Quentin means fifth — from the Latin quintus. Quentin Tarantino IS the most influential director of the 1990s — Pulp Fiction changed cinema. San Quentin IS the most famous prison. The QU-opening gives maximum visual distinction. Two syllables of Tarantino-Pulp-Fiction, the most famous prison, and Latin-fifth.
Quentin means fifth. Tarantino IS the most influential 90s director — Pulp Fiction changed cinema. San Quentin is the most famous prison.
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First recorded
Earliest known use: Latin; Quentin Tarantino (born 1963).
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Today
Quentin remains a beloved choice, ranking #592 in the US. 43,416 babies have been named Quentin since 1900.
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How popular is Quentin?
1998peak year
The name Quentin reached its peak in 1998, with 1,052 registrations (ranked #273). It had been quietly building for over half a century before that, first appearing in records in 1900. Since the peak, the name has eased to around #592 today, averaging about 492 new babies per year. Quentin has been declining in recent years. Across all years on record, approximately 43,416 American babies have carried this name.
Year-by-year registrations1880–2024 · U.S. Social Security data
Quentin's Life Path 7 is the seeker's number — cinema-changing seeking. People named Quentin tend to be sharp, influential, and gifted at being QU-distinct cinema-changers.
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QU-distinct cinema-changer
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Tarantino-Pulp-Fiction
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San-Quentin
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Latin-fifth
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Sharp influential
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N5
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N5
Sum: 37 → Life path 1
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Personality of Quentin
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Independent & bold
These individuals chart their own course. They lead, they don't follow.
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Ambitious drive
Quiet determination sits behind everything they do.
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Original ideas
Their minds work differently — seeing angles others walk past.
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