Quentina
Feminine form of the Latin name Quintinus, derived from Quintus, meaning "fifth".
Name Census estimates that about 127 living Americans carry the first name Quentina. The name is used almost exclusively for girls. The average person named Quentina today is around 48 years old, and the year with the single highest number of Quentina births was 1976 (14 babies).
This page is the full Name Census profile for Quentina. Below you will find a gender breakdown showing how the name splits between male and female registrations, a year-by-year popularity chart stretching back to 1880, decade-level totals, the top US states for this name, its meaning and etymology, and a set of frequently asked questions with data-backed answers.
People living today
127
~ 1 in 2,698,853 Americans
Peak year
1976
14 babies that year
Average age
48
years old
1994 SSA rank
#12,994
Tracked since 1960
Census
Quentina in the 2020 Census
The 2020 Census recorded 183 people with the first name Quentina, which placed it at #40,598 in the published first-name tables. This is a snapshot of people who already had the name at the time of the Census.
The SSA sections elsewhere on this page answer a different question: how often parents gave the name to babies over time. The "people living today" figure on this page is different again: it is a current estimate built from SSA birth records and age-based survival rates, so the two numbers are not expected to match exactly.
2020 Census rank
#40,598
National first-name rank
People counted
183
183 in the published race/origin table
Per 100,000
0.1
People with this name in 2020
Largest reported group
Black or African American
76.5% of people with this name
Demographics
Ancestry and ethnicity for Quentina
In the 2020 Census race and Hispanic-origin table, the largest reported group for people named Quentina is Black at 76.5%. The next largest groups are White (14.8%) and American Indian/Alaska Native (3.8%). These figures describe the people who had the name in 2020, not any inherent property of the name itself.
The bar chart below shows how people with the first name Quentina described their own race and ethnicity on the 2020 Census form. The Census Bureau groups responses into six broad categories: White, Black or African American, Hispanic or Latino, Asian and Pacific Islander, American Indian and Alaska Native, and Two or More Races. When a category has too few respondents for a given name, the Bureau suppresses the figure to protect individual privacy, which is why some names show fewer than six slices.
Percentages are shown so the breakdown is easy to read across every published category. Because the 2020 Census first-name file also includes raw headcounts for each group, Name Census can show those alongside the percentages in the legend and hover tooltip.
Keep in mind that these are self-reported numbers. A first name does not determine a person's race or ethnicity, and the distribution you see here reflects the specific population who happened to carry the name Quentina at the time of the 2020 Census, not any inherent property of the name itself.
- Black or African American76.5% · 140
- White14.8% · 27
- American Indian and Alaska Native3.8% · 7
- Two or more races2.7% · 5
- Hispanic or Latino1.1% · 2
- Asian and Pacific Islander1.1% · 2
Popularity
Quentina: popularity over time
The SSA tracks Quentina from the 1960s through to the 1990s, spanning 4 decades of birth certificate data. The biggest single decade for the name was the 1970s, with 72 total registrations. Usage has dropped considerably from its 1970s peak. The most recent decade brought in only a fraction of the registrations that the name once attracted.
Babies born per year
Decades
Quentina by decade
The table below breaks the full SSA timeline into ten-year windows. Each row shows how many male and female babies were given the name Quentina during that decade, along with a combined total. This is useful for spotting eras where the name surged or retreated.
Origin
Meaning and history of Quentina
The name Quentina is a feminine given name derived from the Latin name Quintinus. It is believed to have originated in ancient Rome during the time of the Roman Empire. The name Quintinus itself is thought to be derived from the Latin word "quintus," meaning "fifth."
In the early days of Christianity, there was a saint named Quintinus who was martyred during the reign of Emperor Diocletian in the late 3rd century AD. This association with the saint likely contributed to the use and popularity of the name Quintinus and its variations, including Quentina, among Christian communities in Europe.
One of the earliest recorded examples of the name Quentina can be found in the writings of the 6th-century Christian scholar and historian, Gregory of Tours. In his work "Historia Francorum," he mentions a woman named Quentina who lived in the town of Nantes in the late 5th century.
Throughout history, there have been several notable individuals who bore the name Quentina. One such person was Quentina of Burtscheid, a Benedictine nun who lived in the 12th century and is venerated as a saint in the Catholic Church.
In the 13th century, there was a French noblewoman named Quentina de Montfort, who was the daughter of Simon de Montfort, a prominent figure in the Albigensian Crusade against the Cathars in southern France.
Another historical figure with the name Quentina was Quentina Sturton, an English nun who lived in the 15th century and served as the prioress of the Benedictine convent at Amesbury in Wiltshire.
