Quintez
Quintez is a name of unknown origin and meaning.
Name Census estimates that about 650 living Americans carry the first name Quintez. The name is used almost exclusively for boys. The average person named Quintez today is around 27 years old, and the year with the single highest number of Quintez births was 1991 (31 babies).
This page is the full Name Census profile for Quintez. 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
650
~ 1 in 527,314 Americans
Peak year
1991
31 babies that year
Average age
27
years old
2024 SSA rank
#13,712
Tracked since 1976
Census
Quintez in the 2020 Census
The 2020 Census recorded 446 people with the first name Quintez, which placed it at #22,352 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
#22,352
National first-name rank
People counted
446
446 in the published race/origin table
Per 100,000
0.1
People with this name in 2020
Largest reported group
Black or African American
89.5% of people with this name
Demographics
Ancestry and ethnicity for Quintez
In the 2020 Census race and Hispanic-origin table, the largest reported group for people named Quintez is Black at 89.5%. The next largest groups are Two or More Races (5.4%) and White (2.2%). 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 Quintez 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 Quintez at the time of the 2020 Census, not any inherent property of the name itself.
- Black or African American89.5% · 399
- Two or more races5.4% · 24
- White2.2% · 10
- Hispanic or Latino2.0% · 9
- Asian and Pacific Islander0.9% · 4
Popularity
Quintez: popularity over time
The SSA tracks Quintez from the 1970s through to the 2020s, spanning 6 decades of birth certificate data. The biggest single decade for the name was the 1990s, with 224 total registrations. Usage has dropped considerably from its 1990s peak. The most recent decade brought in only a fraction of the registrations that the name once attracted.
Babies born per year
Decades
Quintez 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 Quintez during that decade, along with a combined total. This is useful for spotting eras where the name surged or retreated.
Geography
Where Quintez' live
The SSA's state-level files cover 5 states and territories. Georgia, Alabama, Michigan recorded the most babies named Quintez, while Tennessee, South Carolina, Michigan recorded the fewest. The average across all reporting states is about 18 registrations each.
Origin
Meaning and history of Quintez
The name Quintez has its origins in the Latin language, deriving from the word "quintus," which means "fifth." This root word can be traced back to ancient Rome, where it was common practice to use numerical names for children, with Quintus being the fifth-born son.
In the early days of Christianity, the name Quintus gained popularity among followers of the faith, as it was believed to be the name of one of the Seventy Disciples mentioned in the Gospel of Luke. This association with early Christian history likely contributed to the continued use of the name throughout Europe in the subsequent centuries.
One of the earliest recorded instances of the name Quintez can be found in the writings of the 6th-century philosopher and historian Boethius, who mentions a man named Quintus Aurelius Memmius Symmachus. This Roman statesman and scholar lived during the late 4th and early 5th centuries and was known for his efforts to preserve the traditional Roman religion and culture.
In the Middle Ages, the name Quintez appeared in various historical records and literary works. One notable figure was Quintus Fabius Maximus Verrucosus, a Roman dictator and military strategist during the Second Punic War against Hannibal in the 3rd century BC. His cautious and defensive tactics, known as the "Fabian strategy," earned him great respect and admiration.
During the Renaissance period, the name Quintez was associated with the Italian painter and architect Quintino Sella, who lived from 1827 to 1884. He is renowned for his contributions to the Piedmontese Baroque style and his work on several notable buildings in Turin, including the Palazzo Madama and the Church of San Lorenzo.
Another historical figure bearing the name Quintez was Quintus Horatius Flaccus, better known as the Roman poet Horace, who lived from 65 BC to 8 BC. His works, including the Odes and Satires, are considered among the greatest literary achievements of the Augustan Age and have had a lasting impact on Western literature.
Finally, in more recent history, the name Quintez was borne by Quintus Curtius Rufus, a Roman historian who lived during the 1st century AD. He is best known for his work "Historiae Alexandri Magni," a biography of Alexander the Great that is considered one of the most important sources for the life and conquests of the Macedonian ruler.
People
Quintez + last name combinations
How many people share a full name with Quintez 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
Quintez: questions and answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Quintez?
Name Census puts the figure at roughly 650 living Americans. We arrive at this by taking every SSA birth registration for Quintez 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 527,314 US residents.
Is Quintez a common name?
We classify Quintez as "Very Rare". It ranks above 87% of all first names in the SSA dataset by living bearers. Across the full history of the data, 664 babies have been registered with this name.
When was Quintez most popular?
The single biggest year for Quintez was 1991, when 31 babies received the name. The fact that the average living Quintez is about 27 years old gives you a rough sense of which era contributed the most bearers who are still alive today.
How common was Quintez in the 2020 Census?
The published 2020 Census first-name tables recorded 446 people with the name Quintez, or 0.15 per 100,000 residents. That placed it at #22,352 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 Quintez 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 Quintez?
In the 2020 Census sex table, Quintez appears almost entirely male. Of the 439 people counted with this name, 99.5% were male and only a very small share were female. 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 Quintez?
In the 2020 Census race and Hispanic-origin table, the largest reported group for people named Quintez is Black at 89.5%. The next largest groups are Two or More Races (5.4%) and White (2.2%). 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 Quintez most often in the Census?
Black is the largest reported group for people named Quintez in the 2020 Census, accounting for 89.5% (399 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 Quintez in that year. That makes it useful for spotting when the name rose, peaked, or faded.
Is Quintez a male name?
Yes, 100.0% of people registered as Quintez in the SSA data are male. 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 Quintez still being used today?
Yes. The SSA still recorded Quintez 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 Quintez 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 many Americans are named Quintez?
HowManyOfMe.org, our sister site, answers that with the living-bearer count in one glance.