Fun Facts About the Name Quenton
- More than 3 thousand babies named Quenton: U.S. records list 3,205 babies given the name Quenton from 1880 through 2025.
What Does the Name Quenton Mean?
Quenton is an English spelling variant of Quentin. The name comes from the Latin Quintinus, a diminutive of Quintus. Quintus is a Roman personal name taken from the Latin ordinal quintus, meaning 'fifth'; the suffix -inus gives Quintinus the sense 'little Quintus' or 'of Quintus.' The usual brief meaning is therefore 'fifth.' The name is sometimes explained as 'fifth-born,' which is a customary interpretation rather than a separate literal meaning.
Quenton Name History & Origins
The Latin name Quintinus was borne by a third-century Roman missionary and martyr known in English as Saint Quentin. According to tradition, he preached in Gaul and was killed at Augusta Veromanduorum, a town later renamed Saint-Quentin in his honor. Devotion to Saint Quentin spread in northern France, and the French form Quentin was used as a given name there.
The name Quentin appears in medieval English records, though it was never common. Quenton is a later English spelling variant that uses an -on ending in place of -in. A similar-looking English surname and place name, Quinton, can derive instead from Old English cwen, 'queen,' and tun, 'settlement,' but Quenton is generally treated as a variant of Quentin, not as a form of that place name.
How Popular is the Name Quenton?
Quenton has historically been an exceptionally rare given name in the United States, remaining well outside the national mainstream. It saw its highest recorded annual births in 1990. Its best rank was #1,052 in 1990.
U.S. name popularity from 1880-2025, based on SSA data. Rank shows how the name compares with other names - lower numbers mean greater popularity. Births shows how many babies received the name each year.
| Year | Rank | Births | % |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #7,557 | 11 | 0.0006% |
| 2024 | #7,590 | 11 | 0.0006% |
| 2023 | #4,702 | 22 | 0.0013% |
| 2022 | #6,075 | 15 | 0.0009% |
| 2021 | #4,201 | 25 | 0.0014% |
| 2020 | #3,627 | 30 | 0.0017% |
| 2019 | #4,603 | 22 | 0.0012% |
| 2018 | #5,061 | 19 | 0.0010% |
| 2017 | #4,429 | 23 | 0.0012% |
| 2016 | #3,749 | 29 | 0.0015% |
| 2015 | #4,261 | 24 | 0.0013% |
| 2014 | #3,594 | 30 | 0.0016% |
| 2013 | #3,938 | 26 | 0.0014% |
| 2012 | #4,641 | 21 | 0.0011% |
| 2011 | #3,152 | 36 | 0.0019% |
| 2010 | #3,361 | 33 | 0.0017% |
| 2009 | #2,509 | 51 | 0.0026% |
| 2008 | #2,618 | 48 | 0.0024% |
| 2007 | #2,795 | 43 | 0.0021% |
| 2006 | #2,647 | 45 | 0.0022% |
| 2005 | #2,030 | 62 | 0.0031% |
| 2004 | #2,153 | 55 | 0.0028% |
| 2003 | #2,341 | 46 | 0.0023% |
| 2002 | #1,809 | 64 | 0.0033% |
| 2001 | #1,626 | 73 | 0.0038% |
