Quintin

“Variant of Quentin — Fifth” — Latin via Old French origin

Boy's name · #1899 in the US (2025) · 90s

Quintin reached #503 in 1990 and has eased to #1899 since. About 16,000 boys have carried it since 1912.

Around the world: about 1 in 11,000 boys in Canada (2024).

Appears in 2020-2025 birth records of 11 states. See the full state-by-state map on this page.

Famous Quintins

Quintin Hogg, Baron Hailsham of St Marylebone — British judge, politician and Cabinet minister (1907–2001)
Quintin Dailey — American basketball player (1961-2010)
Quintin Brand — Royal Air Force air marshals (1893-1968)
Quintín Paredes — President of the Senate of the Philippines in 1952
Quintin Craufurd — British author

Among 80 notable people named Quintin:

Military figures appear 2.65× more often than among typical names — e.g. Quintin Brand, Royal Air Force air marshals (1893-1968).

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