Quintel
James Garland Quintel is an American animator, storyboard artist, director, writer, producer, and voice actor. He created the Cartoon Network series Regular Show (2010–2017), in which he voiced Mordecai and Hi-Five Ghost, and the HBO Max series Close Enough (2020–2022), in which he voiced Josh.
Meaning & Origin of Quintel
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
James Garland Quintel is an American animator, storyboard artist, director, writer, producer, and voice actor. He created the Cartoon Network series Regular Show (2010–2017), in which he voiced Mordecai and Hi-Five Ghost, and the HBO Max series Close Enough (2020–2022), in which he voiced Josh.
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The Story of Quintel
Quintel first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a baby boy name in 1977, with 7 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 1987, when 16 Quintels were born — ranking #3,071 that year. As of 2026, Quintel ranks #9,662 for baby boys with 7 births, with steady use. In total, more than 294 Quintels have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1970s through the 2020s.
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About the name Quintel
Quintel is a boy baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1977 and has accumulated 294 births in the dataset. Quintel's peak popularity came in 1987 when it ranked #3,071. Use the chart and map above to compare Quintel'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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