Fun Facts About the Name Quintin
- More than 15 thousand babies named Quintin: U.S. records list 15,562 babies given the name Quintin from 1880 through 2025. Even 7 girls received the name Quintin - about 1 girl for every 2,222 boys.
What Does the Name Quintin Mean?
Quintin is a variant of Quentin. It comes from the Latin name Quintinus, a derivative of the Roman praenomen Quintus. Quintus means "fifth," from the Latin numeral quinque (five). The suffix -inus forms a derived name, so Quintinus carries the sense "fifth" or "little fifth." In ancient Rome, Quintus was a common given name, traditionally associated with a fifth-born child or fifth son, though it was also used simply as a name. The spelling Quintin is one of the vernacular forms of Quintinus, alongside Quentin.
Quintin Name History & Origins
The name spread in Europe through the cult of Saint Quentin, traditionally a third-century Roman Christian missionary who was martyred in Gaul. The town of Saint-Quentin in northern France grew around his shrine and takes its name from him. In Latin texts the saint is called Quintinus; in French his name was written Quentin, with Quintin appearing as a variant spelling. Devotion to the saint helped establish the name in medieval France and England. The spelling Quintin has been used as both a given name and a surname, especially in France. In English, it is one of several forms of the name, alongside Quentin.
How Popular is the Name Quintin?
Quintin recorded its highest annual U.S. birth count in 1997. Its best rank was #503 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 | % |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1988 | #10,071 | 7 | 0.0004% |
| Year | Rank | Births | % |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #1,899 | 83 | 0.0049% |
| 2024 | #1,555 | 112 | 0.0065% |
| 2023 | #1,493 | 120 | 0.0070% |
| 2022 | #1,337 | 141 | 0.0081% |
| 2021 | #1,369 | 135 | 0.0077% |
| 2020 | #1,163 | 166 | 0.0096% |
| 2019 | #1,184 | 163 | 0.0091% |
| 2018 | #1,191 | 160 | 0.0088% |
| 2017 | #1,040 | 194 | 0.0105% |
| 2016 | #1,085 | 182 | 0.0096% |
| 2015 | #949 | 220 | 0.0115% |
| 2014 | #955 | 221 | 0.0115% |
| 2013 | #853 | 251 | 0.0133% |
| 2012 | #810 | 275 | 0.0145% |
| 2011 | #812 | 271 | 0.0143% |
| 2010 | #785 | 279 | 0.0145% |
| 2009 | #726 | 325 | 0.0164% |
| 2008 | #687 | 349 | 0.0171% |
| 2007 | #679 | 351 | 0.0169% |
| 2006 | #651 | 356 | 0.0173% |
| 2005 | #597 | 379 | 0.0190% |
| 2004 | #568 | 401 | 0.0202% |
| 2003 | #607 | 344 | 0.0174% |
| 2002 | #629 | 314 | 0.0162% |
| 2001 | #584 | 345 | 0.0178% |
| 2000 | #570 | 361 | 0.0184% |
| 1999 | #563 | 355 | 0.0185% |
| 1998 | #542 | 370 | 0.0194% |
| 1997 | #506 | 405 | 0.0215% |
| 1996 | #541 | 355 | 0.0187% |
| 1995 | #518 | 389 | 0.0204% |
| 1994 | #595 | 302 | 0.0156% |
