Quentin Boy
How popular is Quentin?
#965 boy name in 2025
238 baby boys were named Quentin in the US in 2025, making it the 965th most popular boy name.
Quentin popularity over time
Boys Girls
| Rank in 2025 | #965 for boys (▼ 182 from 2024) |
|---|---|
| Babies in 2025 | 238 boys |
| 10-year trend | Falling fast (-61% babies vs 2015) |
| Earlier ranks | #484 in 2015, #533 in 2020 |
| Peak year | 1998 (1,052 boys) |
| Highest rank | #220 in 1919 |
| First recorded | 1900 |
| Boys vs girls (last 10 years) | 100% boys, 0% girls |
| Chance a classmate shares it | 0.2% in a class of 25 kids born in 2025 |
Quentin counting every spelling
Social Security counts each spelling as its own name. Adding together the spellings that sound alike, the Quentin family of names ranked #880 for boys in 2025 (#718 the year before), with 249 babies in all.
| Spelling | Boys in 2025 | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Quentin | 238 | 96% |
| Quenton | 11 | 4% |
Spellings are grouped by how they sound, using our own rules, so a few groupings may not match how your family says the name.
Where Quentin is most popular
Babies named Quentin per 1,000 boys born in each state, 2021 to 2025. Darker means more common.
- Missouri: 0.4 per 1,000 (61 boys)
- Washington: 0.4 per 1,000 (69 boys)
- Indiana: 0.4 per 1,000 (65 boys)
- Colorado: 0.4 per 1,000 (49 boys)
- South Dakota: 0.4 per 1,000 (7 boys)
Quentin by decade
| Decade | Baby boys | Best rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1900s | 51 | #778 |
| 1910s | 1,307 | #220 |
| 1920s | 1,612 | #312 |
| 1930s | 746 | #576 |
| 1940s | 983 | #554 |
| 1950s | 1,242 | #618 |
| 1960s | 1,830 | #467 |
| 1970s | 4,312 | #308 |
| 1980s | 6,331 | #279 |
| 1990s | 8,117 | #272 |
| 2000s | 8,396 | #325 |
| 2010s | 6,155 | #396 |
| 2020s | 2,390 | #533 |
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Questions
- Is Quentin a boy or girl name?
- Quentin is mostly a boy name. Over the last 10 years, 100% of babies named Quentin were boys.
- How popular is the name Quentin?
- 238 baby boys were named Quentin in the US in 2025, making it the 965th most popular boy name.
- When was Quentin most popular?
- Quentin peaked in 1998, when 1,052 boys were given the name. Its highest rank was #220 in 1919.
- How many people are named Quentin?
- 43,662 babies have been named Quentin in the US since 1880. We estimate about 37,746 of them are alive in 2026, with a median age of 29.
- Where is Quentin most popular?
- From 2021 to 2025, Quentin was most common in Missouri, at 0.4 of every 1,000 boys born there.
Source: Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880 to 2025 (names given to at least 5 babies of a sex in a year). Living-people and median-age figures are our estimates using US life tables. How we calculate.