How Many People Are Named Quentin?
An estimated 37,918 people in the United States have the first name Quentin. It is almost exclusively a male name. The average bearer is 31 years old, and Quentin peaked in popularity in 1998 with 1,052 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Quentin 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 Quentin paired with any surname.
Key Insights
- While Quentin is overwhelmingly male, 190 female births have been registered with this name since 1880.
Estimated Living Americans
37,918
About 1 in 9,039 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Uncommon
Predicted Gender
Male
99.6% confidence
Average Age
31
years old
Peak Year
1998
1,052 births
Total Registered
43,416
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Quentin
Quentin is almost exclusively a male name. Out of 43,416 total births registered, 99.6% were male.
Quentin as a male name
Ranked #788 in 2024
318 male births in 2024
Peak: 1998 (1,052 births)
Quentin as a female name
Ranked #15,970 in 2015
6 female births in 2015
Peak: 1984 (14 births)
Quentin: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Quentin span from the 1900s to the 2020s, covering 13 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 2000s, when 8,416 babies were registered. Quentin has declined significantly from its peak in the 2000s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Quentin by Decade
How has Quentin 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.
Quentin by State
Birth registrations for Quentin span all 50 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in Texas, California, Illinois. The lowest are in Rhode Island, Maine, Alaska. On average, about 765 Quentins were registered per state.
Quentin + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Quentin as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Quentin
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Quentin: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Quentin?
We estimate approximately 37,918 people named Quentin 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 9,039 Americans share this first name.
Is Quentin a common name?
Quentin is classified as "Uncommon" and is more popular than 99% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 43,416 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Quentin most popular?
Quentin reached peak popularity in 1998, when 1,052 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Quentin is approximately 31 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Quentin a male name?
Quentin is predominantly male. 99.6% of people with this name are male. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Quentin Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Quentin Smith, Quentin Johnson, Quentin 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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