Fun Facts About the Name Quinton
- More than 31 thousand babies named Quinton: U.S. records list 31,662 babies given the name Quinton from 1880 through 2025. Even 42 girls received the name Quinton - about 1 girl for every 753 boys.
What Does the Name Quinton Mean?
Quinton is an English masculine given name with two main derivations. As a variant of Quentin, it comes from the French form of Latin Quintinus, a diminutive of Quintus, meaning "fifth." The literal sense is "fifth" or "little fifth."
Separately, Quinton is a transferred use of the English surname Quinton, which comes from places in England called Quinton. Those place names are usually explained as Old English cwēn "queen" and tūn "enclosure, settlement, town," giving the sense "queen's settlement" or "queen's estate." This origin is distinct from the Latin Quintus name and does not mean "fifth."
Quinton Name History & Origins
The surname Quinton is found in medieval England and comes from several places named Quinton, including Quinton in Northamptonshire and Quinton, now a suburb of Birmingham. These place names use the Old English elements cwēn "queen" and tūn "settlement." As a first name, Quinton is either a transferred use of that surname or an English variant of Quentin.
Quentin was used in England after the Norman Conquest. In France, the name was reinforced by the cult of Saint Quentin, a third-century Roman Christian martyr. Tradition says he was martyred at Amiens in Gaul, and the northern French town of Saint-Quentin grew around his shrine. The French name Quentin and its variants were used in the Middle Ages. In English use, Quinton appears as a form influenced by both the Quentin tradition and the existing surname.
How Popular is the Name Quinton?
Quinton recorded its highest annual U.S. birth count in 1996. Its best rank was #298 in 1990.
U.S. name popularity from 1880-2025, based on SSA data. Rank shows how the name compares with other names - lower numbers mean greater popularity. Births shows how many babies received the name each year.
| Year | Rank | Births | % |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1988 | #10,072 | 7 | 0.0004% |
| 1987 | #12,702 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 1986 | #12,284 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 1985 | #7,397 | 9 | 0.0005% |
| 1984 | #8,877 | 7 | 0.0004% |
| 1983 | #7,121 | 9 | 0.0005% |
| Year | Rank | Births | % |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #976 | 235 | 0.0138% |
| 2024 | #835 | 296 | 0.0173% |
| 2023 | #813 | 302 | 0.0177% |
| 2022 | #757 | 335 | 0.0192% |
| 2021 | #705 | 373 | 0.0213% |
| 2020 | #684 | 376 | 0.0218% |
| 2019 | #675 | 382 | 0.0213% |
| 2018 | #593 | 462 | 0.0254% |
| 2017 | #548 | 508 | 0.0275% |
| 2016 | #594 | 456 | 0.0240% |
| 2015 | #595 | 465 | 0.0243% |
| 2014 | #565 | 491 | 0.0256% |
| 2013 | #552 | 480 | 0.0254% |
| 2012 | #528 | 497 | 0.0262% |
| 2011 | #529 | 479 | 0.0252% |
| 2010 | #490 | 531 | 0.0277% |
| 2009 | #526 | 516 | 0.0260% |
| 2008 | #463 | 597 | 0.0293% |
| 2007 | #479 | 561 | 0.0270% |
| 2006 | #478 | 555 | 0.0270% |
| 2005 | #459 | 559 | 0.0280% |
| 2004 | #476 | 529 | 0.0267% |
| 2003 | #402 | 645 | 0.0327% |
| 2002 | #407 | 620 | 0.0319% |
| 2001 | #392 | 647 | 0.0333% |
