Given name & surname
Quinten
“from the queen's town or settlement”
Quinten is a variant of Quinton. One English interpretation is “from the queen's town or settlement.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
Quinten is a variant of Quinton. One English interpretation is “from the queen's town or settlement.”
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
Quinten is a variant of Quinton. An origin associated with Quinton is English.
Explained through its name family
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1913. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Quinten through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 8,098
- 8,098 boys · 0 girls
- Most popular year
- 2000
- 256 babies
- 2025
- 65
- #2,205 for boys
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- −35%
- Cooling
Where it’s given
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 65 U.S. birth records for boys, ranking No. 2,205 among boys’ names. Average annual use for boys was 35.2% lower in 2021–2025 than in 2016–2020. Its largest published annual count for boys was 256 in 2000. In 2025, Texas had the largest reported state-level birth count for boys with this name (7). Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 6,039 as a first name in 2020; 112 as a surname in 2000.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Quinten’s family of names
In Dutch usage, Quinten has a conventional equivalent in the French form Quentin. Quinten has a related form in Quinton. In English usage, Quinten has a conventional equivalent in the German form Quintinus.
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Around the world
Quinten has relatives in 4 languages.
3 related names in 4 languages. Point at a dot, or tab to the map and use the arrow keys.
Nicknames & forms 3
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Spellings & scripts 1
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
Across languages 11
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
- QuentinFrench, English
- Quintinequivalent
- Quintoequivalent
- Kintinequivalent
- Caointeanequivalent
- Quintinoequivalent
- Quintienequivalent
- Quintíequivalent
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People named Quinten
- Quentin MatsysFlemish painter (1466-1530)1456–1530
- Quinten TimberDutch footballer (born 2001)
- Quinten HermansBelgian cyclistborn 1995
- Quinten PostDutch basketball player (born 2000)
- Quinten HannAustralian pool and snooker playerborn 1977
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
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