US rank #9965 Boys' name Peak 2012 548 births

Quintus — #9965 US boys' name

548 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.

1910s81920s61950s111960s391970s501980s501990s342000s362010s2272020s87
#9965
of 14,243 boys in use

More common than 30% of names given to boys today.

2010s
Peak decade

41% of everyone ever named Quintus was born in this single decade.

2012
Single peak year

31 babies were named Quintus in 2012 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Quintus

The Social Security Administration has registered 548 babies named Quintus between 1917 and 2024, spanning 108 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Quintus currently holds the #9965 rank among boys for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2012, when 31 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Quintus performed strongest in the 2010s, accumulating 227 births during that ten-year window. Across the 10 decades of recorded activity, Quintus shows notable generational variation in parental adoption. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in California, which accounts for 71 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by New York. In total, SSA state-level files list Quintus in 2 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Quintus 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 548 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.

Quintus at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

548

Since 1917

108 years of records

Peak year

2012

31 births that year

Strongest decade: 2010s

Current rank

#9,965

Among boys

As of 2024

Active since

1917

Recorded for 108 years

Last year on file: 2024

Quintus popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1917

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2012)
31
Annual births at peak — across 108 years of records
010203040 20242017201019991986197719661917 8

Quintus by decade

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

Peak: 2010s
Peak decade
2010s
227 births that decade — 41% of Quintus's all-time total
1910s81920s61950s111960s391970s501980s501990s342000s362010s2272020s87

Quintus by state

Where Quintus concentrates geographically — total births since 1917

Geographically diffuse
Top 2 states by recorded births for the name Quintus
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 California
71 13.0%
#2 New York
47 8.6%
California share of Quintus's total US births 13.0%
Even split

71 of 548 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 2 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Quintus?
548 babies have been named Quintus since 1917. It currently ranks #9965 among boys. The peak year was 2012 with 31 births.
When was Quintus most popular?
Quintus was most popular in the 2010s decade with 227 total births. The single peak year was 2012.
Where is Quintus most popular?
The top states for the name Quintus are California (71 births), New York (47 births).
How long has the name Quintus been used?
Quintus has been recorded in Social Security data since 1917, spanning 108 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Quintus?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Quinn, Quinton, Quincy, Quintin, 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, 1917–2024 (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.