Quentin is a boy name with a modern feel, drawn from real birth records. Below you'll find what Quentin means and where it comes from, plus how many babies have been named Quentin across the United States, UK, Ireland and New Zealand, how popular Quentin has been over the decades, and the year it peaked.
Quentin is a boy name of Latin origin meaning “fifth”. From the Roman name Quintinus, from quintus.
| Country | Births on record |
|---|---|
| United States since 1880 | 43,662 births |
| England & Wales since 1996 | 474 births |
| Scotland since 1974 | 19 births |
| Ireland since 1964 | 49 births |
| New Zealand top 100, since 1954 | 67 births |
Counts come from official national birth-registration statistics: U.S. Social Security Administration, England & Wales (Office for National Statistics), Scotland (National Records of Scotland), Northern Ireland (NISRA), Ireland (Central Statistics Office) and New Zealand (Dept. of Internal Affairs). Coverage spans differ, so totals aren't directly comparable across countries.
Babies named Quentin per year, United States (1900 to 2025). United States peaked in 1998 (1,052/yr) · England & Wales peaked in 2017 (31/yr) · Ireland peaked in 1977 (10/yr) · Scotland peaked in 1979 (4/yr).
Quentin has been a fairly common baby name in the United States. It was most common in 1998, when it ranked #558 nationally (given to 1,081 babies that year).
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