Quint
- Gender
- Boy
- Say it
- KWINT
- Origin
- Latin
Quint is a boys' name of Latin origin, meaning “fifth”. Too few babies were given it in the latest year to rank.
What does Quint mean?
Latin: from Quintus; also a short form of Quentin or Quinton
“fifth”
Quint is the shark hunter in Peter Benchley's novel Jaws and its 1975 film adaptation.
Is Quint a girl's or a boy's name?
Quint is a boys' name.
How popular is Quint in the US?
No boys in the US were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 1964, with 88 boys. It first appears in the records in 1959.
Half of all the boys named Quint in the US since 1880 were born between 1965 and 1999, the years shaded on the chart below.
Quint in the US, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 6 | #10,930 |
| 2023 | 7 | #9,757 |
| 2022 | 9 | #8,293 |
| 2021 | 14 | #6,027 |
| 2020 | 0 | – |
| 2019 | 12 | #6,772 |
| 2018 | 8 | #8,813 |
| 2017 | 9 | #8,136 |
| 2016 | 10 | #7,600 |
| 2015 | 14 | #5,995 |
| 2014 | 10 | #7,557 |
| 2013 | 0 | – |
| 2012 | 7 | #9,703 |
| 2011 | 7 | #9,593 |
| 2010 | 8 | #8,797 |
| 2009 | 0 | – |
| 2008 | 8 | #9,013 |
| 2007 | 0 | – |
| 2006 | 7 | #9,579 |
| 2005 | 7 | #9,108 |
| 2004 | 6 | #9,941 |
| 2003 | 9 | #7,238 |
| 2002 | 5 | #10,660 |
| 2001 | 7 | #8,332 |
| 2000 | 0 | – |
| 1999 | 9 | #6,524 |
| 1998 | 0 | – |
| 1997 | 6 | #8,104 |
| 1996 | 6 | #7,964 |
| 1995 | 0 | – |
| 1994 | 11 | #5,103 |
| 1993 | 7 | #6,809 |
| 1992 | 8 | #6,120 |
| 1991 | 7 | #6,511 |
| 1990 | 7 | #6,408 |
| 1989 | 0 | – |
| 1988 | 8 | #5,194 |
| 1987 | 7 | #5,453 |
| 1986 | 5 | #6,715 |
| 1985 | 0 | – |
| 1984 | 8 | #4,549 |
| 1983 | 8 | #4,497 |
| 1982 | 0 | – |
| 1981 | 8 | #4,507 |
| 1980 | 12 | #3,429 |
| 1979 | 11 | #3,567 |
| 1978 | 5 | #5,769 |
| 1977 | 23 | #2,063 |
| 1976 | 14 | #2,825 |
| 1975 | 5 | #5,462 |
| 1974 | 0 | – |
| 1973 | 5 | #5,099 |
| 1972 | 7 | #3,960 |
| 1971 | 13 | #2,685 |
| 1970 | 9 | #3,280 |
| 1969 | 17 | #2,045 |
| 1968 | 23 | #1,649 |
| 1967 | 21 | #1,710 |
| 1966 | 28 | #1,449 |
| 1965 | 56 | #986 |
| 1964 | 88 | #806 |
| 1963 | 50 | #1,080 |
| 1962 | 13 | #2,278 |
| 1961 | 5 | #4,063 |
| 1960 | 0 | – |
| 1959 | 7 | #3,289 |
Names like Quint
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Finn Keegan Brennan Rowdy Conan Brayden Brody Declan Kenan Keenan Ridge Kayden
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, “Quint: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/quint, updated 20 October 2026.