How Many People Are Named Quitman?
An estimated 139 people in the United States have the first name Quitman. It is almost exclusively a male name. The average bearer is 71 years old, and Quitman peaked in popularity in 1922 with 19 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Quitman 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 Quitman paired with any surname.
Key Insights
- With an average bearer age of 71, Quitman is a vintage name most associated with earlier generations. Most living bearers were born before 1965.
Estimated Living Americans
139
About 1 in 2,465,859 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Male
100.0% confidence
Average Age
71
years old
Peak Year
1922
19 births
Total Registered
433
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Quitman
Quitman is almost exclusively a male name. Out of 433 total births registered, 100.0% were male.
Quitman as a male name
Ranked #13,652 in 2019
5 male births in 2019
Peak: 1922 (19 births)
Quitman: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Quitman span from the 1910s to the 2010s, covering 9 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1920s, when 107 babies were registered. Quitman has declined significantly from its peak in the 1920s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Quitman by Decade
How has Quitman 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.
Quitman by State
Quitman + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Quitman as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
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Quitman: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Quitman?
We estimate approximately 139 people named Quitman 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 2,465,859 Americans share this first name.
Is Quitman a common name?
Quitman is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 69.2% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 433 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Quitman most popular?
Quitman reached peak popularity in 1922, when 19 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Quitman is approximately 71 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Quitman a male name?
Quitman is predominantly male. 100.0% of people with this name are male. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Quitman Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Quitman Smith, Quitman Johnson, Quitman 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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