| 2000 | #379 | 688 | 0.0350% |
| 1999 | #373 | 695 | 0.0362% |
| 1998 | #338 | 804 | 0.0421% |
| 1997 | #316 | 839 | 0.0445% |
| 1996 | #304 | 871 | 0.0460% |
| 1995 | #307 | 860 | 0.0452% |
| 1994 | #310 | 842 | 0.0436% |
| 1993 | #365 | 647 | 0.0330% |
| 1992 | #353 | 670 | 0.0335% |
| 1991 | #335 | 734 | 0.0363% |
| 1990 | #298 | 852 | 0.0415% |
| 1989 | #331 | 702 | 0.0351% |
| 1988 | #381 | 521 | 0.0272% |
| 1987 | #372 | 517 | 0.0277% |
| 1986 | #373 | 495 | 0.0269% |
| 1985 | #346 | 543 | 0.0294% |
| 1984 | #333 | 565 | 0.0313% |
| 1983 | #305 | 645 | 0.0360% |
| 1982 | #410 | 413 | 0.0228% |
| 1981 | #476 | 306 | 0.0171% |
| 1980 | #523 | 269 | 0.0151% |
| 1979 | #522 | 262 | 0.0152% |
| 1978 | #564 | 221 | 0.0135% |
| 1977 | #499 | 269 | 0.0164% |
| 1976 | #512 | 246 | 0.0157% |
| 1975 | #585 | 190 | 0.0122% |
| 1974 | #636 | 161 | 0.0102% |
| 1973 | #613 | 169 | 0.0108% |
| 1972 | #701 | 132 | 0.0081% |
| 1971 | #659 | 156 | 0.0088% |
| 1970 | #607 | 180 | 0.0097% |
| 1969 | #658 | 144 | 0.0081% |
| 1968 | #657 | 133 | 0.0077% |
| 1967 | #729 | 104 | 0.0060% |
| 1966 | #621 | 142 | 0.0080% |
| 1965 | #623 | 149 | 0.0080% |
| 1964 | #574 | 191 | 0.0096% |
| 1963 | #601 | 171 | 0.0084% |
| 1962 | #703 | 120 | 0.0058% |
| 1961 | #706 | 118 | 0.0056% |
| 1960 | #707 | 123 | 0.0058% |
| 1959 | #781 | 97 | 0.0045% |
| 1958 | #769 | 94 | 0.0044% |
| 1957 | #838 | 82 | 0.0038% |
| 1956 | #922 | 66 | 0.0031% |
| 1955 | #798 | 85 | 0.0041% |
| 1954 | #866 | 72 | 0.0035% |
| 1953 | #973 | 55 | 0.0028% |
| 1952 | #812 | 75 | 0.0039% |
| 1951 | #891 | 63 | 0.0033% |
| 1950 | #783 | 77 | 0.0043% |
| 1949 | #882 | 61 | 0.0034% |
| 1948 | #952 | 54 | 0.0031% |
| 1947 | #953 | 56 | 0.0031% |
| 1946 | #855 | 60 | 0.0037% |
| 1945 | #1,029 | 39 | 0.0029% |
| 1944 | #971 | 45 | 0.0033% |
| 1943 | #891 | 57 | 0.0040% |
| 1942 | #966 | 48 | 0.0035% |
| 1941 | #1,036 | 40 | 0.0033% |
| 1940 | #1,060 | 38 | 0.0033% |
| 1939 | #969 | 43 | 0.0039% |
| 1938 | #1,059 | 38 | 0.0034% |
| 1937 | #1,052 | 38 | 0.0036% |
| 1936 | #987 | 41 | 0.0040% |
| 1935 | #1,038 | 39 | 0.0037% |
| 1934 | #806 | 60 | 0.0058% |
| 1933 | #903 | 48 | 0.0048% |
| 1932 | #948 | 48 | 0.0046% |
| 1931 | #1,275 | 30 | 0.0029% |
| 1930 | #1,078 | 42 | 0.0038% |
| 1929 | #1,372 | 28 | 0.0026% |
| 1928 | #922 | 54 | 0.0049% |
| 1927 | #975 | 52 | 0.0046% |
| 1926 | #1,005 | 48 | 0.0043% |
| 1925 | #829 | 65 | 0.0058% |
| 1924 | #783 | 74 | 0.0065% |
| 1923 | #852 | 64 | 0.0058% |
| 1922 | #775 | 74 | 0.0068% |
| 1921 | #627 | 103 | 0.0094% |
| 1920 | #538 | 130 | 0.0122% |
| 1919 | #484 | 152 | 0.0155% |
| 1918 | #494 | 147 | 0.0145% |
| 1917 | #1,105 | 37 | 0.0040% |
| 1916 | #1,367 | 26 | 0.0029% |
| 1915 | #1,446 | 23 | 0.0027% |
| 1914 | #1,478 | 18 | 0.0027% |
| 1913 | #1,357 | 16 | 0.0031% |
| 1912 | #1,407 | 13 | 0.0030% |
| 1911 | #1,266 | 9 | 0.0040% |
| 1910 | #1,788 | 5 | 0.0026% |
| 1909 | #1,246 | 7 | 0.0043% |
| 1908 | #1,006 | 9 | 0.0058% |
| 1906 | #908 | 9 | 0.0068% |
| 1904 | #1,363 | 5 | 0.0039% |
| 1903 | #1,269 | 5 | 0.0042% |
Name popularity over more than a century, based on Social Security Administration data. Gaps in the chart indicate years when the name does not appear in the published records.
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