Quinten
Quinten is a name with multiple cultural origins: English, Dutch.
- English
- Dutch
Meaning & Origin of Quinten
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Quinten is a name with multiple cultural origins: English, Dutch.
Origin data from Behind the Name .
Cultural Origins (via Behind the Name)
- English
- Dutch
The Story of Quinten
Quinten first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a baby boy name in 1913, with 5 babies given the name that year. The name hit its high-water mark in 2000: 256 births, good for #691 nationwide. The 2000s were its strongest decade, accounting for roughly 29% of all recorded Quintens. In the latest 2026 data it stands at #2,243 among baby boy names with 65 births, falling sharply (-39%). In total, more than 8K Quintens have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1910s through the 2020s.
Popularity Over Time
Popularity by State
Variants & Related Forms of Quinten
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Names that sound like Quinten
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About the name Quinten
Quinten is a boy baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1913 and has accumulated 8K births in the dataset. Quinten's peak popularity came in 2000 when it ranked #673. Use the chart and map above to compare Quinten'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 .
Peek a Name aggregates and presents the above data for informational purposes. Statistical predictions and external attributions are clearly labelled where shown; we make no guarantee of accuracy beyond what each source provides.