| 2000 | #1,600 | 74 | 0.0038% |
| 1999 | #1,415 | 83 | 0.0043% |
| 1998 | #1,445 | 79 | 0.0041% |
| 1997 | #1,384 | 80 | 0.0042% |
| 1996 | #1,273 | 87 | 0.0046% |
| 1995 | #1,305 | 82 | 0.0043% |
| 1994 | #1,176 | 95 | 0.0049% |
| 1993 | #1,404 | 69 | 0.0035% |
| 1992 | #1,318 | 74 | 0.0037% |
| 1991 | #1,356 | 70 | 0.0035% |
| 1990 | #1,052 | 102 | 0.0050% |
| 1989 | #1,120 | 90 | 0.0045% |
| 1988 | #1,371 | 58 | 0.0030% |
| 1987 | #1,290 | 58 | 0.0031% |
| 1986 | #1,528 | 44 | 0.0024% |
| 1985 | #1,472 | 46 | 0.0025% |
| 1984 | #1,553 | 40 | 0.0022% |
| 1983 | #1,234 | 56 | 0.0031% |
| 1982 | #1,337 | 50 | 0.0028% |
| 1981 | #1,428 | 45 | 0.0025% |
| 1980 | #1,354 | 49 | 0.0027% |
| 1979 | #1,457 | 42 | 0.0024% |
| 1978 | #1,252 | 52 | 0.0032% |
| 1977 | #1,768 | 30 | 0.0018% |
| 1976 | #1,530 | 36 | 0.0023% |
| 1975 | #1,421 | 39 | 0.0025% |
| 1974 | #1,384 | 39 | 0.0025% |
| 1973 | #2,194 | 19 | 0.0012% |
| 1972 | #1,631 | 29 | 0.0018% |
| 1971 | #1,458 | 35 | 0.0020% |
| 1970 | #1,487 | 33 | 0.0018% |
| 1969 | #1,316 | 37 | 0.0021% |
| 1968 | #2,546 | 12 | 0.0007% |
| 1967 | #2,325 | 13 | 0.0007% |
| 1966 | #1,801 | 19 | 0.0011% |
| 1965 | #2,935 | 9 | 0.0005% |
| 1964 | #1,567 | 26 | 0.0013% |
| 1963 | #1,881 | 19 | 0.0009% |
| 1962 | #2,256 | 14 | 0.0007% |
| 1961 | #2,511 | 12 | 0.0006% |
| 1960 | #1,679 | 24 | 0.0011% |
| 1959 | #2,088 | 16 | 0.0007% |
| 1958 | #2,239 | 14 | 0.0007% |
| 1957 | #2,782 | 10 | 0.0005% |
| 1956 | #2,918 | 9 | 0.0004% |
| 1955 | #2,406 | 12 | 0.0006% |
| 1954 | #3,732 | 6 | 0.0003% |
| 1953 | #3,357 | 7 | 0.0004% |
| 1952 | #3,311 | 7 | 0.0004% |
| 1951 | #2,810 | 9 | 0.0005% |
| 1950 | #3,601 | 6 | 0.0003% |
| 1949 | #2,755 | 9 | 0.0005% |
| 1948 | #2,955 | 8 | 0.0005% |
| 1946 | #2,119 | 13 | 0.0008% |
| 1945 | #2,359 | 10 | 0.0007% |
| 1944 | #2,810 | 8 | 0.0006% |
| 1943 | #3,472 | 6 | 0.0004% |
| 1942 | #3,484 | 6 | 0.0004% |
| 1939 | #3,052 | 7 | 0.0006% |
| 1937 | #2,439 | 10 | 0.0009% |
| 1935 | #3,189 | 7 | 0.0007% |
| 1934 | #3,588 | 6 | 0.0006% |
| 1933 | #2,686 | 9 | 0.0009% |
| 1931 | #3,331 | 7 | 0.0007% |
| 1929 | #3,187 | 8 | 0.0007% |
| 1928 | #4,602 | 5 | 0.0005% |
| 1927 | #2,864 | 10 | 0.0009% |
| 1926 | #4,086 | 6 | 0.0005% |
| 1925 | #4,095 | 6 | 0.0005% |
| 1924 | #2,787 | 11 | 0.0010% |
| 1923 | #2,736 | 11 | 0.0010% |
| 1922 | #2,764 | 11 | 0.0010% |
| 1921 | #1,970 | 18 | 0.0016% |
| 1920 | #1,538 | 25 | 0.0023% |
| 1919 | #1,244 | 33 | 0.0034% |
| 1918 | #1,755 | 20 | 0.0020% |
| 1917 | #4,443 | 5 | 0.0005% |
Name popularity over more than a century, based on Social Security Administration data. Gaps in the chart indicate years when the name does not appear in the published records.
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