Quinten
Quinten was the 2205th most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 65 babies. Its best year was 1996, when it ranked 676th; the most babies were born in 2000 (256). Over the last ten years it has moved down 927 places. More babies were named Quinten in the 2000s than in any other decade.
Meaning (as Quinton) fifth (as Quentin); or 'queen's town' · Latin, Old English
- Rank in 2025
- #2,205 boys, down 796 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 65boys
- Girls and boys
- Almost always a boy’s name2021–2025
- Peak year
- 2000256 babies
- Total since 1880
- 8,098babies recorded
What does the name Quinten mean?
Quinten is a spelling of Quinton, pronounced the same way, so it shares Quinton's meaning and origin.
Quinton has two merged sources, according to Wiktionary. It is a variant of Quentin, from Latin Quintinus, a derivative of Quintus 'fifth', the name of a 3rd-century martyr whose cult was centered in northern France. It is also an English surname from places called Quinton, from Old English cwēn 'queen' and tūn 'settlement', so 'the queen's estate'. In the US it is usually treated as a form of Quentin.
quīntus (Latin, “fifth”)cwēn + tūn (Old English, “queen + settlement”)
How sure is this? Well established.
Related names: Quentin, Quintin, Quint.
See also: Latin names.
Sources for this meaning
- Wiktionary, entry 'Quinton', Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0; facts restated, no text reused)
- Wiktionary, entry 'Quentin', Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0; facts restated, no text reused)
- Dictionary of Medieval Names from European Sources, ed. S. L. Uckelman, Edition 2023 no. 1, s.v. 'Quentin', DMNES (Durham University)
Quinten popularity since 1880
| Year | Rank (boys) | Babies (boys) |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #2,205 | 65 |
| 2020 | #1,409 | 123 |
| 2010 | #890 | 234 |
| 2000 | #691 | 256 |
| 1990 | #863 | 141 |
| 1980 | #1,515 | 41 |
| 1970 | #1,514 | 32 |
| 1960 | #1,804 | 21 |
| 1950 | #3,603 | 6 |
| 1940 | #3,384 | 6 |
| 1930 | #2,961 | 9 |
| 1920 | #1,270 | 33 |
| 1910 | — | — |
| 1900 | — | — |
| 1890 | — | — |
| 1880 | — | — |
How popular is Quinten, counting every spelling?
Quinten is a spelling of Quinton, a name family that ranked #674 for boys in 2025 once every spelling is counted together, compared with #2,205 for Quinten on its own. Together these spellings went to 397 boys in 2025.
| Spelling | Babies 2025 | Official rank | Babies 2021–2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Quinton | 235 | #976 | 1,544 |
| Quintin | 83 | #1,899 | 593 |
| Quinten | 65 | #2,205 | 442 |
| Quinnton | 9 | #8,756 | 34 |
| Quintyn | — | — | 31 |
Spellings count together when they sound the same in American English and are used for the same sex; nicknames and forms that sound different (such as Theo and Theodore) are kept apart. How we group spellings.
How many kids will share the name Quinten?
65 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Quinten (0.02 per 1,000 births). For a boy named Quinten born in 2025, the chance that another child with the same name is in a class of 20 children the same age is under 1 in 50. If every grade liked the name as much as the 2025 babies do, only about one elementary school in 129 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Quinten.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Quinten?
About 7,500 people born in the US named Quinten are alive today, with a median age of 23; half are between 15 and 31. That makes Quinten mostly worn by children and young adults.
Babies given the name each year (SSA) times the share of that birth year still alive (SSA life tables). Counts people born in the US only. Method.
Quinten by state
How common Quinten was among boys born in each state in 2021–2025. In 38 states fewer than five boys a year got the name, too few for SSA to publish, so those states show as zero.
Names with a similar history
These names rose and fell in step with Quinten: their share of US boys followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Quinten, they share its era and feel.
Questions about the name Quinten
What does Quinten mean?
Quinten is a spelling of Quinton, which means “fifth (as Quentin); or 'queen's town'” (Latin, Old English origin). Certainty: well established.
How popular is the name Quinten?
Quinten was the 2205th most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 65 babies. Its best year was 1996, when it ranked 676th; the most babies were born in 2000 (256). Over the last ten years it has moved down 927 places. More babies were named Quinten in the 2000s than in any other decade.
Is Quinten a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, almost always a boy’s name given the name Quinten in the US.
Where is Quinten most popular?
In 2021–2025, Quinten was most common in Pennsylvania (0.07 per 1,000 boys), followed by Ohio and Michigan.