Quintin — #1555 US boys' name
15,472 babies named Quintin in U.S. Social Security records since 1912, with the highest year being 1997. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
More common than 89% of names given to boys today.
23% of everyone ever named Quintin was born in this single decade.
405 babies were named Quintin in 1997 — its busiest year on record.
What the Data Says About Quintin
The Social Security Administration has registered 15,472 babies named Quintin between 1912 and 2024, spanning 113 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Quintin currently holds the #1555 rank among boys for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 1997, when 405 babies received it in a single year.
Decade-level aggregation shows that Quintin performed strongest in the 2000s, accumulating 3,525 births during that ten-year window. Across the 12 decades of recorded activity, Quintin shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in California, which accounts for 1,010 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by Illinois and Texas. In total, SSA state-level files list Quintin in 42 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.
No etymological entry is currently available for Quintin 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 15,472 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.
Quintin at a glance
Outside the top 1,000Peak year
Current rank
Active since
Quintin popularity over time — boys
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1912
- Peak year (1997)
- 405
- Annual births at peak — across 113 years of records
Currently ranks #1555 among boys.
15,472 total births across 113 years of SSA records. Peaked in 1997 with 405 births in a single year.
Quintin popularity over time — girls
7 total births recorded since 1988 (Quintin as girls' name)
Unisex use remains the minority pattern
The girls' variant of Quintin accounts for 0% of total recorded use across both genders.
Quintin by decade
Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance
- Peak decade
- 2000s
- 3,525 births that decade — 23% of Quintin's all-time total
Quintin decade highlights
- Peak decade 3,525 births
- Runner-up 3,471 births
- Modern era share 2010s + 2020s
- Decades tracked with recorded births
2000s was Quintin's strongest decade
3,525 babies received the name during that ten-year window — about 23% of all-time use.
Quintin by state
Where Quintin concentrates geographically — total births since 1912
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 1,010 | 6.5% |
| #2 | Illinois | | 894 | 5.8% |
| #3 | Texas | | 890 | 5.8% |
| #4 | Ohio | | 685 | 4.4% |
| #5 | Florida | | 659 | 4.3% |
| #6 | New York | | 628 | 4.1% |
| #7 | Pennsylvania | | 517 | 3.3% |
| #8 | Michigan | | 513 | 3.3% |
1,010 of 15,472 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 42 reporting states.
Top 5 states
- California 6.5% of nationwide
- Illinois 5.8% of nationwide
- Texas 5.8% of nationwide
- Ohio 4.4% of nationwide
- Florida 4.3% of nationwide
Recorded in 42 of 51 SSA jurisdictions
California accounts for 6.5% of all recorded births nationwide — a relatively diffuse profile for this name.
Quintin appears in 42 states. Explore state details →
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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, 1912–2024 (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.