Boys' name · since 1913
Quinten
Since 1913, U.S. Social Security records show 8,098 babies named Quinten, peaking in 2000. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #1,366 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #2,189 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 8,098
- born since 1913
- 2000s
- peak decade
Quinten currently ranks #2189 among boys' names in America, with 8,098 babies recorded since 1913.
Quinten has 8,098 recorded births among boys since 1913, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #2189 as of the latest data, more common than 84% of boys, busiest in the 2000s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1913 to 2025.
- #1,366 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #2,189 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 8,098 born since 1913
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Quinten ranks #1,366 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #2,189 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 8,098 born since 1913, peaking in the 2000s.
- #1,366 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #2,189 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 8,098
- born since 1913
- 2000s
- peak decade
Quinten's 8,098 recorded births place it above 96.99% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
35 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by California.
How Quinten compares
8,098 Top 10% higher than 90% of 13,930 names currently given to boys
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked boys names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Quinten's all-time total is 22x the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Quinten | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 8,098 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 256 | 34 | 22,252 |
Quinten's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Quinten splits its recorded history at 1972: 91% of all births land in the more recent half, 9% in the earlier half, a lean toward present-day use rather than a passing spike. The single quietest year was 1913 (5 births) -- compare that against the 2000 peak of 256 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Quinten popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1913–2025
- Peak year (2000)
- 256
- Annual births at peak, across 113 years of records
Quinten by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (2,340 births, 29% of the file).
2000s was Quinten's strongest decade.
2,340 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 29% of all-time use.
Quinten births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1910s 99
1910s
99 births
- 1920s 167
1920s
167 births
- 1930s 79
1930s
79 births
- 1940s 64
1940s
64 births
- 1950s 82
1950s
82 births
- 1960s 191
1960s
191 births
- 1970s 328
1970s
328 births
- 1980s 718
1980s
718 births
- 1990s
1990s
1,824 births
- 2000s
2000s
2,340 births
- 2010s
2010s
1,641 births
- 2020s 565
2020s
565 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 2,340 births (29% of all-time use).
How Quinten compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 boys names closest to Quinten's total volume
Quinten by state
Where Quinten concentrates geographically, total births since 1913
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 480 | 5.9% |
| #2 | Texas | | 453 | 5.6% |
| #3 | Ohio | | 400 | 4.9% |
| #4 | Illinois | | 364 | 4.5% |
| #5 | Indiana | | 279 | 3.4% |
| #6 | Michigan | | 274 | 3.4% |
| #7 | New York | | 228 | 2.8% |
| #8 | Florida | | 218 | 2.7% |
480 of 8,098 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 35 reporting states.
Quinten appears in 35 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Quinten's data
- Quinten's decade-level peak was the 2000s (2,340 total births); usage has since declined to 565 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- California records the most Quintens (480 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. California 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 Quinten: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2000)
Similar record span (~112 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, 1913–2025 (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 Quinten 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.