Quinton
Quinton is either a surname or a masculine given name.
Meaning & Origin of Quinton
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Quinton is either a surname or a masculine given name.
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The Story of Quinton
Quinton first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a baby boy name in 1903, with 5 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 1996, when 871 Quintons were born — ranking #302 that year. As of 2026, Quinton ranks #871 for baby boys with 273 births, falling sharply (-29%). In total, more than 32K Quintons have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1900s through the 2020s.
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About the name Quinton
Quinton is a boy baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1903 and has accumulated 32K births in the dataset. Quinton's peak popularity came in 1996 when it ranked #296. Use the chart and map above to compare Quinton'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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