Boys' name · peaked in 1996
Quinton name popularity since 1925
30,739 babies born in the US from 1925 to 2025 were named Quinton. Half of them were born in 1996 or earlier, so the typical Quinton is about 30 years old in 2026. Quinton peaked in 1996 as the #304 name for boys, and it ranked #976 in 2025.
Key facts
- US babies since 1925
- 30,739
- Named Quinton, 1925–2025
- In 2025
- #976
- for boys in 2025 (235 babies)
- Girls / boys
- 99.9% boys
- 42 girls · 30,697 boys
- Most popular in
- Georgia
- 2.59× its national share
Peak year is the year Quinton made up the largest share of US boys, in records going back to 1880. Typical age is based on births from 1925 on, not on who is living today.
Quinton births per year, 1925–2025
1996 was the biggest year for Quinton both by count and as a share of all babies.
- Fastest rise: Between 1978 and 1983, Quinton became 2.7× more common, from 1 in 7,430 baby boys to 1 in 2,780.
- Steepest fall: Between 2020 and 2025, its share of baby boys fell by 37%, from 1 in 4,590 to 1 in 7,270.
Shaded on the chart. Both compare Quinton's share of all US boys five years apart, counting only years with at least 100 babies named Quinton.
Decade by decade
Babies named Quinton in each decade, and its rank among boys' names in the middle year of the decade (1935, 1945 … 2025).
| Decade | Girls | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1925–29 | 0 | 247 | – |
| 1930s | 0 | 427 | #1,038 |
| 1940s | 0 | 498 | #1,029 |
| 1950s | 0 | 766 | #798 |
| 1960s | 0 | 1,395 | #623 |
| 1970s | 0 | 1,986 | #585 |
| 1980s | 42 | 4,976 | #346 |
| 1990s | 0 | 7,814 | #307 |
| 2000s | 0 | 5,917 | #459 |
| 2010s | 0 | 4,751 | #595 |
| 2020–25 | 0 | 1,920 | #976 |
Ranks count every name given to at least 5 boys that year, so they can go past 1,000.
Generation fingerprint
33.3% of babies named Quinton from 1925 to 2025 were born in the Millennial years (1981–1996). The full split by generation:
Where Quinton is most popular
The index compares Quinton's share of babies in each state with its share nationwide, 1925–2025 (1.50× = 50% more common). States with at least 300 babies named Quinton.
| State | Index | Babies |
|---|---|---|
| Georgia | 2.59× | 1,964 |
| Alabama | 2.50× | 1,211 |
| Louisiana | 2.04× | 1,005 |
| South Carolina | 1.93× | 743 |
| Utah | 1.88× | 439 |
Other spellings
Spellings that sound like Quinton and were given to at least 1,000 boys from 1925 to 2025, with the year each one was most popular.
| Spelling | Boys | Peak year |
|---|---|---|
| Quinton (this page) | 30,697 | 1996 |
| Quintin | 15,299 | 1997 |
| Quinten | 7,890 | 1998 |
Names with a similar story
Of the other 1999 names on this site, these six had the share of babies closest in shape to Quinton's from 1925 to 2025, however common each one got. Each line is scaled to its own high; the dashed line is Quinton.
Names from the same era
Other common names that peaked within two years of Quinton (1996).
Source: U.S. Social Security Administration national and state baby-name data, which covers names given to at least 5 babies of one sex in a year. About the data