# Quentin (first name)

Source: https://namelineage.com/first-name/quentin/  
Publisher: Name Lineage. US counts from the Social Security Administration; England and Wales counts from the Office for National Statistics; meaning and etymology from Wiktionary. Data updated 2026-11-11.

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Usually given to | boys |
| Origin | Latin |
| Meaning | “fifth” |
| Pronunciation | /ˈkwɛntɪn/, 2 syllables |
| Nicknames | none recorded |
| Variant spellings | none recorded |
| US babies named this | 43,662 since 1880 |
| Boys / girls in the US | 43,472 / 190 (0% girls) |
| Babies in England and Wales | 497, 1996 to 2025 |

## Etymology

From Old French. The name of a third century French martyr, from Latin Quīntīnus, a derivative of the Roman praenomen Quīntus, from quīntus (“fifth”). It was brought to England by the Normans, but never became particularly popular. Compare Quinton.

## Popularity

The last 15 years of each series. A year is missing when too few babies were given the name for the agency to publish it: five in the US, three in England and Wales.

### United States, girls

| Year | Babies | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1983 | 8 | 7,838 |
| 1984 | 14 | 5,143 |
| 1985 | 7 | 9,010 |
| 1986 | 7 | 9,291 |
| 1987 | 12 | 6,222 |
| 1988 | 8 | 8,995 |
| 1989 | 5 | 13,907 |
| 1991 | 5 | 14,781 |
| 1995 | 8 | 10,262 |
| 2001 | 5 | 17,292 |
| 2002 | 6 | 14,957 |
| 2004 | 5 | 18,142 |
| 2005 | 5 | 18,504 |
| 2014 | 5 | 18,589 |
| 2015 | 6 | 15,972 |

### United States, boys

| Year | Babies | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2011 | 697 | 405 |
| 2012 | 630 | 440 |
| 2013 | 731 | 406 |
| 2014 | 619 | 470 |
| 2015 | 616 | 484 |
| 2016 | 635 | 484 |
| 2017 | 526 | 540 |
| 2018 | 519 | 543 |
| 2019 | 468 | 591 |
| 2020 | 528 | 533 |
| 2021 | 547 | 539 |
| 2022 | 420 | 656 |
| 2023 | 336 | 769 |
| 2024 | 321 | 784 |
| 2025 | 238 | 968 |

### England and Wales, boys

| Year | Babies | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2011 | 17 | 1,398 |
| 2012 | 12 | 1,852 |
| 2013 | 17 | 1,404 |
| 2014 | 26 | 1,061 |
| 2015 | 20 | 1,279 |
| 2016 | 26 | 1,081 |
| 2017 | 31 | 968 |
| 2018 | 17 | 1,455 |
| 2019 | 30 | 952 |
| 2020 | 23 | 1,150 |
| 2021 | 23 | 1,184 |
| 2022 | 24 | 1,143 |
| 2023 | 15 | 1,610 |
| 2024 | 22 | 1,235 |
| 2025 | 16 | 1,613 |

## In other languages

- Catalan: Quintí
- Chinese: 昆廷
- Dutch: Quinten
- French: Quentin
- German: Quintin, Quentin
- Greek: Κοϊντίνος
- Hindi: क्वेंटिन
- Italian: Quintino
- Japanese: クエンティン, カンタン
- Korean: 퀜틴
- Latin: Quintinus
- Lithuanian: Kventinas
- Polish: Kwintyn
- Portuguese: Quintino
- Russian: Квинтин
- Scottish Gaelic: Caointean
- Slovak: Quintin
- Spanish: Quintín
- Swedish: Qvintin, Qvintinus
- Ukrainian: Кве́нтін

## People named Quentin

- Quentin Tarantino, American filmmaker and actor (born 1963)
- Quentin Bryce, 25th Governor-General of Australia
- Quentin Crisp, English writer, humorist and actor (1908-1999)
- Quentin Fillon-Maillet, French biathlete
- Quentin Blake, English cartoonist, illustrator and children's writer (born 1932)
- Quentin Skinner, British historian (1940-)
- Quentin Dupieux, French electronic musician and film director
- Quentin Richardson, American basketball player (born 1980)
- Quentin Meillassoux, French philosopher
- Quentin Halys, French tennis player (born 1996)
- Quentin Merlin, French footballer
- Quentin Burdick, American politician (1908–1992)

## How to read these numbers

A count is babies registered with that name in that year, not people alive now, so a name common a century ago can have a large total and few recent births.