Quintus
Fifth child in Latin nomenclature system, derived from Latin "quintus".
Name Census estimates that about 517 living Americans carry the first name Quintus. The name is used almost exclusively for boys. The average person named Quintus today is around 23 years old, and the year with the single highest number of Quintus births was 2012 (31 babies).
This page is the full Name Census profile for Quintus. 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.
For a British comparison, Name Census UK has a UK baby-name profile for Quintus with official rankings and popularity over time.
People living today
517
~ 1 in 662,968 Americans
Peak year
2012
31 babies that year
Average age
23
years old
2024 SSA rank
#10,627
Tracked since 1917
Census
Quintus in the 2020 Census
The 2020 Census recorded 410 people with the first name Quintus, which placed it at #23,765 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
#23,765
National first-name rank
People counted
410
410 in the published race/origin table
Per 100,000
0.1
People with this name in 2020
Largest reported group
Black or African American
40.7% of people with this name
Demographics
Ancestry and ethnicity for Quintus
In the 2020 Census race and Hispanic-origin table, the largest reported group for people named Quintus is Black at 40.7%. The next largest groups are White (27.8%) and Asian/Pacific Islander (21.5%). 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 Quintus 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 Quintus at the time of the 2020 Census, not any inherent property of the name itself.
- Black or African American40.7% · 167
- White27.8% · 114
- Asian and Pacific Islander21.5% · 88
- Two or more races6.3% · 26
- Hispanic or Latino2.7% · 11
- American Indian and Alaska Native1.0% · 4
Popularity
Quintus: popularity over time
The SSA tracks Quintus from the 1910s through to the 2020s, spanning 10 decades of birth certificate data. The biggest single decade for the name was the 2010s, with 227 total registrations. Although the numbers have come down from the 2010s peak, Quintus remains solidly in use and shows no sign of disappearing from maternity wards.
Babies born per year
Decades
Quintus 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 Quintus during that decade, along with a combined total. This is useful for spotting eras where the name surged or retreated.
Geography
Where Quintus' live
Origin
Meaning and history of Quintus
The name Quintus has its origins in ancient Rome, and it was derived from the Latin word "quintus," which means "fifth." In Roman culture, Quintus was a common praenomen (personal name) given to the fifth-born son in a family.
Quintus was a popular name among the Roman aristocracy, and it was often borne by members of prominent families such as the Fabii, the Pompeii, and the Quintilii. One of the earliest recorded examples of the name Quintus is found in the ancient Roman historian Livy's work, where he mentions a Quintus Fabius Maximus, a Roman consul and military leader who lived in the 3rd century BC.
Another notable historical figure with the name Quintus was Quintus Horatius Flaccus, better known as Horace, who was a renowned Roman poet and satirist born in 65 BC. His works, such as the Odes and the Epistles, have had a lasting influence on Western literature.
In the realm of religion, the name Quintus is mentioned in the New Testament of the Bible. Quintus, a native of Berea, is described as a companion of the Apostle Paul in the Book of Acts.
During the Roman Empire, the name Quintus was borne by several emperors, including Quintus Aurelius Symmachus, a Roman senator and orator who lived in the 4th century AD. He was known for his efforts to preserve the traditional Roman religion and culture in the face of the rise of Christianity.
In the Middle Ages, the name Quintus fell out of favor in much of Europe but remained in use in some regions, particularly in Italy. One notable bearer of the name during this period was Quintus Smirnaeus, a Greek epic poet from the late 4th century AD, who wrote the "Posthomerica," a continuation of Homer's Iliad.
Throughout history, the name Quintus has been borne by various individuals in different fields, including literature, philosophy, and politics. Some other notable figures with this name include Quintus Curtius Rufus, a Roman historian of the 1st century AD, Quintus Septimius Florens Tertullianus, a early Christian author and apologist from Carthage in the 2nd-3rd century AD, and Quintus Fabius Pictor, one of the earliest Roman historians and painters from the 3rd century BC.
People
Quintus + last name combinations
How many people share a full name with Quintus 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
Quintus: questions and answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Quintus?
Name Census puts the figure at roughly 517 living Americans. We arrive at this by taking every SSA birth registration for Quintus 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 662,968 US residents.
Is Quintus a common name?
We classify Quintus as "Very Rare". It ranks above 84.9% of all first names in the SSA dataset by living bearers. Across the full history of the data, 548 babies have been registered with this name.
When was Quintus most popular?
The single biggest year for Quintus was 2012, when 31 babies received the name. The fact that the average living Quintus is about 23 years old gives you a rough sense of which era contributed the most bearers who are still alive today.
How common was Quintus in the 2020 Census?
The published 2020 Census first-name tables recorded 410 people with the name Quintus, or 0.14 per 100,000 residents. That placed it at #23,765 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 Quintus 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 Quintus?
In the 2020 Census sex table, Quintus leans strongly male. 408 people counted with this name were male (98.6%), compared with 6 female bearers (1.4%). 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 Quintus?
In the 2020 Census race and Hispanic-origin table, the largest reported group for people named Quintus is Black at 40.7%. The next largest groups are White (27.8%) and Asian/Pacific Islander (21.5%). 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 Quintus most often in the Census?
Black is the largest reported group for people named Quintus in the 2020 Census, accounting for 40.7% (167 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 Quintus in that year. That makes it useful for spotting when the name rose, peaked, or faded.
Is Quintus a male name?
Yes, 100.0% of people registered as Quintus 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 Quintus still being used today?
Yes. The SSA still recorded Quintus 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 Quintus 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 people have Quintus as a first name?
If you just want to know how many people share the name Quintus, HowManyOfMe.org gives you the headline number in one glance.