| 1993 | #650 | 252 | 0.0128% |
| 1992 | #583 | 308 | 0.0154% |
| 1991 | #539 | 353 | 0.0175% |
| 1990 | #503 | 382 | 0.0186% |
| 1989 | #576 | 287 | 0.0143% |
| 1988 | #550 | 281 | 0.0147% |
| 1987 | #550 | 274 | 0.0147% |
| 1986 | #606 | 217 | 0.0118% |
| 1985 | #552 | 255 | 0.0138% |
| 1984 | #512 | 277 | 0.0153% |
| 1983 | #532 | 246 | 0.0137% |
| 1982 | #598 | 207 | 0.0114% |
| 1981 | #821 | 115 | 0.0064% |
| 1980 | #816 | 117 | 0.0066% |
| 1979 | #836 | 108 | 0.0063% |
| 1978 | #846 | 103 | 0.0063% |
| 1977 | #865 | 97 | 0.0059% |
| 1976 | #830 | 102 | 0.0065% |
| 1975 | #1,064 | 62 | 0.0040% |
| 1974 | #1,112 | 55 | 0.0035% |
| 1973 | #939 | 74 | 0.0047% |
| 1972 | #1,046 | 60 | 0.0037% |
| 1971 | #1,066 | 59 | 0.0033% |
| 1970 | #914 | 77 | 0.0041% |
| 1969 | #940 | 67 | 0.0037% |
| 1968 | #874 | 69 | 0.0040% |
| 1967 | #718 | 107 | 0.0061% |
| 1966 | #647 | 132 | 0.0074% |
| 1965 | #614 | 156 | 0.0084% |
| 1964 | #542 | 211 | 0.0106% |
| 1963 | #544 | 213 | 0.0105% |
| 1962 | #636 | 148 | 0.0072% |
| 1961 | #598 | 176 | 0.0083% |
| 1960 | #678 | 134 | 0.0063% |
| 1959 | #785 | 96 | 0.0045% |
| 1958 | #831 | 82 | 0.0039% |
| 1957 | #741 | 103 | 0.0048% |
| 1956 | #852 | 78 | 0.0037% |
| 1955 | #1,042 | 53 | 0.0026% |
| 1954 | #1,587 | 24 | 0.0012% |
| 1953 | #1,207 | 39 | 0.0020% |
| 1952 | #1,541 | 25 | 0.0013% |
| 1951 | #1,480 | 26 | 0.0014% |
| 1950 | #1,492 | 25 | 0.0014% |
| 1949 | #2,966 | 8 | 0.0005% |
| 1948 | #2,417 | 11 | 0.0006% |
| 1947 | #2,473 | 11 | 0.0006% |
| 1946 | #3,901 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 1945 | #2,536 | 9 | 0.0007% |
| 1944 | #2,595 | 9 | 0.0007% |
| 1943 | #2,253 | 12 | 0.0008% |
| 1942 | #3,485 | 6 | 0.0004% |
| 1941 | #2,457 | 10 | 0.0008% |
| 1940 | #3,066 | 7 | 0.0006% |
| 1939 | #3,402 | 6 | 0.0005% |
| 1938 | #2,291 | 11 | 0.0010% |
| 1937 | #3,902 | 5 | 0.0005% |
| 1936 | #2,268 | 11 | 0.0011% |
| 1935 | #2,893 | 8 | 0.0008% |
| 1934 | #2,704 | 9 | 0.0009% |
| 1933 | #2,072 | 13 | 0.0013% |
| 1932 | #1,637 | 20 | 0.0019% |
| 1931 | #2,078 | 14 | 0.0013% |
| 1930 | #1,943 | 16 | 0.0015% |
| 1929 | #1,779 | 19 | 0.0018% |
| 1928 | #1,885 | 18 | 0.0016% |
| 1927 | #2,176 | 15 | 0.0013% |
| 1926 | #2,399 | 13 | 0.0012% |
| 1925 | #1,570 | 24 | 0.0022% |
| 1924 | #1,567 | 25 | 0.0022% |
| 1923 | #1,742 | 21 | 0.0019% |
| 1922 | #1,497 | 26 | 0.0024% |
| 1921 | #1,635 | 23 | 0.0021% |
| 1920 | #1,134 | 40 | 0.0038% |
| 1919 | #1,094 | 40 | 0.0041% |
| 1918 | #1,311 | 30 | 0.0030% |
| 1917 | #2,257 | 13 | 0.0014% |
| 1916 | #3,799 | 6 | 0.0007% |
| 1915 | #2,581 | 10 | 0.0012% |
| 1914 | #2,237 | 10 | 0.0015% |
| 1913 | #2,450 | 7 | 0.0014% |
| 1912 | #2,015 | 8 | 0.0019% |
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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