boy's name
Quest
- Gender Boy
- Syllables 1
- Letters 5
- Popularity Uncommon
- Births on record 1,126
Quest is a boy's name with 1 syllable. In 2025 it was given to 62 babies in the United States. It is used consistently but remains uncommon.
- Peaked in 2022, when 93 babies were given the name.
- It has been rising over the past decade.
- Today about 1 in 53,476 babies in the United States is given this name.
- First appears in US birth records in 1991.
- 1 syllable, with the stress on syllable 1.
Quest over time
Births per decade in the United States, 1990s to 2020s. The striped bar is the 2020s, still in progress — it covers 2020 to 2025, not a full ten years.
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| Decade | Births |
|---|---|
| 1990s | 149 |
| 2000s | 145 |
| 2010s | 349 |
| 2020s (to 2025) | 483 |
How popular is Quest?
In 2025, Quest was given to 62 babies in the United States. It is used consistently but remains uncommon.
US figures omit any name given to fewer than five babies in a year, so the rarest names are absent from the source rather than absent from use. Data & sources.
Names that peaked alongside Quest
These names rose and fell in the same era, which is why they tend to sound like they belong together.
Parents who like Quest also like
Names whose popularity has risen and fallen in step with Quest over the last century — the same taste, a different name.
Sibling names for Quest
Names from the same era that won't rhyme or share an initial with Quest — the two things that make a sibling set grate.
Common questions about Quest
How popular is the name Quest?
In 2025, Quest was given to 62 babies in the United States. It is used consistently but remains uncommon.
Is Quest a girl's or a boy's name?
Quest is given almost entirely to boys in birth records.
How many syllables are in Quest?
Quest has 1 syllable.
When was Quest most popular?
Quest peaked in 2022, when 93 babies were given the name. It has been rising over the past decade.
Is Quest a good name?
That is not something records can settle, but they can tell you what you would be choosing. Quest currently ranks #2,410 in the United States. It has been rising over the past decade. Everything else — how it sounds with your surname, who it reminds you of — is yours.