Quention
Masculine
Quention entered the US charts in 1918, peaked at #1882 in 1919, is rarely given in 2025 — given to only a few children a year.
How old is the name Quention?
Quention first appears in US birth records in 1918 — 107 years ago. The typical Quention alive today was born around 1940, making them about 85 years old. Fewer than a hundred people named Quention are estimated to be alive in the US today — a true one-of-a-kind name.
When was the name Quention most popular?
Quention peaked in 1919, reaching #1882 nationally. See the whole 1919 chart.
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What the data says
146 years of official birth records
The long climb, and where it stands now
The same years in position rather than babies
- First recorded
- 1918
- Most boys named
- 191917 — the highest on record
- Peak rank
- #1882reached in 1919
- Change vs 1981
- −14.3%6 in 1989, from 7
Rank is a position, a count is a headcount, and they move independently — a name can hold its rank while the number of babies behind it falls. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration.
Quentions among us
Fewer than a hundred people named Quention are estimated to be alive in the US today — a true one-of-a-kind name.
Estimated from SSA birth records and published actuarial life tables. Method
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Fashion outlook
Quention sits outside the current charts, and that is its own kind of answer: naming cycles can only date the names they carried up. A name this rare has no decade stamped on it — it cannot go out of fashion, because it was never in.
Based on 146 years of naming cycles. How we read them
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Frequently asked
- How many Quentions are there in the world?
- No country counts the world's names, so there is no worldwide figure — anyone quoting one is estimating. Fewer than a hundred people named Quention are estimated to be alive in the US today — a true one-of-a-kind name.
- How popular is the name Quention in 2025?
- Quention is rarely given in the US today — it does not rank in the top 2000 boy names.
- Will my child share the name Quention with classmates?
- Quention will almost certainly be the only one in school.
More Q names
The most-given names starting with Q, all years combined.
Quentin#965 · Quinn#466 · Quinton#973 · Quincy#652 · Quintin#1886 · Quinten#2183 · Quenton#7194 · Quinlan#3848
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US figures from the Social Security Administration. 1880–2025. Data & methodology
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