How Many People Are Named Quanta?
An estimated 154 people in the United States have the first name Quanta. It is used for both genders, with 57.1% female. The average bearer is 41 years old, and Quanta peaked in popularity in 1977 with 22 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Quanta as a first name in the United States, including gender data, a year-by-year popularity timeline going back to 1880, a decade breakdown, and state-by-state birth registrations. You can also check how many people share the full name Quanta paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
154
About 1 in 2,225,678 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
57.1% confidence
Average Age
41
years old
Peak Year
1977
22 births
Total Registered
163
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Quanta
Quanta is a genuinely unisex name, used for both males (42.9%) and females (57.1%). Out of 163 total births registered, 70 were male and 93 were female.
Quanta as a male name
Ranked #13,902 in 2007
5 male births in 2007
Peak: 1977 (9 births)
Quanta as a female name
Ranked #14,609 in 1990
5 female births in 1990
Peak: 1978 (14 births)
Quanta: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Quanta span from the 1970s to the 2000s, covering 4 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1980s, when 62 babies were registered. Quanta has declined significantly from its peak in the 1980s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Quanta by Decade
How has Quanta tracked across different eras? The table below groups all SSA birth registrations into 10-year periods, with separate male and female counts. The colored bar shows each decade's share relative to the peak.
Quanta + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Quanta as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
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Quanta: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Quanta?
We estimate approximately 154 people named Quanta are alive in the United States today. This is based on SSA birth records from 1880 to 2024, adjusted for mortality using CDC life tables. About 1 in 2,225,678 Americans share this first name.
Is Quanta a common name?
Quanta is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 70.7% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 163 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Quanta most popular?
Quanta reached peak popularity in 1977, when 22 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Quanta is approximately 41 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Quanta a female name?
Quanta is predominantly female. 57.1% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Quanta Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Quanta Smith, Quanta Johnson, Quanta Williams. You can also search any combination on our homepage.
Where does this data come from?
Our estimates use Social Security Administration birth records (1880 to 2024), adjusted for survival using CDC 2023 life tables broken down by sex. The U.S. population figure (342,754,338) is from the Census Bureau's July 2025 estimate. Full methodology.
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