Quentin

Boy Latin #769 in 2023

Quentin is a boy name of Latin origin.

Meaning of Quentin

The name of a third century French martyr, from Quīntīnus, a derivative of the Roman praenomen Quīntus, from quīntus. It was brought to England by the Normans, but never became particularly popular.

Popularity of Quentin

Popularity, 1900–2023

335 births in 2023

1900 2023

42,908 U.S. births recorded from 1900–2023.

Peak year

1998

1,052 babies

First recorded

1900

123 years of history

Recent trend

Falling

Last 5 yrs vs. prior 5

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Popularity counts come from the U.S. Social Security Administration's national dataset. Etymology adapted from Wiktionary under CC BY-SA 4.0. If you spot an error, please let us know.