Quintan
Of Latin origin referring to the number five or the fifth.
Name Census estimates that about 304 living Americans carry the first name Quintan. The name is used almost exclusively for boys. The average person named Quintan today is around 27 years old, and the year with the single highest number of Quintan births was 2000 (17 babies).
This page is the full Name Census profile for Quintan. Below you will find a gender breakdown showing how the name splits between male and female registrations, a year-by-year popularity chart stretching back to 1880, decade-level totals, the top US states for this name, its meaning and etymology, and a set of frequently asked questions with data-backed answers.
People living today
304
~ 1 in 1,127,481 Americans
Peak year
2000
17 babies that year
Average age
27
years old
2020 SSA rank
#10,336
Tracked since 1980
Census
Quintan in the 2020 Census
The 2020 Census recorded 299 people with the first name Quintan, which placed it at #29,541 in the published first-name tables. This is a snapshot of people who already had the name at the time of the Census.
The SSA sections elsewhere on this page answer a different question: how often parents gave the name to babies over time. The "people living today" figure on this page is different again: it is a current estimate built from SSA birth records and age-based survival rates, so the two numbers are not expected to match exactly.
2020 Census rank
#29,541
National first-name rank
People counted
299
299 in the published race/origin table
Per 100,000
0.1
People with this name in 2020
Largest reported group
White
46.5% of people with this name
Demographics
Ancestry and ethnicity for Quintan
In the 2020 Census race and Hispanic-origin table, the largest reported group for people named Quintan is White at 46.5%. The next largest groups are Black (32.8%) and Hispanic (9.7%). These figures describe the people who had the name in 2020, not any inherent property of the name itself.
The bar chart below shows how people with the first name Quintan described their own race and ethnicity on the 2020 Census form. The Census Bureau groups responses into six broad categories: White, Black or African American, Hispanic or Latino, Asian and Pacific Islander, American Indian and Alaska Native, and Two or More Races. When a category has too few respondents for a given name, the Bureau suppresses the figure to protect individual privacy, which is why some names show fewer than six slices.
Percentages are shown so the breakdown is easy to read across every published category. Because the 2020 Census first-name file also includes raw headcounts for each group, Name Census can show those alongside the percentages in the legend and hover tooltip.
Keep in mind that these are self-reported numbers. A first name does not determine a person's race or ethnicity, and the distribution you see here reflects the specific population who happened to carry the name Quintan at the time of the 2020 Census, not any inherent property of the name itself.
- White46.5% · 139
- Black or African American32.8% · 98
- Hispanic or Latino9.7% · 29
- Two or more races8.0% · 24
- Asian and Pacific Islander1.7% · 5
- American Indian and Alaska Native1.3% · 4
Popularity
Quintan: popularity over time
The SSA tracks Quintan from the 1980s through to the 2020s, spanning 5 decades of birth certificate data. The biggest single decade for the name was the 2000s, with 123 total registrations. Usage has dropped considerably from its 2000s peak. The most recent decade brought in only a fraction of the registrations that the name once attracted.
Babies born per year
Decades
Quintan by decade
The table below breaks the full SSA timeline into ten-year windows. Each row shows how many male and female babies were given the name Quintan during that decade, along with a combined total. This is useful for spotting eras where the name surged or retreated.
Geography
Where Quintans live
Origin
Meaning and history of Quintan
The given name Quintan has its origins in the Latin language, derived from the word "quintus," which means "fifth." This suggests that the name may have been initially used to refer to a fifth-born child, or one associated with the number five.
Historically, the name Quintan gained prominence during the Roman era, when it was often used as a cognomen (a type of Roman surname) among certain families. The earliest recorded instances of the name can be traced back to ancient Roman inscriptions and records, although the specific individuals bearing the name are not widely known.
One notable figure associated with the name Quintan was Quintanus, a Roman soldier who lived during the 3rd century AD. He is revered as a Christian martyr and saint, having been executed for his religious beliefs under the rule of Emperor Diocletian.
In the Middle Ages, the name Quintan appeared sporadically in various European regions, particularly in areas with strong Latin linguistic influences. It was sometimes spelled as "Quintano" or "Quintanus," reflecting its Latin roots.
During the Renaissance period, the name Quintan was revived and gained some popularity among the intellectual and artistic circles of Italy. One notable bearer of the name was Quintano Storno (1475-1538), an Italian painter and architect who worked in the Mannerist style.
Another historical figure associated with the name Quintan was Quintano Stozzi (1492-1542), an Italian humanist scholar and philosopher who was a prominent figure in the intellectual circles of Florence during the 16th century.
