Quintin
- Pronunciation
- [Quin-tin]
- Gender
- Male
- Meaning
- Not recorded
- Origin
- German
Quintin is a name traditionally given to a boy of German origin. Our sources do not preserve a single agreed-upon literal translation for this particular name, so we list its meaning as unrecorded rather than guess at one. Browse more German baby names or search the full library by meaning.
About the Name Quintin
Quintin is a variant of Quentin, a name with Latin roots in Quintus, meaning "fifth" — historically given to a fifth child or a child born in the fifth month. It carries the crisp, distinctive feel of a name beginning with that uncommon Q, lending it a touch of elegance and individuality while resting on a clear, ancient Roman tradition of ordinal naming. That blend of rarity and heritage gives it a quietly sophisticated air.
The name's appeal lies in that mix of classical depth and modern polish: it feels both established and a little unexpected, familiar in sound yet uncommon on the page. It also lends itself to easy nicknames, keeping a formal name approachable in everyday life. Recorded variants include the more traditional Quentin and the streamlined Quinn, giving parents a spectrum from the formal to the breezy while keeping the same striking initial.
Quintin first entered the US Social Security top-1000 for boys in 2000, reached its best rank of #568 in 2004, and remained in the rankings through 2015, when it appeared at #949. Along the way it stood at #955 in 2014 and #853 in 2013, and across that run it was given to roughly 5,042 boys. Its long, steady presence marks Quintin as a distinctive yet grounded choice with genuine Roman roots.
Source: U.S. Social Security Administration name data, 1880–2024 (methodology). By Marvin Tang.
Quick Facts About Quintin
US Popularity History (2000–2015)
Annual US births named Quintin by gender, from US Social Security Administration records. Peak year: 2004 with 401 boys named Quintin (boy rank #568 that year).
Where it stands today: in 2015, ranked #949 for boys (220 US births). That's 381 places below its 2004 peak.
Source: US Social Security Administration. Limitations: US birth-certificate data only; names appearing fewer than 5 times in a given year are suppressed for privacy; spelling variants are counted separately. For names that ranked outside the US top 100 before year 2000, only the years they reached the top 100 are shown — the chart may have gaps for less-popular historical names.
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Where in the US Is Quintin Most Popular?
Average boy-name rank within each state across 2016–2025 SSA records. A lower number means the name appears closer to the top of that state's boys-name rankings — a per-capita measure that isn't biased toward large states. For Quintin the strongest states are Wisconsin, Minnesota, Pennsylvania.
Strongest boys-name states
| # | State | Avg rank | Births |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Wisconsin | #686 | 50 |
| 2 | Minnesota | #757 | 25 |
| 3 | Pennsylvania | #763 | 43 |
| 4 | Washington | #804 | 23 |
| 5 | Michigan | #866 | 58 |
| 6 | Indiana | #871 | 19 |
| 7 | Ohio | #877 | 29 |
| 8 | Illinois | #892 | 39 |
Weakest boys-name states
| # | State | Avg rank | Births |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Illinois | #892 | 39 |
| 2 | Ohio | #877 | 29 |
| 3 | Indiana | #871 | 19 |
| 4 | Michigan | #866 | 58 |
| 5 | Washington | #804 | 23 |
| 6 | Pennsylvania | #763 | 43 |
| 7 | Minnesota | #757 | 25 |
| 8 | Wisconsin | #686 | 50 |
Source: SSA state-level baby-name dataset 2016–2025. States with fewer than 3 years of data for Quintin in this window are excluded. Births < 5 in a given state-year are suppressed by SSA for privacy.
Variant Forms
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Compare Quintin to Other Popular Names
Side-by-side popularity charts and crossover years for Quintin against today's most popular boys-name peers (top 8 by US births in the last 10 years of SSA records).