How Many People Are Named Quill?
An estimated 402 people in the United States have the first name Quill. It is predominantly male (94.8%). The average bearer is 6 years old, and Quill peaked in popularity in 2019 with 69 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Quill 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 Quill paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
402
About 1 in 852,623 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Male
94.8% confidence
Average Age
6
years old
Peak Year
2019
69 births
Total Registered
405
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Quill
Quill is predominantly male (94.8%), though 21 female births have been registered. It functions as a unisex name for a small percentage of bearers.
Quill as a male name
Ranked #3,136 in 2024
39 male births in 2024
Peak: 2019 (63 births)
Quill as a female name
Ranked #17,034 in 2023
5 female births in 2023
Peak: 2019 (6 births)
Quill: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Quill span from the 2010s to the 2020s, covering 2 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 2020s, when 221 babies were registered. Quill remains highly popular today, with recent registration numbers near its historical peak.
Quill by Decade
How has Quill 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.
Quill by State
Birth registrations for Quill span all 6 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in California, Arizona, Michigan. The lowest are in Utah, Pennsylvania, Missouri. On average, about 6 Quills were registered per state.
Quill + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Quill as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Quill
Other first names starting with Q with a similar number of bearers.
Quill: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Quill?
We estimate approximately 402 people named Quill 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 852,623 Americans share this first name.
Is Quill a common name?
Quill is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 82.4% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 405 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Quill most popular?
Quill reached peak popularity in 2019, when 69 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Quill is approximately 6 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Quill a male name?
Quill is predominantly male. 94.8% of people with this name are male. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Quill Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Quill Smith, Quill Johnson, Quill 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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