# Quintin (first name)

Source: https://namelineage.com/first-name/quintin/  
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 | not recorded |
| Pronunciation | /ˈkwɪn.tən/, 2 syllables |
| Nicknames | none recorded |
| Variant spellings | none recorded |
| US babies named this | 15,565 since 1880 |
| Boys / girls in the US | 15,558 / 7 (0% girls) |
| Babies in England and Wales | 94, 1996 to 2025 |

## Etymology

A less common form of Quentin.

## 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 1988 | 7 | 10,072 |

### United States, boys

| Year | Babies | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2011 | 271 | 812 |
| 2012 | 275 | 810 |
| 2013 | 251 | 853 |
| 2014 | 221 | 955 |
| 2015 | 220 | 949 |
| 2016 | 182 | 1,085 |
| 2017 | 194 | 1,040 |
| 2018 | 162 | 1,179 |
| 2019 | 163 | 1,184 |
| 2020 | 166 | 1,163 |
| 2021 | 135 | 1,369 |
| 2022 | 141 | 1,338 |
| 2023 | 122 | 1,477 |
| 2024 | 112 | 1,561 |
| 2025 | 83 | 1,899 |

### England and Wales, boys

| Year | Babies | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2007 | 4 | 3,589 |
| 2010 | 7 | 2,629 |
| 2011 | 4 | 3,830 |
| 2013 | 4 | 3,822 |
| 2014 | 5 | 3,362 |
| 2015 | 3 | 4,747 |
| 2016 | 6 | 3,079 |
| 2017 | 6 | 3,040 |
| 2018 | 4 | 3,959 |
| 2019 | 8 | 2,488 |
| 2020 | 4 | 3,848 |
| 2021 | 5 | 3,451 |
| 2022 | 7 | 2,755 |
| 2023 | 5 | 3,523 |
| 2025 | 6 | 3,256 |

## People named Quintin

- Quintin Hogg, Baron Hailsham of St Marylebone, British judge, politician and Cabinet minister (1907–2001)
- Quintin Dailey, American basketball player (1961-2010)

## 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.