Boy · #1,685 in 2026

Quintin

Quintin is a commune in the Cotes-d'Armor department in the northwest of France 16 kilometres (9.9 mi) from Saint-Brieuc, the department capital.

Current Rank
#1,685
Peak Rank
#502 (1997)
Total Babies
16K
5-Yr Trend
-29%
1988
First Year
1988
Last Year
1988
Peak Year
#9243
Peak Rank
7
Total Count
1
Years Active

Meaning & Origin of Quintin

What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.

Quintin is a commune in the Cotes-d'Armor department in the northwest of France 16 kilometres (9.9 mi) from Saint-Brieuc, the department capital.

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Origin & history
The area around Quintin has been occupied since the Neolithic . Early Quintin was originally located near Vieux-Bourg but, following a plague epidemic, the city moved to its current location. Quintin in Roman times was located on a crossroads but significantly developed in the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries, due to the weaving industry and the trade of linen cloth. Still, the decline came with the French Revolution and cotton gradually taking the lead over linen . At the height Quintin had 300 weavers. Quintin was also a monastic center. But despite its monuments and mansions that one ca

The Story of Quintin

Quintin first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a baby boy name in 1912, with 8 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 1997, when 405 Quintins were born — ranking #505 that year. As of 2026, Quintin ranks #1,685 for baby boys with 101 births, falling sharply (-29%). In total, more than 16K Quintins have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1910s through the 2020s.

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Names that sound like Quintin

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Frequently Asked Questions about Quintin

What does the name Quintin mean?
Quintin is a commune in the Cotes-d'Armor department in the northwest of France 16 kilometres (9.9 mi) from Saint-Brieuc, the department capital.
How popular is Quintin in 2026?
In 2026, Quintin ranks #1,685 among boys' names in the U.S., with 101 babies given the name that year.
When was Quintin most popular?
Quintin reached its peak popularity in 1997, ranking #502 that year with 405 babies given the name.
In which U.S. states is Quintin most popular?
Quintin has historically been most popular in Hawaii, New Hampshire, South Carolina. Rankings vary year to year, but these states show the strongest concentration of births named Quintin.
Is Quintin a unisex name?
In U.S. Social Security records, Quintin is primarily a boy's name. We don't have meaningful data for it as a girl's name.
What names go well with Quintin?
Names that share a similar style or popularity range with Quintin include Aric, Kiel, Stanford. These pairings are based on rank proximity and naming era in U.S. data.

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About the name Quintin

Quintin is a boy baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1912 and has accumulated 16K births in the dataset. Quintin's peak popularity came in 1997 when it ranked #502. Use the chart and map above to compare Quintin'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.