Given name & surname
Quintin
“the fifth-born child”·“from the queen's town or settlement”
In English use, Quintin is a variant of Quentin. One Latin interpretation is “the fifth-born child.” Quintin is a variant of Quinton. One English interpretation is “from the queen's town or settlement.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
In English use, Quintin is a variant of Quentin. One Latin interpretation is “the fifth-born child.” Quintin 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
In English use, Quintin is a variant of Quentin. Quentin has been associated with Old French and Latin naming traditions. Quintin 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 1912. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin. In English use, Quintin is a variant of Quentin. The history of Quentin gives this family its wider story. Quentin’s historical associations include a 3rd-century saint.
Combines direct and name-family evidence
Quintin through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 15,565
- 15,558 boys · 7 girls
- Most popular year
- 1997
- 405 babies
- 2025
- 83
- #1,899 for boys
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- −32%
- Easing
Where it’s given
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 83 U.S. birth records for boys, ranking No. 1,899 among boys’ names. Average annual use for boys was 31.6% lower in 2021–2025 than in 2016–2020. Its largest published annual count for boys was 405 in 1997. In 2025, Florida had the largest reported state-level birth count for boys with this name (12). Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 11,909 as a first name in 2020; 721 as a surname in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Quintin’s family of names
In Cebuano usage, Quintin has a diminutive in TINTIN. Quintin has a related form in Quentin. In Slovak usage, Quintin has a conventional equivalent in the French form Quentin.
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Around the world
Quintin has relatives in 6 languages.
5 related names in 6 languages. Point at a dot, or tab to the map and use the arrow keys.
Nicknames & forms 5
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Spellings & scripts 2
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.
- Quintenequivalent
- Quintusequivalent
- Quintoequivalent
- Quintianequivalent
- Caointeanequivalent
- Kintinequivalent
- Quintienequivalent
- Quintíequivalent
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People named Quintin
- Quintin Hogg, Baron Hailsham of Saint MaryleboneBritish judge, politician and Cabinet minister (1907–2001)
- Quintin DaileyAmerican basketball player (1961-2010)
- Quintín ParedesPresident of the Senate of the Philippines in 19521884–1973
- Quintin BrandRoyal Air Force air marshals (1893-1968)
- Quintin LaingCanadian ice hockey playerborn 1979
- Quintin HoggMerchant and philanthropist (1845–1903)
- Quintin YoungScottish footballer (born 1947)
- Quintin Berrybaseball player from the United Statesborn 1984
- Quintin MikellAmerican football playerborn 1980
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
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