How Many People Are Named Quinton?
An estimated 28,646 people in the United States have the first name Quinton. It is almost exclusively a male name. The average bearer is 30 years old, and Quinton peaked in popularity in 1996 with 871 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Quinton 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 Quinton paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
28,646
About 1 in 11,965 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Uncommon
Predicted Gender
Male
99.9% confidence
Average Age
30
years old
Peak Year
1996
871 births
Total Registered
31,427
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Quinton
Quinton is almost exclusively a male name. Out of 31,427 total births registered, 99.9% were male.
Quinton as a male name
Ranked #835 in 2024
296 male births in 2024
Peak: 1996 (871 births)
Quinton as a female name
Ranked #10,072 in 1988
7 female births in 1988
Peak: 1983 (9 births)
Quinton: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Quinton span from the 1900s to the 2020s, covering 13 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1990s, when 7,814 babies were registered. Quinton has declined significantly from its peak in the 1990s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Quinton by Decade
How has Quinton 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.
Quinton by State
Birth registrations for Quinton span all 47 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in Texas, Georgia, Florida. The lowest are in Delaware, New Hampshire, South Dakota. On average, about 584 Quintons were registered per state.
Quinton + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Quinton as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Quinton
Other first names starting with Q with a similar number of bearers.
Quinton: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Quinton?
We estimate approximately 28,646 people named Quinton 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 11,965 Americans share this first name.
Is Quinton a common name?
Quinton is classified as "Uncommon" and is more popular than 98.8% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 31,427 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Quinton most popular?
Quinton reached peak popularity in 1996, when 871 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Quinton is approximately 30 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Quinton a male name?
Quinton is predominantly male. 99.9% of people with this name are male. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Quinton Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Quinton Smith, Quinton Johnson, Quinton 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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