boy's name

Quintin

  • Gender Boy
  • Syllables 2
  • Letters 7
  • Popularity Uncommon
  • Births on record 16,790

Scotland

#314

1977 births

Quintin is a boy's name with 2 syllables. In 2025 it was given to 83 babies in the United States. It is used consistently but remains uncommon.

  • Peaked in 1997, when 405 babies were given the name.
  • It has been falling over the past decade.
  • Today about 1 in 39,944 babies in the United States is given this name.
  • First appears in US birth records in 1912.
  • 2 syllables, with the stress on syllable 1.

Quintin over time

Births per decade in the United States, 1910s to 2020s. The striped bar is the 2020s, still in progress — it covers 2020 to 2025, not a full ten years.

3,525
'10 '20 '30 '40 '50 '60 '70 '80 '90 '00 '10 '20
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Births named Quintin by decade in the United States
Decade Births
1910s 124
1920s 224
1930s 113
1940s 88
1950s 551
1960s 1,413
1970s 796
1980s 2,283
1990s 3,471
2000s 3,525
2010s 2,218
2020s (to 2025) 759

How popular is Quintin?

In 2025, Quintin was given to 83 babies in the United States. It is used consistently but remains uncommon.

Where Quintin is used

Scotland #314 3 in 1977
France #948 5 in 1926
Canada #1,573 14 in 2024
United States #1,893 83 in 2025
England & Wales #3,488 6 in 2025

The bar shows how near the top of each country's list the name sits, on a scale where #1 fills the row and #1,000 is a sliver. The figures beside it are the real rank and the babies recorded that year.

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 Quintin

These names rose and fell in the same era, which is why they tend to sound like they belong together.

Parents who like Quintin also like

Names whose popularity has risen and fallen in step with Quintin over the last century — the same taste, a different name.

Sibling names for Quintin

Names from the same era that won't rhyme or share an initial with Quintin — the two things that make a sibling set grate.

Common questions about Quintin

How popular is the name Quintin?

In 2025, Quintin was given to 83 babies in the United States. It is used consistently but remains uncommon.

Is Quintin a girl's or a boy's name?

Quintin is given almost entirely to boys in birth records.

How many syllables are in Quintin?

Quintin has 2 syllables.

When was Quintin most popular?

Quintin peaked in 1997, when 405 babies were given the name. It has been falling over the past decade.

Is Quintin a good name?

That is not something records can settle, but they can tell you what you would be choosing. Quintin currently ranks #1,573 in the United States. It has been falling over the past decade. Everything else — how it sounds with your surname, who it reminds you of — is yours.