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Quentin

Boy

Meaning of Quentin: Latin: 'the fifth'

Quentin is a boy's name most strongly associated with Latin naming. It has 7 letters and 2 syllables, and it is familiar but far from overused — 970th most popular boys' name in the United States in 2025 and 1235th in England & Wales.

US rank 2025

#970

238 babies in 2025

England & Wales 2024

#1235

22 babies in 2024

US babies since 1880

43,662

First recorded 1900 · peak 1998

Trend

falling

Style: uncommon

Popularity over time

1981: 443 babies1982: 644 babies1983: 743 babies1984: 616 babies1985: 604 babies1986: 640 babies1987: 712 babies1988: 778 babies1989: 753 babies1990: 729 babies19901991: 656 babies1992: 647 babies1993: 596 babies1994: 718 babies1995: 908 babies1996: 965 babies1997: 993 babies1998: 1,052 babies1999: 866 babies2000: 872 babies20002001: 769 babies2002: 784 babies2003: 835 babies2004: 919 babies2005: 918 babies2006: 881 babies2007: 820 babies2008: 811 babies2009: 808 babies2010: 714 babies20102011: 697 babies2012: 630 babies2013: 731 babies2014: 624 babies2015: 622 babies2016: 635 babies2017: 526 babies2018: 519 babies2019: 468 babies2020: 528 babies20202021: 547 babies2022: 420 babies2023: 336 babies2024: 321 babies2025: 238 babies
US babies named Quentin per year (Social Security Administration). Peak bar = 1,052.

Gender split

100% boys · 0% girls, based on US, UK and international usage.

Origins & cultures

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