Boys' name · since 1917
Quintus
559 babies named Quintus in U.S. Social Security records since 1917, with the highest year being 2012. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #7,383 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #7,241 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 559
- born since 1917
- 2010s
- peak decade
Quintus currently ranks #7241 among boys' names in America, with 559 babies recorded since 1917.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Quintus has been recorded 559 times among boys since 1917, currently ranked #7241 nationally and more common than 48% of boys, with its heaviest use in the 2010s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1917 to 2025.
- #7,383 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #7,241 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 559 born since 1917
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Quintus ranks #7,383 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #7,241 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 559 born since 1917, peaking in the 2010s.
- #7,383 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #7,241 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 559
- born since 1917
- 2010s
- peak decade
Quintus's 559 recorded births place it above 83.76% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 2 jurisdictions, led by California.
How Quintus compares
559 Top 42% higher than 58% 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
Quintus's all-time total is 51% above the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Quintus | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 559 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 31 | 34 | 22,252 |
Quintus's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Quintus splits its recorded history at 1992: 69% of all births land in the more recent half, 31% in the earlier half, a lean toward present-day use rather than a passing spike. The single quietest year was 1958 (5 births) -- compare that against the 2012 peak of 31 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Quintus popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1917–2025
- Peak year (2012)
- 31
- Annual births at peak, across 109 years of records
Quintus by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (227 births, 41% of the file).
2010s was Quintus's strongest decade.
227 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 41% of all-time use.
Quintus births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1910s 8
1910s
8 births
- 1920s 6
1920s
6 births
- 1950s 11
1950s
11 births
- 1960s 39
1960s
39 births
- 1970s 50
1970s
50 births
- 1980s 50
1980s
50 births
- 1990s 34
1990s
34 births
- 2000s 36
2000s
36 births
- 2010s
2010s
227 births
- 2020s
2020s
98 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 227 births (41% of all-time use).
How Quintus 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 Quintus's total volume
Quintus by state
Where Quintus concentrates geographically, total births since 1917
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 71 | 12.7% |
| #2 | New York | | 47 | 8.4% |
71 of 559 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 2 reporting states.
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What to do with Quintus's data
- Quintus's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (227 total births) through the 2020s (98) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- California records the most Quintuss (71 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 Quintus: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2012)
Similar record span (~108 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, 1917–2025 (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 Quintus 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.