Quintessa
- Gender
- Girl
- Say it
- kwin-TESS-uh
- Origin
- Latin
Quintessa is a girls' name of Latin origin. Too few babies were given it in the latest year to rank.
What does Quintessa mean?
Latin: probably from quintessence, Latin quinta essentia
Resembles quintessence, from medieval Latin quinta essentia, the 'fifth element' of ancient and medieval philosophy.
Is Quintessa a girl's or a boy's name?
Quintessa is a girls' name.
How popular is Quintessa in the US?
No girls in the US were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 1987, with 27 girls. It first appears in the records in 1970.
Half of all the girls named Quintessa in the US since 1880 were born between 1987 and 2002, the years shaded on the chart below.
Quintessa in the US, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 10 | #9,541 |
| 2019 | 8 | #11,350 |
| 2018 | 10 | #9,801 |
| 2017 | 5 | #15,898 |
| 2016 | 0 | – |
| 2015 | 5 | #16,413 |
| 2014 | 0 | – |
| 2013 | 5 | #16,542 |
| 2012 | 0 | – |
| 2011 | 0 | – |
| 2010 | 5 | #16,985 |
| 2009 | 8 | #12,423 |
| 2008 | 5 | #17,498 |
| 2007 | 7 | #13,918 |
| 2006 | 0 | – |
| 2005 | 15 | #7,495 |
| 2004 | 8 | #11,617 |
| 2003 | 9 | #10,420 |
| 2002 | 10 | #9,476 |
| 2001 | 7 | #12,049 |
| 2000 | 16 | #6,481 |
| 1999 | 15 | #6,478 |
| 1998 | 10 | #8,579 |
| 1997 | 12 | #7,278 |
| 1996 | 11 | #7,569 |
| 1995 | 12 | #7,036 |
| 1994 | 12 | #7,091 |
| 1993 | 12 | #7,031 |
| 1992 | 22 | #4,521 |
| 1991 | 17 | #5,393 |
| 1990 | 20 | #4,689 |
| 1989 | 10 | #7,443 |
| 1988 | 23 | #3,888 |
| 1987 | 27 | #3,328 |
| 1986 | 9 | #7,130 |
| 1985 | 5 | #10,672 |
| 1984 | 12 | #5,538 |
| 1983 | 11 | #5,822 |
| 1982 | 7 | #8,222 |
| 1981 | 8 | #7,407 |
| 1980 | 0 | – |
| 1979 | 6 | #9,008 |
| 1978 | 5 | #9,748 |
| 1977 | 0 | – |
| 1976 | 6 | #8,154 |
| 1975 | 0 | – |
| 1974 | 0 | – |
| 1973 | 0 | – |
| 1972 | 6 | #7,290 |
| 1971 | 10 | #5,134 |
| 1970 | 5 | #7,994 |
Names like Quintessa
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Amanda, Brianna, Tiana, Serena, Briana, Kiara, Miranda, Sierra, Paulina, Mckenna, Samantha, Clarissa
Names related to Quintessa
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, “Quintessa: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/quintessa, updated 20 October 2026.