boys' name ★ peaked 1996

Quinton

Meaning queen Gender Boy Rank 2025 #976 Trend ↓ Falling 29%

Variant of Quentin, merged with an Old English place name meaning "queen's town".

Rank 2025
#976
among boys · ↓143 vs 2024
Babies in 2025
235
named Quinton · -21% vs 2024
How common
1 in 7,268
boys born in 2025
Peak year
1996
871 babies
All-time total
31,665
#665 all-time among boys
First recorded
1903
in Social Security records

Quinton popularity over time

31,665 babies have been named Quinton since 1903, according to official Social Security records. Switch measure to see births per year or the yearly rank.

Measure
Births per 1,000 babies of that sex, comparable across eras
0.130.250.380.518801900192019401960198020002020BoysGirls
BoysGirls

By decade. Change compares yearly averages, so the current partial decade is on equal footing. Best rank is the name's best yearly rank within the decade.

Decade Girls Boys Total Per year Change Best rank
1880s – – – – – –
1890s – – – – – –
1900s – 35 35 4 – #908
1910s – 446 446 45 +1174% #484
1920s – 692 692 69 +55% #538
1930s – 427 427 43 -38% #806
1940s – 498 498 50 +17% #855
1950s – 766 766 77 +54% #769
1960s – 1,395 1,395 140 +82% #574
1970s – 1,986 1,986 199 +42% #499
1980s 42 4,976 5,018 502 +153% #305
1990s – 7,814 7,814 781 +56% #298
2000s – 5,917 5,917 592 -24% #379
2010s – 4,751 4,751 475 -20% #490
2020s (to 2025) – 1,920 1,920 320 -33% #684

Where Quinton is heading

A five-year projection from the recent trend in births per 1,000 boys (damped so it flattens over time), converted to babies at today's birth totals. The implied rank places that projection in the 2025 field. A projection, not a promise: real trends bend.

Year Projected babies Per 1,000 boys Implied rank
2026 221 0.13 outside top 500
2027 210 0.12 outside top 500
2028 201 0.12 outside top 500
2029 193 0.11 outside top 500
2030 187 0.11 outside top 500

Where Quinton is most popular

Boys named Quinton per 1,000 boys born in each state, 2021–2025. National average: 0.179 per 1,000. Strongest in Iowa, Missouri, and Wisconsin.

Vs national average
well below below near national above well above no data

All 50 states and DC, sorted by rate. Counts are boys named Quinton born 2021–2025; the per-1,000 rate makes states of different sizes comparable, and the last column shows each state against the national average.

State Boys 2021–2025 Per 1,000 vs national
Iowa 29 0.421 +135%
Missouri 57 0.411 +130%
Wisconsin 46 0.388 +117%
Utah 35 0.367 +105%
Kansas 23 0.335 +88%
Indiana 52 0.324 +81%
Oregon 23 0.303 +70%
Ohio 77 0.291 +63%
Montana 5 0.284 +59%
Virginia 51 0.269 +50%
Minnesota 32 0.261 +46%
Maine 5 0.258 +44%
Washington 42 0.257 +44%
Kentucky 25 0.249 +39%
Pennsylvania 65 0.245 +37%
Michigan 50 0.244 +37%
Louisiana 23 0.225 +26%
Tennessee 39 0.216 +21%
Georgia 52 0.205 +15%
Oklahoma 18 0.204 +14%
Colorado 26 0.201 +13%
Arkansas 11 0.174 ≈ national
Alabama 19 0.174 ≈ national
Idaho 7 0.171 ≈ national
Illinois 42 0.164 -8%
Arizona 25 0.153 -15%
Florida 70 0.148 -17%
New York 62 0.143 -20%
North Carolina 35 0.137 -23%
South Carolina 14 0.135 -24%
Texas 107 0.121 -32%
Nebraska 5 0.115 -36%
Mississippi 6 0.106 -41%
Massachusetts 14 0.102 -43%
California 86 0.094 -47%
Maryland 11 0.092 -48%
Nevada 5 0.088 -51%
Connecticut 5 0.074 -59%
New Jersey 11 0.055 -69%
Alaska – – –
District of Columbia – – –
Delaware – – –
Hawaii – – –
North Dakota – – –
New Hampshire – – –
New Mexico – – –
Rhode Island – – –
South Dakota – – –
Vermont – – –
West Virginia – – –
Wyoming – – –

State counts come from the Social Security Administration's state files, which omit any state-year with fewer than five babies of a name, so small states can undercount slightly.

