Quetzal first appears in the U.S. registration record in 2001. Its popularity climbed over the following decades. In 2006, 8 babies received the name (ranked #13317). Today it sits well outside the top 1,000 (around #15006), with roughly 6 babies named Quetzal each year. Quetzal's usage has held roughly steady recently. In total, around 158 babies have been registered with this name since 1880.