In the 16th century, there was a Spanish painter named Quentina Muñiz, who was active in the city of Valladolid and is known for her religious paintings and portraits.
Lastly, in the 17th century, there was a French writer and poet named Quentina de la Vigne, who was part of the literary circle associated with the Hôtel de Rambouillet in Paris.
While the name Quentina has its roots in ancient Rome and early Christianity, it has persisted throughout various cultures and time periods, with notable individuals bearing this name across different fields, from religion and nobility to art and literature.
People
Quentina + last name combinations
How many people share a full name with Quentina as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Related
Other names starting with Q
Other first names starting with Q with a similar number of bearers.
FAQ
Quentina: questions and answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Quentina?
Name Census puts the figure at roughly 127 living Americans. We arrive at this by taking every SSA birth registration for Quentina going back to 1880 and adjusting each cohort for expected survival using CDC actuarial life tables. The result is an age-weighted living-bearer count, not a raw birth total. That works out to about 1 in 2,698,853 US residents.
Is Quentina a common name?
We classify Quentina as "Very Rare". It ranks above 68% of all first names in the SSA dataset by living bearers. Across the full history of the data, 140 babies have been registered with this name.
When was Quentina most popular?
The single biggest year for Quentina was 1976, when 14 babies received the name. The fact that the average living Quentina is about 48 years old gives you a rough sense of which era contributed the most bearers who are still alive today.
How common was Quentina in the 2020 Census?
The published 2020 Census first-name tables recorded 183 people with the name Quentina, or 0.06 per 100,000 residents. That placed it at #40,598 in the national Census ranking for first names.
Why is the Census count different from the living estimate?
Because they measure different things. The Census figure is a count of people who had the name Quentina in 2020. The living estimate aims to answer a current question instead: how many people with the name are alive today, based on SSA birth records and age-based survival rates. Since one number is a 2020 snapshot and the other is a present-day estimate, they are not expected to be identical.
What does the Census say about the gender split for Quentina?
In the 2020 Census sex table, Quentina leans strongly female. 190 people counted with this name were female (99.0%), compared with 2 male bearers (1.0%). The Census view is a snapshot of people living with the name in 2020, while the SSA section above tracks births across time.
What does the Census say about the background of people named Quentina?
In the 2020 Census race and Hispanic-origin table, the largest reported group for people named Quentina is Black at 76.5%. The next largest groups are White (14.8%) and American Indian/Alaska Native (3.8%). These figures describe the people who had the name in 2020, not any inherent property of the name itself. The percentages in the chart above come from self-reported race and Hispanic-origin responses in the 2020 Census.
Which group reports the name Quentina most often in the Census?
Black is the largest reported group for people named Quentina in the 2020 Census, accounting for 76.5% (140 people in the published table).
Why can the Census sex total and race total differ slightly?
The Census Bureau published separate 2020 tables for sex and for race/Hispanic origin, and the released figures can differ slightly because of privacy protection in the public files. That is why this page treats the gender section and the race/origin section as two related snapshots instead of forcing them into one identical total.
Does every first name have Census demographic data?
No. The public Census first-name release only includes names that met the Bureau's publication rules, so many rarer names in the SSA files have no Census demographic snapshot. When that happens, the SSA trend, gender history, and state sections still appear, but the 2020 Census demographic sections are omitted.
What does the SSA popularity chart show?
The chart tracks births, not the number of people alive with the name today. Each point shows how many babies were given the name Quentina in that year. That makes it useful for spotting when the name rose, peaked, or faded.
Is Quentina a female name?
Yes, 100.0% of people registered as Quentina in the SSA data are female. You can see the full per-sex comparison in the gender distribution section above, which includes the latest year rank, birth count, and peak year for each sex.
Is Quentina still being used today?
Yes. The SSA still recorded Quentina in 2024, and the page above shows its latest-year rank where available. A name can be well past its peak and still remain in steady use, especially if it built up a large population over earlier decades.
Why can a name have a lot of living bearers even if it is not trendy now?
Because living-bearer counts and current baby-name popularity measure different things. A name like Quentina can build up a very large population over many decades, even if fewer parents are choosing it now than they did at its peak.
Where does this data come from?
First-name figures come from the Social Security Administration's national baby name files, which cover every name on a birth certificate from 1880 to 2024. Living-bearer estimates layer in CDC actuarial life tables broken out by sex to account for mortality. The population baseline (342,754,338) is the Census Bureau's latest national estimate. You can read the full calculation on our methodology page.
How common is the name Quentina?
If you just want to know how many people share the name Quentina, HowManyOfMe.org gives you the headline number in one glance.