The story of Quinton

Quinton is uncommon for boys in the United States, ranked #976 in 2025 with 235 babies given the name. It is currently declining compared with a decade ago.

Since 1903, 31,665 American babies have been named Quinton. Its peak came in 1996, when 871 newborns received the name, the signature sound of the 1990s.

The chart above shows the full history: the popularity view (births per 1,000 babies) is the honest comparison across generations, since total US births have changed enormously since 1880. Switch to the rank view to see where Quinton stood among all boys' names in any year, or use the compare tool to plot it against other names.

How old are people named Quinton?

The median living Quinton is about 28 years old; half are between 17 and 38. An estimated 29 thousand people named Quinton are alive in the United States today.

median 28 020406080100

Estimated from births per year and Social Security period life tables; an approximation of the living age distribution, by age in years.

Quinton year by year

Every year since 2001, and five-year steps back to 1880. Rank is within each sex.

Year Girls Girls rank Boys Boys rank
2025 – – 235 #976
2024 – – 298 #833
2023 – – 303 #811
2022 – – 335 #757
2021 – – 373 #705
2020 – – 376 #684
2019 – – 382 #675
2018 – – 462 #593
2017 – – 508 #548
2016 – – 456 #594
2015 – – 465 #595
2014 – – 491 #565
2013 – – 480 #552
2012 – – 497 #528
2011 – – 479 #530
2010 – – 531 #490
2009 – – 516 #526
2008 – – 597 #463
2007 – – 561 #479
2006 – – 555 #478
2005 – – 559 #459
2004 – – 529 #476
2003 – – 645 #402
2002 – – 620 #407
2001 – – 647 #392
2000 – – 688 #379
1995 – – 860 #307
1990 – – 852 #298
1985 9 #7,397 543 #346
1980 – – 269 #523
1975 – – 190 #585
1970 – – 180 #607
1965 – – 149 #623
1960 – – 123 #707
1955 – – 85 #798
1950 – – 77 #783
1945 – – 39 #1,029
1940 – – 38 #1,060
1935 – – 39 #1,038
1930 – – 42 #1,078
1925 – – 65 #829
1920 – – 130 #538
1915 – – 23 #1,446
1910 – – 5 #1,788
1905 – – – –
1900 – – – –
1895 – – – –
1890 – – – –
1885 – – – –
1880 – – – –

Famous people named Quinton

The most globally famous bearers of the name, ranked by fame across Wikipedia editions (Pantheon project, MIT).

  1. 1 Quinton Jackson Topics referred to by the same term b. 1978 · Contemporary
  2. 2 Quinton Aaron Quinton Aaron American actor (born 1984) Contemporary
  3. 3 Quinton Fortune Quinton Fortune South African soccer player b. 1977 · Contemporary
  4. 4 Quinton Flynn Quinton Flynn American voice actor b. 1964 · Contemporary

Portraits from Wikipedia (Wikimedia Commons).

Frequently asked questions

Quick answers about Quinton, drawn from the same Social Security data as the charts above.

How old is the average Quinton?

The median living Quinton is about 28 years old. Half of all living Quintons are between 17 and 38 years old.

How many people named Quinton are alive today?

An estimated 29 thousand people named Quinton are alive in the United States, based on 31,665 recorded births and Social Security life tables.

What does the name Quinton mean?

Variant of Quentin, merged with an Old English place name meaning "queen's town".

How popular is the name Quinton in 2025?

Quinton ranked #976 among boys' names in the United States in 2025, with 235 babies given the name, according to Social Security Administration data.

How many people are named Quinton?

31,665 babies have been named Quinton in the United States since 1903, based on Social Security card applications.

When was the name Quinton most popular?

Quinton peaked in 1996, when 871 newborns received the name.

Is Quinton a boy or girl name?

Quinton is overwhelmingly a boy's name: 100% of babies with the name.

Is the name Quinton rising or falling?

Quinton is declining, less popular now than a decade ago.

Will Quinton become more popular?

Quinton is trending downward. If the recent trend holds, we project roughly 187 boys named Quinton in 2030, which would rank outside the top 500. Forecasts assume the current trend continues and become less certain further out.

Who are famous people named Quinton?

Well-known people named Quinton include Quinton Jackson (martial arts), Quinton Aaron (actor), Quinton Fortune (soccer player).

Names like Quinton

Names that sound and feel close to Quinton: shared sounds, similar era, similar popularity. Each links to its full history.

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