Boys' name · since 1912
Quintin
Since 1912, U.S. Social Security records show 15,558 babies named Quintin, peaking in 1997. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #953 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #1,888 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 15,558
- born since 1912
- 2000s
- peak decade
15,558 babies have been named Quintin since 1912, making it today's #1888 boys' name.
Social Security Administration records show Quintin recorded 15,558 times among boys since 1912, holding rank #1888 nationally today, ahead of 86% of boys, peaking in the 2000s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1912 to 2025.
- #953 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #1,888 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 15,558 born since 1912
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Quintin ranks #953 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #1,888 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 15,558 born since 1912, peaking in the 2000s.
- #953 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #1,888 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 15,558
- born since 1912
- 2000s
- peak decade
Quintin's 15,558 recorded births place it above 97.9% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
42 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by California.
How Quintin compares
15,558 Top 7% higher than 93% 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
Quintin's all-time total is 42x the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Quintin | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 15,558 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 405 | 34 | 22,252 |
Quintin's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Quintin's SSA record in two at 1969 and the more recent half accounts for 84% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 16%, consistent with a name still gaining ground rather than fading. Its calmest year was 1937, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1997 peak of 405, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Quintin popularity over time - boys
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1912–2025
- Peak year (1997)
- 405
- Annual births at peak, across 114 years of records
Quintin popularity over time - girls
7 total births recorded since 1988 (Quintin as girls' name)
Quintin by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (3,525 births, 23% of the file).
2000s was Quintin's strongest decade.
3,525 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 23% of all-time use.
Quintin births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1910s 124
1910s
124 births
- 1920s 224
1920s
224 births
- 1930s 113
1930s
113 births
- 1940s 88
1940s
88 births
- 1950s 551
1950s
551 births
- 1960s
1960s
1,413 births
- 1970s 796
1970s
796 births
- 1980s
1980s
2,276 births
- 1990s
1990s
3,471 births
- 2000s
2000s
3,525 births
- 2010s
2010s
2,218 births
- 2020s 759
2020s
759 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 3,525 births (23% of all-time use).
How Quintin 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 Quintin's total volume
Quintin by state
Where Quintin concentrates geographically, total births since 1912
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 1,019 | 6.5% |
| #2 | Texas | | 897 | 5.8% |
| #3 | Illinois | | 894 | 5.7% |
| #4 | Ohio | | 685 | 4.4% |
| #5 | Florida | | 671 | 4.3% |
| #6 | New York | | 633 | 4.1% |
| #7 | Michigan | | 520 | 3.3% |
| #8 | Pennsylvania | | 517 | 3.3% |
1,019 of 15,558 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 42 reporting states.
Quintin appears in 42 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Quintin's data
- Quintin's decade-level peak was the 2000s (3,525 total births); usage has since declined to 759 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- California records the most Quintins (1,019 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 Quintin: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1997)
Similar record span (~113 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, 1912–2025 (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 Quintin 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.