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Quentin

Boy

Origin of the name

Quentin comes from the Latin Quintinus, from quintus, “fifth”: the name was often given to a fifth child.

Classic name

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1998 was its best year: 1,052 births, or 1 baby in 3,495. Few fads, plenty of staying power: it appears in 122 years out of 146. Latest ranking, 2025: No. 965.
43,472births since 1880
1990sgeneration
No. 272rank at its peak, in 1998

Where babies named Quentin are born

1998

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The darker the blue, the more common Quentin is in the state, compared with its births. White: no births published that year.

Where it is most popular

Compared with the national average, Quentin is most common in Kansas (1.8 times), South Carolina (1.7) and Georgia (1.6), taking into account all births in each state since 1910.

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Names from the same era

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