Quanah
Quanah is a name with a single cultural origin: Comanche.
- Comanche
Meaning & Origin of Quanah
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Quanah is a name with a single cultural origin: Comanche.
Origin data from Behind the Name .
Cultural Origins (via Behind the Name)
- Comanche
The Story of Quanah
As a girl name
Quanah first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a girl name in 1962, with 7 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 1975, when 10 Quanahs were born — ranking #5,515 that year. As of 2026, Quanah ranks #13,441 for girls with 5 births, with steady use. In total, more than 40 Quanahs have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1960s through the 2020s.
As a boy name
Quanah first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a boy name in 1973, with 9 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 1976, when 12 Quanahs were born — ranking #3,095 that year. As of 2026, Quanah ranks #10,757 for boys with 6 births, with steady use. In total, more than 192 Quanahs have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1970s through the 2020s.
Popularity Over Time
Popularity by State
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About the name Quanah
Quanah is a unisex baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1973 and has accumulated 192 births in the dataset. Quanah's peak popularity came in 1976 when it ranked #3,095. Use the chart and map above to compare Quanah's trajectory across years and U.S. states, or browse the related names section to discover similar choices.
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Data sources
- Birth statistics (counts, ranks, years 1880–2026) — U.S. Social Security Administration . Predictions for years not yet released by SSA are computed by Peek a Name from historical trends; we update with official data as soon as it ships.
- Etymology, cultural origins, and related forms — Behind the Name (used under their public API terms).
- Meaning prose and editorial summary — Wikipedia article extracts, licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0 .
- Predicted nationality distribution — Nationalize.io .
- Phonetically similar names — Datamuse .
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