Boys' name · since 1912
Quitman
Since 1912, U.S. Social Security records show 433 babies named Quitman, peaking in 1922. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #8,598 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 433
- born since 1912
- 1920s
- peak decade
Quitman sits outside today's top ranks for boys, with 433 recorded since 1912.
Quitman has 433 recorded births among boys since 1912, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used boys names, busiest in the 1920s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1912 to 2019.
- #8,598 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- 433 born since 1912
- 1920s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Quitman ranks #8,598 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 433 born since 1912, peaking in the 1920s.
- #8,598 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 433
- born since 1912
- 1920s
- peak decade
Quitman's 433 recorded births place it above 81.08% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 2 jurisdictions, led by Mississippi.
Quitman's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Quitman's SSA record in two at 1939 and the more recent half accounts for 41% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 59%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1913, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1922 peak of 19, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Quitman popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1912–2019
- Peak year (1922)
- 19
- Annual births at peak, across 108 years of records
Quitman by decade
1920s is the heaviest window (107 births, 25% of the file).
1920s was Quitman's strongest decade.
107 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 25% of all-time use.
Quitman births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1910s
1910s
66 births
- 1920s
1920s
107 births
- 1930s
1930s
88 births
- 1940s
1940s
64 births
- 1950s
1950s
70 births
- 1960s 23
1960s
23 births
- 1980s 5
1980s
5 births
- 1990s 5
1990s
5 births
- 2010s 5
2010s
5 births
What this shows Peak: 1920s at 107 births (25% of all-time use).
Quitman by state
Where Quitman concentrates geographically, total births since 1912
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Mississippi | | 70 | 16.2% |
| #2 | Texas | | 5 | 1.2% |
70 of 433 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 2 reporting states.
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- Quitman's decade-level peak was the 1920s (107 total births); usage has since declined to 5 in the 2010s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Mississippi records the most Quitmans (70 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Mississippi 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 Quitman: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1922)
Similar record span (~107 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, 1912–2019 (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 Quitman 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.