In the 17th century, the name Quintan made its way to England, where it was occasionally used, although it remained relatively uncommon. One notable Englishman with this name was Quintan Forester (1610-1675), a Puritan minister and religious writer.
Moving into the 18th century, the name Quintan gained some traction in the United States, although it was still considered quite rare. One early American bearer of the name was Quintan Philips (1738-1811), a Revolutionary War soldier and farmer from Virginia.
Throughout the 19th and early 20th centuries, the name Quintan remained relatively obscure, but it continued to be used sporadically in various parts of the world, particularly in areas with Latin linguistic influences or connections to the earlier historical figures mentioned.
People
Quintan + last name combinations
How many people share a full name with Quintan as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Related
Other names starting with Q
Other first names starting with Q with a similar number of bearers.
FAQ
Quintan: questions and answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Quintan?
Name Census puts the figure at roughly 304 living Americans. We arrive at this by taking every SSA birth registration for Quintan going back to 1880 and adjusting each cohort for expected survival using CDC actuarial life tables. The result is an age-weighted living-bearer count, not a raw birth total. That works out to about 1 in 1,127,481 US residents.
Is Quintan a common name?
We classify Quintan as "Very Rare". It ranks above 79.4% of all first names in the SSA dataset by living bearers. Across the full history of the data, 310 babies have been registered with this name.
When was Quintan most popular?
The single biggest year for Quintan was 2000, when 17 babies received the name. The fact that the average living Quintan is about 27 years old gives you a rough sense of which era contributed the most bearers who are still alive today.
How common was Quintan in the 2020 Census?
The published 2020 Census first-name tables recorded 299 people with the name Quintan, or 0.10 per 100,000 residents. That placed it at #29,541 in the national Census ranking for first names.
Why is the Census count different from the living estimate?
Because they measure different things. The Census figure is a count of people who had the name Quintan in 2020. The living estimate aims to answer a current question instead: how many people with the name are alive today, based on SSA birth records and age-based survival rates. Since one number is a 2020 snapshot and the other is a present-day estimate, they are not expected to be identical.
What does the Census say about the gender split for Quintan?
In the 2020 Census sex table, Quintan leans strongly male. 293 people counted with this name were male (98.7%), compared with 4 female bearers (1.3%). The Census view is a snapshot of people living with the name in 2020, while the SSA section above tracks births across time.
What does the Census say about the background of people named Quintan?
In the 2020 Census race and Hispanic-origin table, the largest reported group for people named Quintan is White at 46.5%. The next largest groups are Black (32.8%) and Hispanic (9.7%). These figures describe the people who had the name in 2020, not any inherent property of the name itself. The percentages in the chart above come from self-reported race and Hispanic-origin responses in the 2020 Census.
Which group reports the name Quintan most often in the Census?
White is the largest reported group for people named Quintan in the 2020 Census, accounting for 46.5% (139 people in the published table).
Why can the Census sex total and race total differ slightly?
The Census Bureau published separate 2020 tables for sex and for race/Hispanic origin, and the released figures can differ slightly because of privacy protection in the public files. That is why this page treats the gender section and the race/origin section as two related snapshots instead of forcing them into one identical total.
Does every first name have Census demographic data?
No. The public Census first-name release only includes names that met the Bureau's publication rules, so many rarer names in the SSA files have no Census demographic snapshot. When that happens, the SSA trend, gender history, and state sections still appear, but the 2020 Census demographic sections are omitted.
What does the SSA popularity chart show?
The chart tracks births, not the number of people alive with the name today. Each point shows how many babies were given the name Quintan in that year. That makes it useful for spotting when the name rose, peaked, or faded.
Is Quintan a male name?
Yes, 100.0% of people registered as Quintan in the SSA data are male. You can see the full per-sex comparison in the gender distribution section above, which includes the latest year rank, birth count, and peak year for each sex.
Is Quintan still being used today?
Yes. The SSA still recorded Quintan in 2024, and the page above shows its latest-year rank where available. A name can be well past its peak and still remain in steady use, especially if it built up a large population over earlier decades.
Why can a name have a lot of living bearers even if it is not trendy now?
Because living-bearer counts and current baby-name popularity measure different things. A name like Quintan can build up a very large population over many decades, even if fewer parents are choosing it now than they did at its peak.
Where does this data come from?
First-name figures come from the Social Security Administration's national baby name files, which cover every name on a birth certificate from 1880 to 2024. Living-bearer estimates layer in CDC actuarial life tables broken out by sex to account for mortality. The population baseline (342,754,338) is the Census Bureau's latest national estimate. You can read the full calculation on our methodology page.
How many people have Quintan as a first name?
HowManyOfMe.org, our sister site, answers that with the living-bearer count in one glance.