Total births

526

Since 1922

76 years of records

Peak year

1987

18 births that year

Strongest decade: 1980s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1997

Active since

1922

Recorded for 76 years

Last year on file: 1997

Quintella popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1997–1922

Last recorded 1997
Peak year (1987)
18
Annual births at peak — across 76 years of records
05101520 199719891982197519681960195219391922 5

Quintella by decade

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

Peak: 1980s
Peak decade
1980s
138 births that decade — 26% of Quintella's all-time total
1920s111930s191940s321950s621960s841970s1111980s1381990s69

Quintella by state

Where Quintella concentrates geographically — total births since 1922

Geographically diffuse
Top 4 states by recorded births for the name Quintella
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%
Louisiana share of Quintella's total US births 1.3%
Even split

7 of 526 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 4 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Quintella?
526 babies have been named Quintella since 1922. It was last recorded in 1997. The peak year was 1987 with 18 births.
When was Quintella most popular?
Quintella was most popular in the 1980s decade with 138 total births. The single peak year was 1987.
Where is Quintella most popular?
The top states for the name Quintella are Louisiana (7 births), Illinois (6 births), Michigan (5 births).
How long has the name Quintella been used?
Quintella has been recorded in Social Security data since 1922, spanning 76 years of data through 1997.
What names are similar to Quintella?
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, 1922–1997 (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.