Given name
Quintisha
“of the essence”
Quintisha is a variant of Quintessa. One Latin interpretation is “of the essence.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
Quintisha is a variant of Quintessa. One Latin interpretation is “of the essence.”
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
Quintisha is a variant of Quintessa. An origin associated with Quintessa is Latin.
Explained through its name family
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1980. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Quintisha through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 43
- 0 boys · 43 girls
- Most popular year
- 1987
- 7 babies
- 2025
- 0
- Outside the ranked list
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- —
- Too few births to compare
By the numbers
The most recent published U.S. birth count for girls is 5 in 1997. Later missing counts do not mean the name went unused.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Quintisha’s family of names
Quintisha has a related form in Quintessa.
The ring: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 1
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
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