US rank #1555 Boys' name Peak 1997 15,472 births

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.

1910s1241920s2241930s1131940s881950s5511960s14131970s7971980s22761990s34712000s35252010s22162020s674
#1555
of 14,243 boys in use

More common than 89% of names given to boys today.

2000s
Peak decade

23% of everyone ever named Quintin was born in this single decade.

1997
Single peak year

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 1,000

Total births

15,472

Since 1912

113 years of records

Peak year

1997

405 births that year

Strongest decade: 2000s

Current rank

#1,555

Among boys

As of 2024

Active since

1912

Recorded for 113 years

Last year on file: 2024

Quintin popularity over time — boys

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1912

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (1997)
405
Annual births at peak — across 113 years of records
-1000100200300400500 202420091994197919641949193419191912 8

Quintin popularity over time — girls

7 total births recorded since 1988 (Quintin as girls' name)

Unisex variant — 7 births
7 1988 7

Quintin by decade

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

Peak: 2000s
Peak decade
2000s
3,525 births that decade — 23% of Quintin's all-time total
1910s1241920s2241930s1131940s881950s5511960s14131970s7971980s22761990s34712000s35252010s22162020s674

Quintin by state

Where Quintin concentrates geographically — total births since 1912

Geographically diffuse
Top 8 states by recorded births for the name Quintin
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%
California share of Quintin's total US births 6.5%
Even split

1,010 of 15,472 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 42 reporting states.

Quintin appears in 42 states. Explore state details →

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Quintin?
15,472 babies have been named Quintin since 1912. It currently ranks #1555 among boys. The peak year was 1997 with 405 births.
When was Quintin most popular?
Quintin was most popular in the 2000s decade with 3,525 total births. The single peak year was 1997.
Where is Quintin most popular?
The top states for the name Quintin are California (1,010 births), Illinois (894 births), Texas (890 births).
How long has the name Quintin been used?
Quintin has been recorded in Social Security data since 1912, spanning 113 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Quintin?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Quinn, Quinton, Quincy, Quinten, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

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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.