Quenten
- Gender
- Boy
- Say it
- KWEN-tin
- Origin
- Latin
Quenten is a boys' name of Latin origin, meaning “fifth”. Too few babies were given it in the latest year to rank.
What does Quenten mean?
Latin: spelling of Quentin; from Quintinus, a form of Quintus
“fifth”
Saint Quentin, a 3rd-century martyr, gave his name to the town of Saint-Quentin in northern France.
Meaning borrowed from Quentin. More on Wiktionary.
Is Quenten a girl's or a boy's name?
Quenten is a boys' name.
How popular is Quenten in the US?
No boys in the US were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 2000, with 30 boys. It first appears in the records in 1918.
Half of all the boys named Quenten in the US since 1880 were born between 1984 and 2003, the years shaded on the chart below.
Quenten in the US, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 5 | #12,322 |
| 2021 | 0 | – |
| 2020 | 8 | #8,734 |
| 2019 | 0 | – |
| 2018 | 0 | – |
| 2017 | 6 | #10,770 |
| 2016 | 0 | – |
| 2015 | 0 | – |
| 2014 | 5 | #12,102 |
| 2013 | 0 | – |
| 2012 | 7 | #9,703 |
| 2011 | 10 | #7,495 |
| 2010 | 10 | #7,585 |
| 2009 | 12 | #6,798 |
| 2008 | 18 | #5,063 |
| 2007 | 17 | #5,207 |
| 2006 | 18 | #4,861 |
| 2005 | 22 | #4,057 |
| 2004 | 26 | #3,530 |
| 2003 | 21 | #3,971 |
| 2002 | 30 | #3,018 |
| 2001 | 19 | #4,115 |
| 2000 | 30 | #2,916 |
| 1999 | 23 | #3,372 |
| 1998 | 28 | #2,848 |
| 1997 | 28 | #2,746 |
| 1996 | 22 | #3,197 |
| 1995 | 26 | #2,757 |
| 1994 | 17 | #3,745 |
| 1993 | 20 | #3,240 |
| 1992 | 15 | #3,912 |
| 1991 | 20 | #3,099 |
| 1990 | 24 | #2,689 |
| 1989 | 12 | #4,265 |
| 1988 | 9 | #4,781 |
| 1987 | 8 | #4,962 |
| 1986 | 14 | #3,265 |
| 1985 | 10 | #4,047 |
| 1984 | 18 | #2,612 |
| 1983 | 11 | #3,629 |
| 1982 | 11 | #3,690 |
| 1981 | 9 | #4,151 |
| 1980 | 5 | #6,248 |
| 1979 | 5 | #6,054 |
| 1978 | 10 | #3,613 |
| 1977 | 8 | #4,162 |
| 1976 | 10 | #3,469 |
| 1975 | 5 | #5,462 |
| 1974 | 5 | #5,225 |
| 1973 | 6 | #4,503 |
| 1972 | 7 | #3,960 |
| 1971 | 8 | #3,656 |
| 1970 | 10 | #3,069 |
| 1969 | 6 | #3,934 |
| 1968 | 0 | – |
| 1967 | 5 | #3,964 |
| 1966 | 0 | – |
| 1965 | 5 | #3,928 |
| 1964 | 0 | – |
| 1963 | 6 | #3,645 |
| 1962 | 0 | – |
| 1961 | 0 | – |
| 1960 | 0 | – |
| 1959 | 0 | – |
| 1958 | 0 | – |
| 1957 | 0 | – |
| 1956 | 0 | – |
| 1955 | 0 | – |
| 1954 | 0 | – |
| 1953 | 0 | – |
| 1952 | 0 | – |
| 1951 | 0 | – |
| 1950 | 5 | #3,678 |
| 1949 | 0 | – |
| 1948 | 0 | – |
| 1947 | 0 | – |
| 1946 | 0 | – |
| 1945 | 0 | – |
| 1944 | 0 | – |
| 1943 | 0 | – |
| 1942 | 0 | – |
| 1941 | 0 | – |
| 1940 | 0 | – |
| 1939 | 0 | – |
| 1938 | 0 | – |
| 1937 | 0 | – |
| 1936 | 0 | – |
| 1935 | 0 | – |
| 1934 | 0 | – |
| 1933 | 0 | – |
| 1932 | 0 | – |
| 1931 | 0 | – |
| 1930 | 0 | – |
| 1929 | 0 | – |
| 1928 | 0 | – |
| 1927 | 5 | #4,208 |
| 1926 | 0 | – |
| 1925 | 0 | – |
| 1924 | 5 | #4,345 |
| 1923 | 0 | – |
| 1922 | 6 | #3,870 |
| 1921 | 5 | #4,320 |
| 1920 | 6 | #3,814 |
| 1919 | 6 | #3,735 |
| 1918 | 7 | #3,367 |
Names like Quenten
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Austin, Justin, Dakota, Hayden, Soren, Dylan, Christian, Jordan, Marcus, Nathan, Logan, Brayden
Names related to Quenten
More Latin names
Oliver, Olivia, Leo, Roman, Aurora, Emily, Florence, Mabel, Luna, Nora, Rosie, Emilia, Max, Nova, Lucy, Julian
Sources
Figures from Popular Baby Names (US Social Security Administration). Nameling last updated them on 20 October 2026. How the figures are worked out, and the data to download.
To cite this page: Nameling, “Quenten: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/quenten, updated 20 October 2026.