How popular is the baby name Quintina in the United States right now? How popular was it historically? Use the popularity graph and data table below to find out! Plus, see all the blog posts that mention the name Quintina.

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Popularity of the baby name Quintina


Posts that mention the name Quintina

Mystery baby names Quinetta & Quinette

Graph of the usage of the baby name Quinetta in the U.S. since 1880
Usage of the baby name Quinetta

Here are two curiously similar Quin- names that popped up in the U.S. baby name data around the same time. So far, I haven’t been able to figure out where either one came from.

The first is Quinetta, which first appeared in 1955:

  • 1958: unlisted
  • 1957: unlisted
  • 1956: unlisted
  • 1955: 12 baby girls named Quinetta [debut]
  • 1954: unlisted

It dropped back below the 5-baby threshold the next year and didn’t reappear in the data until 1963.

The second is Quinette, which emerged in 1957:

  • 1958: 5 baby girls named Quinette
  • 1957: 8 baby girls named Quinette [debut]
  • 1956: unlisted
  • 1955: unlisted
  • 1954: unlisted

Girl names with -ette and -etta endings (like Annette and Loretta) were popular mid-century, but girl names starting with Quin- (like Quintina and Quintella) were rare, making the sudden appearance of a pair of Quin- names pretty noteworthy.

I doubt that Burnu Acquanetta was an influence here, but I also can’t rule her out.

Do you guys have any ideas?

Number names: Winona, Secundus, Trey, Shiro, Quinn

Here are some baby names with number associations:

NumberNames
1Ensio, Ichiro, Ilkin, Primo, Winona
2Jiro, Secundus
3Mitsuo, Saburo, Tercero, Tertius, Trey, Trinity
4Shiro
5Goro, Quentin, Quincy, Quinn, Quinta, Quintin, Quintina, Quinton, Quintus
6Rokuro, Sextus, Sesto
7Septima, Septimus, Settimia, Settimio, Shichiro
8Hachiro, Octavia, Octavian, Octavio, Octavius, Ottavia, Ottavio
9Kuro, Nona
10Decima, Decimus, Juro

And here are a few people with these names:

  • Primo Levi (1919-1987) – Jewish-Italian chemist, Holocaust survivor and author
  • Hurdis Secundus Lalande Ravenshaw (1869-1920) – British army officer
  • Quincy Jones (born 1933) – American musician, producer and composer
  • Septimus Winner (1827-1902) – American songwriter
  • Octavia Butler (1947-2006) – American science-fiction author