How Many People Are Named Quest?
An estimated 1,052 people in the United States have the first name Quest. It is predominantly male (94.9%). The average bearer is 12 years old, and Quest peaked in popularity in 2022 with 93 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Quest 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 Quest paired with any surname.
Key Insights
- Quest is a modern name. With an average bearer age of just 12, it has gained most of its popularity in recent years.
Estimated Living Americans
1,052
About 1 in 325,812 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Rare
Predicted Gender
Male
94.9% confidence
Average Age
12
years old
Peak Year
2022
93 births
Total Registered
1,063
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Quest
Quest is predominantly male (94.9%), though 54 female births have been registered. It functions as a unisex name for a small percentage of bearers.
Quest as a male name
Ranked #2,122 in 2024
70 male births in 2024
Peak: 2022 (85 births)
Quest as a female name
Ranked #14,819 in 2024
6 female births in 2024
Peak: 1998 (9 births)
Quest: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Quest span from the 1990s to the 2020s, covering 4 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 2020s, when 421 babies were registered. Quest remains highly popular today, with recent registration numbers near its historical peak.
Quest by Decade
How has Quest 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.
Quest by State
Birth registrations for Quest span all 12 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in California, Texas, Georgia. The lowest are in Maryland, Indiana, North Carolina. On average, about 23 Quests were registered per state.
Quest + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Quest as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Quest
Other first names starting with Q with a similar number of bearers.
Quest: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Quest?
We estimate approximately 1,052 people named Quest 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 325,812 Americans share this first name.
Is Quest a common name?
Quest is classified as "Rare" and is more popular than 90.4% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 1,063 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Quest most popular?
Quest reached peak popularity in 2022, when 93 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Quest is approximately 12 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Quest a male name?
Quest is predominantly male. 94.9% of people with this name are male. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Quest Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Quest Smith, Quest Johnson, Quest 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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