Quinzel
The Story of Quinzel
As a girl name
Quinzel first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a girl name in 2017, with 9 babies given the name that year. The name hit its high-water mark in 2021: 11 births, good for #8,969 nationwide. The 2010s were its strongest decade, accounting for roughly 57% of all recorded Quinzels. Its most recent appearance in the national data came in 2023 (7 births); the name has since faded from the published rankings. In total, more than 42 Quinzels have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 2010s through the 2020s.
As a boy name
American parents first put Quinzel on the record books as a boy name in 1992, with 7 registered babies. Its peak popularity came in 1992, when 7 Quinzels were born — ranking #6,670 that year. Its most recent appearance in the national data came in 1999 (5 births); the name has since faded from the published rankings. In total, more than 12 Quinzels have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1990s through the 2020s.
Popularity Over Time
Popularity by State
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About the name Quinzel
Quinzel is a unisex baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 2017 and has accumulated 42 births in the dataset. Quinzel's peak popularity came in 2021 when it ranked #8,969. Use the chart and map above to compare Quinzel'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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