Quentin
Below 5 births
2025 SSA
About Quentin
Quentin, an offbeat name with lots of character, relates to the Latin for the number five and is by far the subtlest and most usable of the Latin birth-order names, masculine as well as stylish and distinctive. It was borne by a third-century saint and came to England with the Normans.
Quentin for boys#968 US
Sir Walter Scott wrote the novel Quentin Durward in 1823, about a young, upper-class Scotsman, and Quentin Compson is both a male and a female character in William Faulkner's The Sound and the Fury. Real-life bearers include movie director Quentin Tarantino; eccentric British author Quentin Crisp (born Denis); and Quentin Blake, illustrator of Roald Dahl books. Theodore Roosevelt had a son named Quentin.
Trivia tidbit: St. Quentin is the protector against coughs.
Quentin for girls
Quentin, an offbeat name with lots of character, relates to the Latin for the number five and is by far the subtlest and most usable of the Latin birth-order names, and makes a classy addition to the short list of wearable "Q" names. It was borne by a third-century saint and came to England with the Normans.
Although originally masculine, Quentin is also used on girls, such as Dame Quentin Bryce, first female Governor-General of Australia. In his novel The Sound and the Fury, William Faulkner used the name for both a female and a male character.
Trivia tidbit: St. Quentin is the protector against coughs.
Pronounced KWEN-tin.
As of October 2026, Quentin ranked #968 in US births in 2025 SSA, peaked at #220 in 1919, Nameberry popularity #341.
Popularity & trends
Data table
| Year | US rank · boys | Births · boys | US rank · girls | Births · girls |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | #470 | 619 | — | 0 |
| 2015 | #484 | 616 | — | 0 |
| 2016 | #484 | 635 | — | 0 |
| 2017 | #540 | 526 | — | 0 |
| 2018 | #543 | 519 | — | 0 |
| 2019 | #591 | 468 | — | 0 |
| 2020 | #533 | 528 | — | 0 |
| 2021 | #539 | 546 | — | 0 |
| 2022 | #654 | 420 | — | 0 |
| 2023 | #769 | 335 | — | 0 |
| 2024 | #788 | 318 | — | 0 |
| 2025 | #968 | 238 | — | 0 |
World rankings
Quentin for boys
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Famous Quentins
- Saint QuentinBoy
early Roman martyr
- Quentin Jerome TarantinoBoy
American film director
- Quentin SmithBoy
American philosopher
- Quentin Saxby BlakeBoy
English illustrator
- Quentin Leo Cook aka Fatboy SlimBoy
English DJ and musician
- Quentin Crisp (born Denis Charles Pratt)Boy
English writer and performer
- Quentin MatsysBoy
Flemish painter
- Quentin Northrup BurdickBoy
U.S. Senator from North Dakota
- Quentin JammerBoy
American football player
- Quentin MosesBoy
American football player
- Quentin L. RichardsonBoy
American basketball player
- Quentin MerabetBoy
French actor
- Quentin EliasBoy
singer of French boy band Alliage
- Quentin MosimannBoy
Swiss DJ
- Quentin RooseveltBoy
youngest son of U.S. President Theodore Roosevelt
- Quentin Roosevelt IIBoy
son of Ted Roosevelt; grandson of Theodore Roosevelt
- Quentin Alice Louise BryceGirl
first female Governor,General of Australia
- Quentin Dean (born Quintin Corinne or Corinne Ida Margolin)Girl
American actress
- Quentin JonesGirl
English model and artist
Quentin in pop culture
- "Quentin DurwardBoy
" novel by Sir Walter Scott and its main character
- Quentin CompsonBoy
two characters in William Faulkner's "The Sound and the Fury"
- Quintavius Quirinius "Quentin" Quire aka Kid OmegaBoy
character in X,Men comics
- Quentin TurnbullBoy
character in DC comics
- Quentin DanielsBoy
character in Ayn Rand's "Atlas Shrugged"
- Quentin ColdwaterBoy
main character in Lev Grossman's "The Magicians" trilogy
- Quentin CollinsBoy
character in movie and TV series "Dark Shadows"
- Quentin JacobsenBoy
character in John Green's "Paper Towns"
- Quentin GlassBoy
character in movie "The Punisher"
- Quentin Beck aka MysterioBoy
character in Spider,Man comics
- Quentin Larry LanceBoy
detective on TV's "Arrow"
- Quentin FieldsBoy
character on TV's "One Tree Hill"
- Quentin CostaBoy
character on TV's Nip/Tuck
- Quentin KirrinBoy
character in Enid Blyton's The Famous Five series
- Quentin TraversBoy
character on TV's Buffy the Vampire Slayer
- QuentinBoy
character in Edward Gorey's The Gashlycrumb Tinies
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a cog in the Conker video game series
- San QuentinBoy
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- Miss QuentinGirl
character in William Faulkner's "The Sound and the Fury"