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Quentin
Pronounced /ˈkwɛntɪn/
Rank in 2024
#787
Born in 2024
318
Peak year
1998 · #272
Origin
Latin
1880 to 2024
CoolingIts story in numbers
- In 2024, 318 boys were named Quentin, about 1 in every 5,394.
- It peaked in 1998 with 1,052 babies, ranked #272.
- It first shows up in the records in 1900.
- 43,226 boys have been named Quentin since 1880.
Who else has this name
Babies named Quentin per 1,000 born in each generation, on one shared scale.
- 0.2Greatest1901–27
- <0.1Silent1928–45
- <0.1Boomers1946–64
- 0.2Gen X1965–80
- 0.4Millennials1981–96
- 0.4Gen Z1997–12
- 0.3Gen Alpha2013–24
Greatest: 2,760 babies, 0.17 per 1,000. Silent: 1,483 babies, 0.07 per 1,000. Boomers: 2,568 babies, 0.07 per 1,000. Gen X: 5,736 babies, 0.21 per 1,000. Millennials: 11,067 babies, 0.36 per 1,000. Gen Z: 13,346 babies, 0.43 per 1,000. Gen Alpha: 6,261 babies, 0.29 per 1,000.
Meaning and origin
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.
- A male given name from Latin.
- A female given name from Latin occasionally used.
- Origin
- Latin
- Say it
- /ˈkwɛntɪn/
From Wiktionary’s entry for Quentin, CC BY-SA 4.0.