Quinton Boy
How popular is Quinton?
#973 boy name in 2025
235 baby boys were named Quinton in the US in 2025, making it the 973rd most popular boy name.
Quinton popularity over time
Boys Girls
| Rank in 2025 | #973 for boys (▼ 141 from 2024) |
|---|---|
| Babies in 2025 | 235 boys |
| 10-year trend | Falling (-49% babies vs 2015) |
| Earlier ranks | #594 in 2015, #684 in 2020 |
| Peak year | 1996 (871 boys) |
| Highest rank | #296 in 1990 |
| First recorded | 1903 |
| Boys vs girls (last 10 years) | 100% boys, 0% girls |
| Chance a classmate shares it | 0.2% in a class of 25 kids born in 2025 |
Quinton counting every spelling
Social Security counts each spelling as its own name. Adding together the spellings that sound alike, the Quinton family of names ranked #655 for boys in 2025 (#564 the year before), with 397 babies in all.
Spellings are grouped by how they sound, using our own rules, so a few groupings may not match how your family says the name.
Where Quinton is most popular
Babies named Quinton per 1,000 boys born in each state, 2021 to 2025. Darker means more common.
Quinton by decade
| Decade | Baby boys | Best rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1900s | 35 | #852 |
| 1910s | 446 | #484 |
| 1920s | 692 | #535 |
| 1930s | 427 | #798 |
| 1940s | 498 | #848 |
| 1950s | 766 | #766 |
| 1960s | 1,395 | #572 |
| 1970s | 1,986 | #499 |
| 1980s | 4,976 | #305 |
| 1990s | 7,814 | #296 |
| 2000s | 5,917 | #379 |
| 2010s | 4,751 | #489 |
| 2020s | 1,920 | #684 |
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Questions
- Is Quinton a boy or girl name?
- Quinton is mostly a boy name. Over the last 10 years, 100% of babies named Quinton were boys.
- How popular is the name Quinton?
- 235 baby boys were named Quinton in the US in 2025, making it the 973rd most popular boy name.
- When was Quinton most popular?
- Quinton peaked in 1996, when 871 boys were given the name. Its highest rank was #296 in 1990.
- How many people are named Quinton?
- 31,665 babies have been named Quinton in the US since 1880. We estimate about 28,616 of them are alive in 2026, with a median age of 29.
- Where is Quinton most popular?
- From 2021 to 2025, Quinton was most common in Iowa, at 0.4 of every 1,000 boys born there.
Source: Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880 to 2025 (names given to at least 5 babies of a sex in a year). Living-people and median-age figures are our estimates using US life tables. How we calculate.