Quetzalli
Quetzalli is a name with a single cultural origin: Nahuatl.
- Nahuatl
Meaning & Origin of Quetzalli
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Quetzalli is a name with a single cultural origin: Nahuatl.
Origin data from Behind the Name .
Cultural Origins (via Behind the Name)
- Nahuatl
The Story of Quetzalli
Quetzalli first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a baby girl name in 1996, with 7 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 2010, when 50 Quetzallis were born — ranking #3,255 that year. As of 2026, Quetzalli ranks #3,208 for baby girls with 50 births, rising sharply (+51% over the past five years). In total, more than 909 Quetzallis have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1990s through the 2020s.
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About the name Quetzalli
Quetzalli is a girl baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1996 and has accumulated 909 births in the dataset. Quetzalli's peak popularity came in 2010 when it ranked #3,208. Use the chart and map above to compare Quetzalli'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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