Recorded 1989–2008 Boys' name Peak 1989 10 births

Qwenton — boys' name

10 babies named Qwenton in U.S. Social Security records since 1989, with the highest year being 1989. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1980s52000s5
1980s
Peak decade

50% of everyone ever named Qwenton was born in this single decade.

1989
Single peak year

5 babies were named Qwenton in 1989 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Qwenton

The Social Security Administration has registered 10 babies named Qwenton between 1989 and 2008, spanning 20 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Qwenton currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 2008. The name reached its historical peak in 1989, when 5 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Qwenton performed strongest in the 1980s, accumulating 5 births during that ten-year window. Across the 2 decades of recorded activity, Qwenton shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade.

No etymological entry is currently available for Qwenton 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 10 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.

Qwenton at a glance

Last recorded 2008

Total births

10

Since 1989

20 years of records

Peak year

1989

5 births that year

Strongest decade: 1980s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2008

Active since

1989

Recorded for 20 years

Last year on file: 2008

Qwenton popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2008–1989

Last recorded 2008
Peak year (1989)
5
Annual births at peak — across 20 years of records
5 20081989 5

Qwenton by decade

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

Peak: 1980s
Peak decade
1980s
5 births that decade — 50% of Qwenton's all-time total
1980s52000s5

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Qwenton?
10 babies have been named Qwenton since 1989. It was last recorded in 2008. The peak year was 1989 with 5 births.
When was Qwenton most popular?
Qwenton was most popular in the 1980s decade with 5 total births. The single peak year was 1989.
How long has the name Qwenton been used?
Qwenton has been recorded in Social Security data since 1989, spanning 20 years of data through 2008.
What names are similar to Qwenton?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Qwentin, Qwen, Qwest. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

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, 1989–2008 (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.